http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/the-commons-tony-clement-would-prefer-you-disregard-his-estimates-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/the-commons-tony-clement-would-prefer-you-disregard-his-estimates-now/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:30:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354804 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/the-commons-tony-clement-would-prefer-you-disregard-his-estimates-now/feed/ 0 Rest assured, the Conservatives are saving money. Somehow. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/still-trying-to-explain-the-changes-to-the-navigable-waters-protection-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/still-trying-to-explain-the-changes-to-the-navigable-waters-protection-act/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:52:14 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/still-trying-to-explain-the-changes-to-the-navigable-waters-protection-act/feed/ 0 On Tuesday, Denis Lebel ventured that all of the provinces had been consulted about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/the-commons-is-this-any-way-to-run-a-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/the-commons-is-this-any-way-to-run-a-democracy/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:16:11 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323485 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/the-commons-is-this-any-way-to-run-a-democracy/feed/ 0 Sitting and standing for hours and hours http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323329 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry's formerly live blog from a long night in the House http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/its-snow-grooming-machine-week-apparently/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/its-snow-grooming-machine-week-apparently/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:00:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314930 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/its-snow-grooming-machine-week-apparently/feed/ 0 The week so far in federal funding for snow grooming machines. Tuesday. Acting on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-commons-how-big-is-your-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-commons-how-big-is-your-budget/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:59:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309826 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-commons-how-big-is-your-budget/feed/ 0 Halloween in the Commons: Time to shame the committee chairs http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/the-commons-like-a-lawfully-authorized-bridge-over-navigable-waters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/the-commons-like-a-lawfully-authorized-bridge-over-navigable-waters/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:24:09 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/the-commons-like-a-lawfully-authorized-bridge-over-navigable-waters/feed/ 0 It is to the Macdonald government's eternal shame that it did not enact a proper FAQ in 1882 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/the-commons-the-space-time-continuum-and-the-memory-hole/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/the-commons-the-space-time-continuum-and-the-memory-hole/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:28:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306787 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/the-commons-the-space-time-continuum-and-the-memory-hole/feed/ 0 The Speaker called for oral questions and the game of charades was rejoined http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/the-case-of-the-disappearing-faq/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/the-case-of-the-disappearing-faq/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:20:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/the-case-of-the-disappearing-faq/feed/ 0 Sometime between when I wrote this post last night and 10:30am this morning when... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/navigable-waters-and-the-environment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/navigable-waters-and-the-environment/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:00:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306478 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/navigable-waters-and-the-environment/feed/ 0 Of the changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act that are included in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/making-a-farce-of-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/making-a-farce-of-parliament/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:53:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300434 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/making-a-farce-of-parliament/feed/ 0 Between 2pm and 3pm this afternoon in the House, four Conservative MPs—Phil McColeman, Peter... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/fantasy-baseball/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/fantasy-baseball/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:33:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270032 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/fantasy-baseball/feed/ 0 The only thing more fun than a cabinet shuffle is speculating about a cabinet shuffle http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/stephen-harpers-secret-weapon-in-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/stephen-harpers-secret-weapon-in-quebec/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:44:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/stephen-harpers-secret-weapon-in-quebec/feed/ 0 Any Conservative gains in the province will have much to do with insider Denis Lebel http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/shadow-cabinet-you-say-sounds-spooky/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/shadow-cabinet-you-say-sounds-spooky/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 20:06:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257336 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/shadow-cabinet-you-say-sounds-spooky/feed/ 0 The Conservatives have launched a website (mulcairsndp.ca) to compile their exposés of the NDP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/mitchel-raphael-on-party-politics-getting-dragged-into-the-ring/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/mitchel-raphael-on-party-politics-getting-dragged-into-the-ring/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238594 Will Trudeau go blue? Things are heating up between Liberal MP Justin Trudeau...,]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/mitchel-raphael-on-party-politics-getting-dragged-into-the-ring/feed/ 0 Will Trudeau go blue? Things are heating up between Liberal MP Justin Trudeau..., http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-herb-gray-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-herb-gray-school/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:00:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-herb-gray-school/feed/ 17 Steven Fletcher, Oct. 19. Mr. Speaker, I reject the premise of the member’s question.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/tony-clement-will-take-your-question-eventually/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/tony-clement-will-take-your-question-eventually/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:35:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217530 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/tony-clement-will-take-your-question-eventually/feed/ 7 The President of the Treasury Board says, despite his refusal to do so each... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/need-for-speed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/need-for-speed/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:27:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214790 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/need-for-speed/feed/ 15 NDP MP Brian Masse wants the government to get aboard the high-speed bandwagon. Masse... