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Wed, 22 May 2013 04:14:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:17:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385037 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/feed/ 0 Conservative Senators to seek new consideration of Mike Duffy's expense claims http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/campaign-worker-from-2008-election-charged-under-canada-elections-act-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/campaign-worker-from-2008-election-charged-under-canada-elections-act-2/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 02:58:03 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380589 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/campaign-worker-from-2008-election-charged-under-canada-elections-act-2/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – An aide to a Liberal candidate who ran for a Calgary seat... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/campaign-worker-from-2008-election-charged-under-canada-elections-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/campaign-worker-from-2008-election-charged-under-canada-elections-act/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 17:38:11 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380424 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/campaign-worker-from-2008-election-charged-under-canada-elections-act/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A campaign worker in the 2008 federal election faces two charges under... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/how-not-to-clean-up-elections/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/how-not-to-clean-up-elections/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:17:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372986 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/how-not-to-clean-up-elections/feed/ 0 Legislation to fight fraudulent calls is now seven months past due http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/the-quiet-cuts-34/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/the-quiet-cuts-34/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:17:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372535 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/the-quiet-cuts-34/feed/ 0 Reductions at the Canada Revenue Agency, Passport Canada and Elections Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/b-c-high-court-to-hear-voter-id-laws-could-prevent-homeless-seniors-from-say/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/b-c-high-court-to-hear-voter-id-laws-could-prevent-homeless-seniors-from-say/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:04:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/b-c-high-court-to-hear-voter-id-laws-could-prevent-homeless-seniors-from-say/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER – The contention that federal voting laws requiring all people to present identification... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/first-nations-first-the-political-agenda-as-the-house-returns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/first-nations-first-the-political-agenda-as-the-house-returns/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:00:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342449 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/first-nations-first-the-political-agenda-as-the-house-returns/feed/ 0 John Geddes considers the PM's To Do list at the start of 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/meanwhile-in-peterborough/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/meanwhile-in-peterborough/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:42:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338605 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/meanwhile-in-peterborough/feed/ 0 In response to the latest report about investigations into his campaign, Dean Del Mastro... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:44:59 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/feed/ 0 A search for coherence at the closing of the year http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/fate-of-six-conservative-mps-at-heart-of-robocalls-saga-now-in-hands-of-judge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/fate-of-six-conservative-mps-at-heart-of-robocalls-saga-now-in-hands-of-judge/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:20:37 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329682 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/fate-of-six-conservative-mps-at-heart-of-robocalls-saga-now-in-hands-of-judge/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The electoral fates of six Conservative MPs, once strictly the purview of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/key-piece-of-robocalls-evidence-deeply-flawed-conservative-lawyer-argues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/key-piece-of-robocalls-evidence-deeply-flawed-conservative-lawyer-argues/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:20:25 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328952 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/key-piece-of-robocalls-evidence-deeply-flawed-conservative-lawyer-argues/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A key piece of evidence in the robocalls legal saga is deeply... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/robocalls-hearing-to-continue-friday/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/robocalls-hearing-to-continue-friday/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:19:17 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328235 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/robocalls-hearing-to-continue-friday/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A court hearing of a challenge of the results in six ridings... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/federal-court-to-hear-robocalls-complaints/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/federal-court-to-hear-robocalls-complaints/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:15:48 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325917 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/federal-court-to-hear-robocalls-complaints/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Lawyers for eight Canadians challenging the outcomes of the last federal election... 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/2012/11/09/the-difficult-fight-against-election-fraud/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/the-difficult-fight-against-election-fraud/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:08:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313540 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/the-difficult-fight-against-election-fraud/feed/ 0 Elections Canada released a discussion paper this week that explained the challenges of cracking... 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/2012/10/28/liberals-call-for-formal-investigation-of-penashues-election-spending/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/liberals-call-for-formal-investigation-of-penashues-election-spending/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:36:59 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/liberals-call-for-formal-investigation-of-penashues-election-spending/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae wants an investigation into what he calls spending irregularities in the campaign of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue during the last federal election. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/21/federal-cabinet-ministers-overspending-prompts-calls-for-tougher-penalties/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/21/federal-cabinet-ministers-overspending-prompts-calls-for-tougher-penalties/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:16:45 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305513 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/21/federal-cabinet-ministers-overspending-prompts-calls-for-tougher-penalties/feed/ 0 ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Penalties and enforcement should be toughened up to deter illegal overspending by candidates in federal elections, say Democracy Watch and other political observers. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/21/prime-minister-stephen-harper-announces-three-byelections-for-nov-26/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/21/prime-minister-stephen-harper-announces-three-byelections-for-nov-26/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:13:01 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305509 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/21/prime-minister-stephen-harper-announces-three-byelections-for-nov-26/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that three federal byelections will be held on Nov. 26. 