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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:03:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/stephen-harper-as-rich-little/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/stephen-harper-as-rich-little/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:43:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393906 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/stephen-harper-as-rich-little/feed/ 0 A new video shows a little levity from the 2011 campaign trail http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/should-shelly-glover-and-james-bezan-still-be-sitting-in-the-house-of-commons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/should-shelly-glover-and-james-bezan-still-be-sitting-in-the-house-of-commons/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:33:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=392745 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/should-shelly-glover-and-james-bezan-still-be-sitting-in-the-house-of-commons/feed/ 0 The Speaker's decision is questioned http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/in-other-news-election-fraud-voter-suppression-and-illegal-robocalls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/in-other-news-election-fraud-voter-suppression-and-illegal-robocalls/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 15:34:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389190 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/in-other-news-election-fraud-voter-suppression-and-illegal-robocalls/feed/ 0 This month just keeps getting better http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/senators-smith-on-greene-raine-on-expenses-and-the-last-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/senators-smith-on-greene-raine-on-expenses-and-the-last-election/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386034 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/senators-smith-on-greene-raine-on-expenses-and-the-last-election/feed/ 0 Answering questions raised by the NDP http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/the-new-338-seat-reality-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/the-new-338-seat-reality-2/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:26:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356122 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/the-new-338-seat-reality-2/feed/ 0 Preparing for 30 new seats to fill http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/upon-further-review-the-conservatives-discover-they-did-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/upon-further-review-the-conservatives-discover-they-did-it/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:55:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346884 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/upon-further-review-the-conservatives-discover-they-did-it/feed/ 0 An admission of responsibility for robocalls in Saskatchewan http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/how-many-pierre-poutines-are-out-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/how-many-pierre-poutines-are-out-there/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:00:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321698 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/how-many-pierre-poutines-are-out-there/feed/ 0 Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher review the latest numbers from Elections Canada. Dickson writes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/no-one-is-more-surprised-than-i-am/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/no-one-is-more-surprised-than-i-am/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:00:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/no-one-is-more-surprised-than-i-am/feed/ 0 Peter Penashue has released a letter to his constituents. I was very clear during... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/does-peter-penashue-have-anything-to-say-for-himself/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/does-peter-penashue-have-anything-to-say-for-himself/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:07:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/does-peter-penashue-have-anything-to-say-for-himself/feed/ 0 Last week, the Intergovernmental Affairs Minister seemed to say that he’d have something to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/penashue-to-explain-himself-eventually/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/penashue-to-explain-himself-eventually/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:53:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312034 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/penashue-to-explain-himself-eventually/feed/ 0 Peter Penashue emerged from the House after QP this afternoon to comment on the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/more-questions-for-peter-penashue-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/more-questions-for-peter-penashue-2/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:58:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310701 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/more-questions-for-peter-penashue-2/feed/ 0 Laura Payton raises more questions about Peter Penashue’s election campaign. Chris Hall wonders when... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/the-post-etobicoke-centre-future-of-elections/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/the-post-etobicoke-centre-future-of-elections/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:41:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308620 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/the-post-etobicoke-centre-future-of-elections/feed/ 0 Stephen Thiele and Gavin Tighe, Borys Wrzesnewskyj’s lawyers, consider the ramifications of the Supreme... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/supreme-court-rules-no-by-election-in-etobicoke-centre/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/supreme-court-rules-no-by-election-in-etobicoke-centre/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:48:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=307081 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/supreme-court-rules-no-by-election-in-etobicoke-centre/feed/ 0 The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Conservative MP Ted Opitz and there... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/were-just-better-at-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/were-just-better-at-it/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:12:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306654 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/were-just-better-at-it/feed/ 0 Laura Payton revisits the “very ethnic” ridings the Conservatives targeted in the 2011 election.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/a-ruling-on-etobicoke-centre-is-at-hand/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/a-ruling-on-etobicoke-centre-is-at-hand/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:15:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305389 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/a-ruling-on-etobicoke-centre-is-at-hand/feed/ 0 A note from the Supreme Court advises that a ruling in the case of ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/hes-new-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/hes-new-here/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:40:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304952 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/hes-new-here/feed/ 0 Peter Penashue explains the trouble with his campaign expenses. “Look, last year was my... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/the-commons-gerry-ritz-did-not-inspect-that-ground-beef/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/the-commons-gerry-ritz-did-not-inspect-that-ground-beef/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:27:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304401 The Scene.... Shortly before the farce was laid bare before the House yesterday, Stephen]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/the-commons-gerry-ritz-did-not-inspect-that-ground-beef/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Shortly before the farce was laid bare before the House yesterday, Stephen http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/more-questions-for-peter-penashue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/more-questions-for-peter-penashue/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:56:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304172 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/more-questions-for-peter-penashue/feed/ 0 The CBC raises more questions about Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue’s election campaign. Mr.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/i-take-full-responsibility-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/i-take-full-responsibility-2/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:21:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/i-take-full-responsibility-2/feed/ 0 The CRTC has fined the Liberal riding association in Guelph for an inappropriate robocall... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/less-money-available-for-nurses-and-doctors-and-health-care/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/less-money-available-for-nurses-and-doctors-and-health-care/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:44:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/less-money-available-for-nurses-and-doctors-and-health-care/feed/ 0 The premiers seem unimpressed with Jim Flaherty’s change to the health care funding formula.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/breaking-the-2011-election-was-maybe-a-real-thing-that-actually-happened/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/breaking-the-2011-election-was-maybe-a-real-thing-that-actually-happened/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:18:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/breaking-the-2011-election-was-maybe-a-real-thing-that-actually-happened/feed/ 0 The CBC investigates. After the last federal election some observers felt the NDP had... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-meaning-of-etobicoke-centre/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-meaning-of-etobicoke-centre/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:15:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273901 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-meaning-of-etobicoke-centre/feed/ 0 The Toronto Star, Greg Fingas, Omar Alghabra and, quoted below, Adam Goldenberg consider the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/a-debate-about-the-integrity-of-the-voting-system/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/a-debate-about-the-integrity-of-the-voting-system/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:14:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273427 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/a-debate-about-the-integrity-of-the-voting-system/feed/ 0 The National’s report tonight on today’s hearing at the Supreme Court.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/a-day-in-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/a-day-in-court/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:52:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273329 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/a-day-in-court/feed/ 0 The CBC, Globe and Canadian Press sum up today’s Etobicoke Centre hearings at the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/etobicoke-centre-goes-to-the-supreme-court-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/etobicoke-centre-goes-to-the-supreme-court-2/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:00:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273101 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/etobicoke-centre-goes-to-the-supreme-court-2/feed/ 0 The disputed vote in Etobicoke Centre goes to the Supreme Court this morning for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/where-the-money-and-the-votes-went/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/where-the-money-and-the-votes-went/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:55:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272968 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/where-the-money-and-the-votes-went/feed/ 0 In a long post with various charts and graphs, Alice Funke reviews the vote... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/british-democracy-in-crisis-still-possibly-healthier-than-ours/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/british-democracy-in-crisis-still-possibly-healthier-than-ours/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:26:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272834 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/british-democracy-in-crisis-still-possibly-healthier-than-ours/feed/ 0 A report by the Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom concludes that democracy in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/election-2011-jim-who/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/election-2011-jim-who/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:00:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/election-2011-jim-who/feed/ 0 From the CES 2011 campaign survey, respondents’ answers when asked to name the finance... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/election-2011-our-complicated-relationship-with-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/election-2011-our-complicated-relationship-with-politics/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272619 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/election-2011-our-complicated-relationship-with-politics/feed/ 0 In its post-campaign survey and its mail-back survey, the Canadian Election Study tested several... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/election-2011-the-ndp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/election-2011-the-ndp/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:00:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272164 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/election-2011-the-ndp/feed/ 0 For the next little while, I’m going to dig through the Canadian Election Study‘s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/election-2011-how-we-like-our-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/election-2011-how-we-like-our-democracy/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:00:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271851 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/election-2011-how-we-like-our-democracy/feed/ 0 For the next little while, I’m going to dig through the Canadian Election Study‘s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/election-2011-the-leaders/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/election-2011-the-leaders/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:30:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271714 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/election-2011-the-leaders/feed/ 0 For the next little while, I’m going to dig through the Canadian Election Study‘s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/what-happens-if-the-united-states-decides-to-pursue-cap-and-trade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/what-happens-if-the-united-states-decides-to-pursue-cap-and-trade/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:00:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270989 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/what-happens-if-the-united-states-decides-to-pursue-cap-and-trade/feed/ 0 As previously noted, the Harper government was keen to pursue a continental cap-and-trade system... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/where-the-votes-went/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/where-the-votes-went/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:05:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=268815 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/where-the-votes-went/feed/ 0 Alice Funke looks at how 2008 voters moved in 2011. The NDP was able... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/the-slow-build-to-the-orange-wave/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/the-slow-build-to-the-orange-wave/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:57:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263301 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/the-slow-build-to-the-orange-wave/feed/ 0 Brad Lavigne, a key advisor to Jack Layton, maps out the NDP’s climb from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/wanton-or-officious-intermeddling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/wanton-or-officious-intermeddling/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 16:08:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261390 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/wanton-or-officious-intermeddling/feed/ 0 Under attack from the Conservative party, the Council of Canadians maintains its perspective. Council... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/redo-in-etobicoke-centre/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/redo-in-etobicoke-centre/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:34:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/redo-in-etobicoke-centre/feed/ 0 An Ontario court has ruled last year’s federal election result in Etobicoke Centre to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/the-commons-one-year-later/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/the-commons-one-year-later/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 20:55:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256305 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/the-commons-one-year-later/feed/ 0 It seems so long ago. A simpler time. Back when we could still tell ourselves that the F-35 was only going to cost $16 billion http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/and-now-a-word-from-michael-ignatieff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/and-now-a-word-from-michael-ignatieff/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 17:43:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256313 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/and-now-a-word-from-michael-ignatieff/feed/ 0 On the anniversary of the end of his first and last national campaign, Michael... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/one-year-ago-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/one-year-ago-2/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/one-year-ago-2/feed/ 0 Three-hundred and sixty-six days ago a rather remarkable election culminated in a rather remarkable... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/a-study-in-voter-suppression/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/a-study-in-voter-suppression/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:09:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254524 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/a-study-in-voter-suppression/feed/ 0 As part of its challenge to the election results in seven ridings, the Council... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happened-in-thunder-bay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happened-in-thunder-bay/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:30:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253311 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happened-in-thunder-bay/feed/ 0 As part of its challenge to the election results in seven ridings, the Council... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/the-hunt-for-pierre-poutine-comes-up-blank/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/the-hunt-for-pierre-poutine-comes-up-blank/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:42:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252903 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/the-hunt-for-pierre-poutine-comes-up-blank/feed/ 0 Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher uncover a new twist. Nearly a year after the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-4/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:51:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252629 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-4/feed/ 0 Having previously clarified his remarks about Campaign Research and apologized for his statements about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/another-unsubstantiated-smear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/another-unsubstantiated-smear/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:06:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/another-unsubstantiated-smear/feed/ 0 A new complaint about misleading calls during the last election, this time from a...