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Sat, 25 May 2013 18:16:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-commons-think-of-the-f-35-as-a-senate-with-wings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-commons-think-of-the-f-35-as-a-senate-with-wings/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:35:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358194 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-commons-think-of-the-f-35-as-a-senate-with-wings/feed/ 0 Though at least the Senate can operate in cloudy weather http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/opposition-demands-f-35-be-dropped-after-leaked-pentagon-report-cites-more-flaws/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/opposition-demands-f-35-be-dropped-after-leaked-pentagon-report-cites-more-flaws/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:04:20 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357844 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/opposition-demands-f-35-be-dropped-after-leaked-pentagon-report-cites-more-flaws/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Opposition parties say the Harper government should exclude the F-35 from its... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-f-35-the-conservatives-were-dead-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-f-35-the-conservatives-were-dead-right/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:53:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340320 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-f-35-the-conservatives-were-dead-right/feed/ 0 You might have thought that the auditor general’s report and the KPMG audit amounted... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/dan-ross-on-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/dan-ross-on-the-f-35/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:20:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340053 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/dan-ross-on-the-f-35/feed/ 0 Dan Ross, the former assistant deputy minister of defence materiel, tells Postmedia that the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/harper-on-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/harper-on-the-f-35/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:26:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331389 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/harper-on-the-f-35/feed/ 0 From the Prime Minister’s interview with Global, Mr. Harper’s explanation of the F-35 procurement.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/kevin-page-on-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/kevin-page-on-the-f-35/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:00:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329309 Tom Clark:... Let’s stick with the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/kevin-page-on-the-f-35/feed/ 0 The Parliamentary Budget Officer considers the F-35 experience. Tom Clark:... Let’s stick with the http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/mythbusting-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/mythbusting-the-f-35/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:12:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328683 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/15/mythbusting-the-f-35/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry checks out the facts in the spin http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/qa-thomas-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/qa-thomas-mulcair/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:38:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328551 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/qa-thomas-mulcair/feed/ 0 The leader of the NDP talks to Aaron Wherry about Layton's legacy, carbon pricing, the Liberal leadership race and Twitter http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/out-with-the-old-f-35-logic-in-with-the-new/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/out-with-the-old-f-35-logic-in-with-the-new/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:34:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/out-with-the-old-f-35-logic-in-with-the-new/feed/ 0 Colin Horgan finds that an old accounting for the F-35 procurement seems to have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/theres-a-silver-lining-in-the-cloudy-f-35-fiasco/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/theres-a-silver-lining-in-the-cloudy-f-35-fiasco/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:56:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327353 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/theres-a-silver-lining-in-the-cloudy-f-35-fiasco/feed/ 0 Canada’s democratic institutions performed well, and are defending taxpayer interests http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-f-35-kind-of-almost-like-a-flying-national-television-radio-and-internet-network/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-f-35-kind-of-almost-like-a-flying-national-television-radio-and-internet-network/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:00:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327757 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-f-35-kind-of-almost-like-a-flying-national-television-radio-and-internet-network/feed/ 0 A la Dean Del Mastro, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer attempts to put the F-35... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/f-35-hubris-is-a-greek-word-that-means-what-just-happened/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/f-35-hubris-is-a-greek-word-that-means-what-just-happened/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:45:35 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327769 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/f-35-hubris-is-a-greek-word-that-means-what-just-happened/feed/ 0 Peter MacKay and the PM should hang their heads in shame http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-reset-button/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-reset-button/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:05:09 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-reset-button/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry catches you up on a day in F-35 news http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/a-clearer-path-for-jet-fighters-but-a-grim-day-for-mackay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/a-clearer-path-for-jet-fighters-but-a-grim-day-for-mackay/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:54:36 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327649 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/a-clearer-path-for-jet-fighters-but-a-grim-day-for-mackay/feed/ 0 John Geddes explains why rebooting the plan is not as easy as pressing a button http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-f-35-audit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-f-35-audit/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:34:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327522 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-f-35-audit/feed/ 0 The “Next Generation Fighter Capability Annual Update” is