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/harper%e2%80%99s-single-white-males/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/harper%e2%80%99s-single-white-males/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:05:22 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213656 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/harper%e2%80%99s-single-white-males/feed/ 126 Paul Wells takes an inside look at where the power really lies in Ottawa http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/good-news-bad-news-august-4-11-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/good-news-bad-news-august-4-11-2011/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:10:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/good-news-bad-news-august-4-11-2011/feed/ 0 Aid flows into Mogadishu after al-Shabaab retreats, while NATO forces see a deadly week in Afghanistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/capital-diary-mitchel-raphael-on-mrs-harper%e2%80%99s-run-in-with-some-hoary-marmots/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/capital-diary-mitchel-raphael-on-mrs-harper%e2%80%99s-run-in-with-some-hoary-marmots/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:59:10 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208508 Wild kingdom Laureen Harper... has gone on an annual summer hike for a few]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/capital-diary-mitchel-raphael-on-mrs-harper%e2%80%99s-run-in-with-some-hoary-marmots/feed/ 5 Wild kingdom Laureen Harper... has gone on an annual summer hike for a few http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/13/this-is-the-week-that-was-7/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/13/this-is-the-week-that-was-7/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:51:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209422 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/13/this-is-the-week-that-was-7/feed/ 4 Stephane Dion had questions for Nycole Turmel. Denis Lebel admitted a dalliance with the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/whose-sovereignist-is-on-first/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/whose-sovereignist-is-on-first/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:50:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208450 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/whose-sovereignist-is-on-first/feed/ 25 While the Prime Minister’s Office tries to explain the difference between Denis Lebel and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/tory-minister-denis-lebel-admits-separatist-past/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/tory-minister-denis-lebel-admits-separatist-past/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:46:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/tory-minister-denis-lebel-admits-separatist-past/feed/ 5 Transport Minister was a member of the Bloc for eight years http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/denis-lebel-and-the-sovereignists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/denis-lebel-and-the-sovereignists/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:00:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/denis-lebel-and-the-sovereignists/feed/ 64 Denis Lebel’s dalliance with the Bloc Quebecois is now being detailed. In a statement... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/nycole-turmel-disappoints-stephen-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/nycole-turmel-disappoints-stephen-harper/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:10:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/nycole-turmel-disappoints-stephen-harper/feed/ 8 The Prime Minister says he is profoundly saddened by Nycole Turmel’s associations with sovereignists.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/nycole-turmel-and-sovereignists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/nycole-turmel-and-sovereignists/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:16:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/nycole-turmel-and-sovereignists/feed/ 103 This post last updated at 5:30pm. The Globe and Mail discovers that Nycole Turmel... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/for-your-own-good-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/for-your-own-good-ii/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:44:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=202101 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/for-your-own-good-ii/feed/ 0 The government has decided to release the Champlain Bridge report, but denies this constitutes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/for-your-own-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/for-your-own-good/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:13:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201868 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/for-your-own-good/feed/ 16 Transport Minister Denis Lebel explains why the general public is not allowed to see... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/30/mps-meet-city-folks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/30/mps-meet-city-folks/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:00:46 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160859 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/30/mps-meet-city-folks/feed/ 0 The Federation of Canadian Municipalities held their Ottawa reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/06/duceppes-version/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/06/duceppes-version/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:10:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151247 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/06/duceppes-version/feed/ 0 John Geddes has related a recent conversation he had with the Bloc Quebecois leader.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/29/mitchel-raphael-on-the-end-of-the-blond-troika-and-the-new-minister-of-everything/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/29/mitchel-raphael-on-the-end-of-the-blond-troika-and-the-new-minister-of-everything/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:20:31 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=121567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/29/mitchel-raphael-on-the-end-of-the-blond-troika-and-the-new-minister-of-everything/feed/ 5 Some new face in the house when Harper is speaking, It's that French teacher's fault, and She's that fabulous http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/16/how-helena-guergis-went-so-quickly-from-promise-to-pariah/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/16/how-helena-guergis-went-so-quickly-from-promise-to-pariah/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:00:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=120407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/16/how-helena-guergis-went-so-quickly-from-promise-to-pariah/feed/ 49 Shooting down a star http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/12/the-new-face-of-the-conservative-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/12/the-new-face-of-the-conservative-party/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:55:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=120058 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/12/the-new-face-of-the-conservative-party/feed/ 27 Helena Guergis has been banished to seat #153 in the far corner of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/mps-at-the-movies-smores-served/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/mps-at-the-movies-smores-served/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:10:12 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=92302 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/mps-at-the-movies-smores-served/feed/ 13 Heritage Minister James Moore held a special screening of the Quebec film De Père...