http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342554 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/feed/ 0 The case against a one-time pact to bury first-past-the-post http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/fixing-the-system-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/fixing-the-system-2/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:17:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322358 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/fixing-the-system-2/feed/ 0 Chris Selley calls for a move to a ranked ballot. In the longer term,... 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/2012/11/15/did-obamacare-win-the-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/did-obamacare-win-the-election/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:26:22 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315136 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/did-obamacare-win-the-election/feed/ 0 Buried in Mitt Romney’s post-election analysis of why he lost – he blames it... 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/2012/09/18/early-adopters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/early-adopters/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:46:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294865 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/early-adopters/feed/ 0 The Conservative party’s interest in cap-and-trade actually predates its 2008 campaign platform. In 2004,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/the-smallest-mandates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/the-smallest-mandates/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:06:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/the-smallest-mandates/feed/ 0 Last night, Jason Kenney wondered via Twitter what the lowest share of the popular... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/the-existential-crises-of-the-modern-political-reporter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/the-existential-crises-of-the-modern-political-reporter/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:46:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/the-existential-crises-of-the-modern-political-reporter/feed/ 0 Ezra Klein considers truth in the American presidential campaign. Quite simply, the Romney campaign... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/the-new-338-seat-reality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/the-new-338-seat-reality/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:07:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/the-new-338-seat-reality/feed/ 0 Mitch Wexler at PollMaps.ca has applied 2011′s election results to the proposed new riding... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/another-one-for-the-conservatives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/another-one-for-the-conservatives/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:42:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287048 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/another-one-for-the-conservatives/feed/ 0 Glen McGregor figures the Conservatives would be favoured to win the new riding of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/the-new-ontario-battleground/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/the-new-ontario-battleground/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:47:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286537 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/the-new-ontario-battleground/feed/ 0 The proposed riding boundaries for Ontario have been released. Most of the new ridings... 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/2012/08/20/our-voting-system-is-weakening-canadas-cohesion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/our-voting-system-is-weakening-canadas-cohesion/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:17:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/our-voting-system-is-weakening-canadas-cohesion/feed/ 0 Stephane Dion’s speech on electoral reform to the Green party convention this past weekend.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/debating-the-debates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/debating-the-debates/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:00:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/debating-the-debates/feed/ 0 TVA has announced a series of three debates for the Quebec campaign. Normally these... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-battle-of-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-battle-of-quebec/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:00:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279924 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-battle-of-quebec/feed/ 0 Stephane Dion challenges Stephen Harper. Dion said Harper should not be afraid to publicly... 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/2012/07/09/our-politicians-have-an-image-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/our-politicians-have-an-image-problem/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:15:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272942 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/our-politicians-have-an-image-problem/feed/ 0 To this and this and this, you can add this recent poll from Ipsos... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/07/dean-del-mastro-wants-to-talk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/07/dean-del-mastro-wants-to-talk/#comments Sat, 07 Jul 2012 13:00:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272862 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/07/dean-del-mastro-wants-to-talk/feed/ 0 Two days after Dean Del Mastro told the Peterborough Examiner that he would not... 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-respecting-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/election-2011-respecting-parliament/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:12:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272453 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/election-2011-respecting-parliament/feed/ 0 From the Canadian Election Study data, responses to the statement, “The Conservatives have been... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/i-will-be-fully-exonerated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/i-will-be-fully-exonerated/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:46:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/i-will-be-fully-exonerated/feed/ 0 In the process of making an unrelated announcement yesterday, Dean Del Mastro emerged to... 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/2012/06/29/lost-in-the-supermarket/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/lost-in-the-supermarket/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:45:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/lost-in-the-supermarket/feed/ 0 Susan Delacourt reviews Political Marketing in Canada, which includes an interview with Conservative strategist... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-case-of-dean-del-mastro-and-the-cheques/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-case-of-dean-del-mastro-and-the-cheques/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:04:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270976 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-case-of-dean-del-mastro-and-the-cheques/feed/ 0 Two weeks ago, Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher reported that three donors to Dean... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/dont-send-out-invites-for-your-election-night-party-just-yet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/dont-send-out-invites-for-your-election-night-party-just-yet/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:44:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/dont-send-out-invites-for-your-election-night-party-just-yet/feed/ 0 With what at first seemed a rather random query, Bob Rae asked the Prime...