here. The first CP dispatch from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/independent-report-says-9-billion-may-not-be-enough-to-buy-65-f-35s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/independent-report-says-9-billion-may-not-be-enough-to-buy-65-f-35s/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:32:38 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/independent-report-says-9-billion-may-not-be-enough-to-buy-65-f-35s/feed/ 0 KPMG says jets may be too expensive for Defence department http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-f-35-the-way-we-were/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-f-35-the-way-we-were/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:07:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327288 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-f-35-the-way-we-were/feed/ 0 Ahead of the release of the KPMG audit, here is the transcript of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/update-on-the-seven-point-plan-on-replacing-canadas-fighter-jets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/update-on-the-seven-point-plan-on-replacing-canadas-fighter-jets/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:57:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/update-on-the-seven-point-plan-on-replacing-canadas-fighter-jets/feed/ 0 The government is promising a statement from Rona Ambrose and Peter MacKay at 3:15pm,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-attempts-to-conduct-an-intervention/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-attempts-to-conduct-an-intervention/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:23:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326958 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-attempts-to-conduct-an-intervention/feed/ 0 Desk-thumping and 'fear mongering' about the F-35 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/what-was-the-prime-minister-talking-about/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/what-was-the-prime-minister-talking-about/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:28:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/what-was-the-prime-minister-talking-about/feed/ 0 What did Stephen Harper mean when he talked about "ripping up those contracts?" http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-commons-back-to-the-future-of-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-commons-back-to-the-future-of-the-f-35/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:49:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-commons-back-to-the-future-of-the-f-35/feed/ 0 The opposition insists on living in the past http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/chris-alexander-has-the-worst-job-in-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/chris-alexander-has-the-worst-job-in-ottawa/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:59:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326097 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/chris-alexander-has-the-worst-job-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 For whatever reason, Chris Alexander, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of defence, has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/mulcair-on-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/mulcair-on-the-f-35/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:00:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325903 Tom Clark:...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/mulcair-on-the-f-35/feed/ 0 From the NDP leader’s interview with Tom Clark on the West Block. Tom Clark:... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-f-35-cheap-by-comparison-to-a-national-health-care-system/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-f-35-cheap-by-comparison-to-a-national-health-care-system/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:00:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325901 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-f-35-cheap-by-comparison-to-a-national-health-care-system/feed/ 0 Dean Del Mastro attempts to put the F-35 in perspective. If we were to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/the-latest-on-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/the-latest-on-the-f-35/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:33:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325601 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/the-latest-on-the-f-35/feed/ 0 Reuters, the Canadian Press, Star, Globe and CTV report that a four-person panel will... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/an-f-35-panel-great-but-the-hard-decisions-still-loom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/an-f-35-panel-great-but-the-hard-decisions-still-loom/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:56:32 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325455 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/an-f-35-panel-great-but-the-hard-decisions-still-loom/feed/ 0 John Geddes on fresh starts and tough choices http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/the-whole-government-should-resign/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/the-whole-government-should-resign/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:28:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325155 Reporter:... The]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/the-whole-government-should-resign/feed/ 0 An excerpt from NDP MP Jack Harris’ scrum with reporters after QP. Reporter:... The http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/peter-mackay-gets-an-official-endorsement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/peter-mackay-gets-an-official-endorsement/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:40:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325145 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/peter-mackay-gets-an-official-endorsement/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister’s Office tweets its “full confidence” in the Defence Minister.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/will-the-seven-point-plan-be-enough-to-prevent-a-russian-invasion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/will-the-seven-point-plan-be-enough-to-prevent-a-russian-invasion/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:10:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325100 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/will-the-seven-point-plan-be-enough-to-prevent-a-russian-invasion/feed/ 0 This morning’s QP has just concluded. The F-35 procurement was, predictably, a particular point... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/on-second-thought-8/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/on-second-thought-8/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:40:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325064 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/on-second-thought-8/feed/ 0 The planning and priorities committee of the cabinet is presently meeting on Parliament Hill,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/whats-going-on-with-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/whats-going-on-with-the-f-35/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:12:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324979 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/whats-going-on-with-the-f-35/feed/ 0 Postmedia now reports that a final decision will be made this morning, but there... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/our-comprehensive-transparent-approach/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/our-comprehensive-transparent-approach/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:43:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324858 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/our-comprehensive-transparent-approach/feed/ 0 A statement issued just now by Rona Ambrose’s office. The Government has received the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-f-35-so-much-for-all-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-f-35-so-much-for-all-that/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:28:14 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324788 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-f-35-so-much-for-all-that/feed/ 0 CTV reports that an independent audit of the proposed F-35 procurement estimates a total... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/the-commons-rona-ambrose-slips-on-a-fifth-generation-banana-peel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/the-commons-rona-ambrose-slips-on-a-fifth-generation-banana-peel/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:52:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324078 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/the-commons-rona-ambrose-slips-on-a-fifth-generation-banana-peel/feed/ 0 The Public Works Minister commits a Kinsley gaffe http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/canada-to-talk-to-allies-competitors-in-options-to-replace-cf-18s-sources/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/canada-to-talk-to-allies-competitors-in-options-to-replace-cf-18s-sources/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:44:07 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/canada-to-talk-to-allies-competitors-in-options-to-replace-cf-18s-sources/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The agency overseeing the replacement of the country’s CF-18s intends to talk... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/is-the-harper-government-going-to-consider-alternatives-to-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/is-the-harper-government-going-to-consider-alternatives-to-the-f-35/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:57:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/is-the-harper-government-going-to-consider-alternatives-to-the-f-35/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press talked to the commander of the Air Force and came away... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/national-defence-says-head-of-air-force-misspoke-on-f-35-options/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/national-defence-says-head-of-air-force-misspoke-on-f-35-options/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:42:28 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306092 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/national-defence-says-head-of-air-force-misspoke-on-f-35-options/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - A statement from National Defence says the head of the air force misspoke when saying the Harper government had yet to direct the air force to look at aircraft other than the contentious F-35 stealth fighter. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/rcaf-yet-to-be-ordered-to-look-at-aircraft-options-other-than-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/rcaf-yet-to-be-ordered-to-look-at-aircraft-options-other-than-f-35/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:39:37 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305966 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/rcaf-yet-to-be-ordered-to-look-at-aircraft-options-other-than-f-35/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – More than six months after the auditor general delivered his scathing critique... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-world-of-spin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-world-of-spin/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:00:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-world-of-spin/feed/ 0 W5 goes looking for answers on the F-35. Silence from the Minister of Defence.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/today-in-transparency/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/today-in-transparency/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:21:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/today-in-transparency/feed/ 0 The auditor general’s office, in order to fulfill an access to information requests, wants... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/the-gynecological-case-for-the-avro-arrow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/the-gynecological-case-for-the-avro-arrow/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:34:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/the-gynecological-case-for-the-avro-arrow/feed/ 0 General Lewis MacKenzie concludes his condemnation of the F-35 and argument for the Avro... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/house-of-commons-takes-auditor-general-to-court-over-access-to-f-35-information/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/house-of-commons-takes-auditor-general-to-court-over-access-to-f-35-information/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:36:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292081 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/house-of-commons-takes-auditor-general-to-court-over-access-to-f-35-information/feed/ 0 The House of Commons is taking auditor general Micheal Ferguson to court in an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/enter-the-avro/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/enter-the-avro/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:00:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=291599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/enter-the-avro/feed/ 0 Maj0r-General Lewis MacKenzie says a new Avro Arrow should be considered, but figures the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/better-than-congress/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/better-than-congress/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:51:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290972 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/better-than-congress/feed/ 0 Winslow Wheeler, who participated in the NDP’s F-35 hearings last month, finds that MPs... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/another-one-for-the-f-35-file/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/another-one-for-the-f-35-file/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:15:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287088 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/another-one-for-the-f-35-file/feed/ 0 While digging around for something else this week, I happened to come across the...