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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/19/see-them-in-september/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/19/see-them-in-september/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:54:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396710 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/19/see-them-in-september/feed/ 0 The House adopts motion on MP expenses before adjourning http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/the-end-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/the-end-2/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:51:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=395260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/the-end-2/feed/ 0 'We need to show some respect for the Canadian public' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/brent-rathgeber-the-ghost-of-principles-past-and-practical-reality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/brent-rathgeber-the-ghost-of-principles-past-and-practical-reality/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:32:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/brent-rathgeber-the-ghost-of-principles-past-and-practical-reality/feed/ 0 The independent MP for Edmonton-St. Albert takes his seat http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/transparency-theatre/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/transparency-theatre/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:46:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/transparency-theatre/feed/ 0 Everyone has someone else to blame for something http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/03/how-to-have-an-easier-time-passing-an-omnibus-budget-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/03/how-to-have-an-easier-time-passing-an-omnibus-budget-bill/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:54:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=390760 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/03/how-to-have-an-easier-time-passing-an-omnibus-budget-bill/feed/ 0 The government might have maneuvered out of another voting marathon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-free-mp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-free-mp/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 17:59:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379902 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-free-mp/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May explains her proposal http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/elizabeth-may-challenges-the-system/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/elizabeth-may-challenges-the-system/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 20:16:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379463 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/elizabeth-may-challenges-the-system/feed/ 0 The Green MP seeks to amend the Elections Act http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-science-economics-and-politics-of-climate-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-science-economics-and-politics-of-climate-change/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:47:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378747 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-science-economics-and-politics-of-climate-change/feed/ 0 Further to last week’s debate on environmental policy and climate change, Stephen Gordon checks... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-commons-the-silly-and-the-hallowed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-commons-the-silly-and-the-hallowed/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:28:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376631 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-commons-the-silly-and-the-hallowed/feed/ 0 An hour and a half in the life of the House of Commons http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/mark-warawa-challenges-the-soul-of-our-parliamentary-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/mark-warawa-challenges-the-soul-of-our-parliamentary-democracy/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:13:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364851 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/mark-warawa-challenges-the-soul-of-our-parliamentary-democracy/feed/ 0 A point of order that exposes the rot http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/the-greens-stand-down-in-labrador/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/the-greens-stand-down-in-labrador/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:16:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/the-greens-stand-down-in-labrador/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May's party wants to cooperate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-morning-after-piecing-together-the-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-morning-after-piecing-together-the-budget/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:58:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-morning-after-piecing-together-the-budget/feed/ 0 What we think we know and what we definitely don't know http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/david-suzuki-endorses-joyce-murray/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/david-suzuki-endorses-joyce-murray/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:58:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353145 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/david-suzuki-endorses-joyce-murray/feed/ 0 The electoral cooperation candidate gets a boost http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/elizabeth-may-investigative-reporter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/elizabeth-may-investigative-reporter/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:35:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/elizabeth-may-investigative-reporter/feed/ 0 The Green MP had the the final question this afternoon and rose with the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/toques-and-furs-winter-hats-on-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/toques-and-furs-winter-hats-on-the-hill/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:05:35 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343859 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/toques-and-furs-winter-hats-on-the-hill/feed/ 0 For the the first day back, MPs brought out their head gear to keep... 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/2013/01/18/elizabeth-mays-proposal-for-electoral-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/elizabeth-mays-proposal-for-electoral-reform/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:12:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339217 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/elizabeth-mays-proposal-for-electoral-reform/feed/ 0 Here is a copy of the letter Elizabeth May sent to opposition MPs about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/elizabeth-may-and-political-cooperation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/elizabeth-may-and-political-cooperation/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:01:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/elizabeth-may-and-political-cooperation/feed/ 0 In December, Elizabeth May apparently wrote a letter to New Democrats, Liberals and independent... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/qa-elizabeth-may-on-hunger-strikes-and-theresa-spence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/qa-elizabeth-may-on-hunger-strikes-and-theresa-spence/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:53:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337092 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/qa-elizabeth-may-on-hunger-strikes-and-theresa-spence/feed/ 0 'I told her to be careful for her health,' May says of Spence http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/31/politics-2013-the-calmer-middle-part/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/31/politics-2013-the-calmer-middle-part/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:24:22 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/31/politics-2013-the-calmer-middle-part/feed/ 0 Paul Wells looks at what's ahead for the PM http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hehr-piece-the-latest-from-alberta-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hehr-piece-the-latest-from-alberta-politics/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:29:49 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hehr-piece-the-latest-from-alberta-politics/feed/ 0 'The Liberals and the NDP are zombie brands,' writes Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-post-fight-points-of-order/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-post-fight-points-of-order/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:44:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324544 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-post-fight-points-of-order/feed/ 0 Shortly after 10am this morning, the House had a little talk about yesterday’s unpleasantness.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/cooking-with-elizabeth-may/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/cooking-with-elizabeth-may/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:36:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323680 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/cooking-with-elizabeth-may/feed/ 0 From Victoria Community TV.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/why-bother-with-a-house-of-commons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/why-bother-with-a-house-of-commons/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:03:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322655 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/why-bother-with-a-house-of-commons/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on parliamentary democracy and Peter van Loan's proposal http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/it-is-essentially-a-form-of-parliamentary-insanity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/it-is-essentially-a-form-of-parliamentary-insanity/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:27:56 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321966 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/it-is-essentially-a-form-of-parliamentary-insanity/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May’s speech yesterday on C-45, the second budget implementation bill.