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/new-allegations-of-campaign-overspending-aimed-at-federal-labrador-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/new-allegations-of-campaign-overspending-aimed-at-federal-labrador-minister/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:01:38 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304456 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/new-allegations-of-campaign-overspending-aimed-at-federal-labrador-minister/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae says Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue should run for his seat again if fresh allegations that he overspent his campaign limit in last year's federal election are true. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/political-loans-law-incoherent-unenforceable-chief-elections-watchdog/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/political-loans-law-incoherent-unenforceable-chief-elections-watchdog/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:14:19 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/political-loans-law-incoherent-unenforceable-chief-elections-watchdog/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - The Harper Conservatives are demanding that Elections Canada impose penalties on deadbeat Liberals who've failed to pay back loans taken out during their 2006 leadership contest. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/elections-watchdog-mulls-regulation-of-parties-voter-data-banks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/elections-watchdog-mulls-regulation-of-parties-voter-data-banks/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:39:41 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/elections-watchdog-mulls-regulation-of-parties-voter-data-banks/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - The federal election watchdog is examining whether regulations are needed to control the use — and abuse — of the massive voter identification data banks assembled by political parties. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/the-case-of-the-union-sponsorships/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/the-case-of-the-union-sponsorships/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:53:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286348 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/the-case-of-the-union-sponsorships/feed/ 0 Joanna Smith reports that the NDP returned $344,468 after the Conservatives complained about union... 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/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/2012/07/07/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/2012/07/05/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/2012/05/28/etobicoke-centre-goes-to-the-supreme-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/etobicoke-centre-goes-to-the-supreme-court/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 14:14:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/etobicoke-centre-goes-to-the-supreme-court/feed/ 0 A statement from Conservative MP Ted Opitz. “This is the first time this section... 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/2012/04/12/defeated-liberal-borys-wrzesnewskyj-claims-fraud-in-his-toronto-area-26-vote-defeat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/defeated-liberal-borys-wrzesnewskyj-claims-fraud-in-his-toronto-area-26-vote-defeat/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:25:01 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252057 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/defeated-liberal-borys-wrzesnewskyj-claims-fraud-in-his-toronto-area-26-vote-defeat/feed/ 0 Borys Wrzesnewskyj, a three-time Liberal MP who lost his Toronto-area seat in last spring’s... 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... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/by-the-numbers-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/by-the-numbers-4/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:33:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249399 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/by-the-numbers-4/feed/ 0 Marc Mayrand told the procedure and House affairs committee today that Elections Canada had... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/marc-mayrand-testifies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/marc-mayrand-testifies/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:25:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249279 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/marc-mayrand-testifies/feed/ 0 The chief electoral officer is presently appearing at the committee on procedure and House... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/redo-the-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/redo-the-election/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:43:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248612 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/redo-the-election/feed/ 0 The Council of Canadians is challenging the election result in seven ridings. The voter... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/chief-electoral-officer-marc-mayrand-breaks-silence-on-robo-calls-investigation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/chief-electoral-officer-marc-mayrand-breaks-silence-on-robo-calls-investigation/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:48:22 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246285 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/chief-electoral-officer-marc-mayrand-breaks-silence-on-robo-calls-investigation/feed/ 0 The chief electoral officer of Elections Canada, Marc Mayrand, finally broke the agency’s silence... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/by-the-numbers-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/by-the-numbers-3/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:13:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245464 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/by-the-numbers-3/feed/ 0 Elections Canada says the majority of the 31,000 complaints it reported two weeks ago... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/283-to-0/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/283-to-0/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:15:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/283-to-0/feed/ 0 The House unanimously passed the NDP’s motion on Elections Canada, including an amendment that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/the-commons-two-wrongs-make-a-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/the-commons-two-wrongs-make-a-farce/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:20:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245416 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/the-commons-two-wrongs-make-a-farce/feed/ 0 Nycole Turmel wanted to talk about the apparently impending confession of Pierre Poutine http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/the-robocall-rules-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/the-robocall-rules-ii/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:17:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/the-robocall-rules-ii/feed/ 0 Elections Canada has no comment on reports of an automated call sent out by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/were-older-voters-the-target/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/were-older-voters-the-target/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:11:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245097 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/were-older-voters-the-target/feed/ 0 The Star overhears the Elections Canada investigation. “Every single person I’ve contacted has been... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-document-disclosure/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-document-disclosure/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:51:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245066 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-document-disclosure/feed/ 0 The government side has made a point this week of explaining that it has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/the-list-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/the-list-2/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:45:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/the-list-2/feed/ 0 York Centre is the 40th riding with reports of suspicious calls about polling station...