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/not-quite-a-sleepover-after-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/not-quite-a-sleepover-after-all/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:11:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/not-quite-a-sleepover-after-all/feed/ 0 As per the Speaker’s ruling this morning, there will be a maximum of 47... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/elizabeth-may-on-the-byelections-and-vote-splitting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/elizabeth-may-on-the-byelections-and-vote-splitting/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:55:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320521 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/elizabeth-may-on-the-byelections-and-vote-splitting/feed/ 0 Some of the Green party leader’s comments to reporters after QP yesterday. Remember, this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/the-mystery-of-seat-309/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/the-mystery-of-seat-309/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:17:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/the-mystery-of-seat-309/feed/ 0 In the wake of Elizabeth May’s victory on Wednesday night, Colby Cosh raised an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/chatting-with-elizabeth-may/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/chatting-with-elizabeth-may/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:11:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318286 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/chatting-with-elizabeth-may/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry in conversation with the Parliamentarian of the Year http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/elizabeth-may-the-parliamentarian-of-the-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/elizabeth-may-the-parliamentarian-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:40:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/elizabeth-may-the-parliamentarian-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May is her own leader, as Aaron Wherry reports http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/another-voting-marathon-approaches/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/another-voting-marathon-approaches/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:07:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316909 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/another-voting-marathon-approaches/feed/ 0 Scott Brison has submitted some 3,000 amendments to C-45 to be considered by the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/anti-bullying-on-the-hill-with-jers-vision/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/anti-bullying-on-the-hill-with-jers-vision/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:25:13 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311606 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/anti-bullying-on-the-hill-with-jers-vision/feed/ 0 Jer’s Vision, Canada’s Youth Diversity Initiative, held a special reception on the Hill for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/the-commons-fear-of-a-red-planet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/the-commons-fear-of-a-red-planet/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:11:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310541 The Scene.... And so the fate of the nation seems to be found]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/the-commons-fear-of-a-red-planet/feed/ 0 The Scene.... And so the fate of the nation seems to be found http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/darth-vader-in-the-house-halloween-in-the-halls-of-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/darth-vader-in-the-house-halloween-in-the-halls-of-parliament/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:33:20 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309965 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/darth-vader-in-the-house-halloween-in-the-halls-of-parliament/feed/ 0 Hill staffers and some MPs got into the Halloween spirit today on the Hill.  ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/the-travers-debates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/the-travers-debates/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:05:39 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/the-travers-debates/feed/ 0 The Travers Debates were held recently at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. It... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/capital-diary-laureen-harper-gets-all-fired-up-and-elizabeth-mays-liquid-lunch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/capital-diary-laureen-harper-gets-all-fired-up-and-elizabeth-mays-liquid-lunch/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302240 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/capital-diary-laureen-harper-gets-all-fired-up-and-elizabeth-mays-liquid-lunch/feed/ 0 Cooking with Laureen The Canadian Gas Association held their second annual Now We’re Cooking... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/debating-the-real-issues-underneath-the-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/debating-the-real-issues-underneath-the-farce/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:15:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297032 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/debating-the-real-issues-underneath-the-farce/feed/ 0 CBC radio’s The House hosted a debate this weekend on carbon pricing between Michelle... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/from-the-far-corner-of-the-room-laments-for-it-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/from-the-far-corner-of-the-room-laments-for-it-all/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:01:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294847 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/from-the-far-corner-of-the-room-laments-for-it-all/feed/ 0 Stephane Dion and Elizabeth May talk to iPolitics about the carbon pricing brouhaha. “If... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/you-will-need-a-carbon-price/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/you-will-need-a-carbon-price/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:36:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292607 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/you-will-need-a-carbon-price/feed/ 0 The Canadian president of Royal Dutch Shell says carbon capture and storage—in which the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/mitchel-raphael-on-mays-fear-of-flying-and-tank-top-contests/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/mitchel-raphael-on-mays-fear-of-flying-and-tank-top-contests/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:04:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289682 Elizabeth May’s fear factor Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May... is gearing up]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/mitchel-raphael-on-mays-fear-of-flying-and-tank-top-contests/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May’s fear factor Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May... is gearing up http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/reaction-to-the-shooting-in-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/reaction-to-the-shooting-in-quebec/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:31:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/reaction-to-the-shooting-in-quebec/feed/ 0 MPs offer thoughts and prayers to people of Quebec http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/elizabeth-may-vs-northern-gateway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/elizabeth-may-vs-northern-gateway/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:47:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288518 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/elizabeth-may-vs-northern-gateway/feed/ 0 The Green MP has posted her submission to the Northern Gateway review. The proponent... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/04/mitchel-raphael-on-power-hiking-in-banff-and-an-olympic-fanatic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/04/mitchel-raphael-on-power-hiking-in-banff-and-an-olympic-fanatic/#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:30:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279536 The Hill’s hikers... For several years, Laureen Harper has been doing an annual summer]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/04/mitchel-raphael-on-power-hiking-in-banff-and-an-olympic-fanatic/feed/ 0 The Hill’s hikers... For several years, Laureen Harper has been doing an annual summer http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/every-vote-counts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/every-vote-counts/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:00:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275733 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/every-vote-counts/feed/ 0 Adam Goldenberg doesn’t like Elizabeth May’s suggestion to the Green and New Democrat candidates... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/standing-down/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/standing-down/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:49:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275199 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/standing-down/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May suggests that, in the event of a by-election in Etobicoke Centre, the...