http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:25:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/2012/09/25/the-conservative-divide-on-motion-312/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-conservative-divide-on-motion-312/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:00:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-conservative-divide-on-motion-312/feed/ 0 Conservative MP Cathy McLeod says she’ll vote against Motion 312. Harold Albrecht says he’ll... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/norman-bethune-canadian-icon-or-communist-villain-or-merely-something-to-talk-about-this-week/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/norman-bethune-canadian-icon-or-communist-villain-or-merely-something-to-talk-about-this-week/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:59:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274081 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/norman-bethune-canadian-icon-or-communist-villain-or-merely-something-to-talk-about-this-week/feed/ 0 Conservative MP Rob Anders is displeased with the Harper government’s decision to provide funding... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/just-another-debate-about-evolution-and-autoerotic-asphyxiation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/just-another-debate-about-evolution-and-autoerotic-asphyxiation/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:01:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264758 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/just-another-debate-about-evolution-and-autoerotic-asphyxiation/feed/ 0 During debate in the House on Tuesday of an NDP motion concerning the value... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/06/the-commons-we-are-an-island-that-louis-xiv-is-protecting-from-debt-zombies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/06/the-commons-we-are-an-island-that-louis-xiv-is-protecting-from-debt-zombies/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:22:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/06/the-commons-we-are-an-island-that-louis-xiv-is-protecting-from-debt-zombies/feed/ 0 Our analogies runneth over http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/checking-their-math-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/checking-their-math-ii/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:22:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/checking-their-math-ii/feed/ 6 As to the NDP’s concern, the government’s position seems to be that the official... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-herb-gray-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-herb-gray-school/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:00:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-herb-gray-school/feed/ 17 Steven Fletcher, Oct. 19. Mr. Speaker, I reject the premise of the member’s question.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/the-commons-the-second-night-of-a-long-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/the-commons-the-second-night-of-a-long-day/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:07:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/the-commons-the-second-night-of-a-long-day/feed/ 0 The ongoing saga of a round-the-clock filibuster http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/where-you-need-to-go-in-this-town-for-a-good-idea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/where-you-need-to-go-in-this-town-for-a-good-idea/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:58:17 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/where-you-need-to-go-in-this-town-for-a-good-idea/feed/ 0 Science and technology minister Gary Goodyear was at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/the-commons-whoops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/the-commons-whoops/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 22:09:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/the-commons-whoops/feed/ 28 This is what happens when you do the "honest, ethical and transparent thing" http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/the-commons-finally-a-straight-answer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/the-commons-finally-a-straight-answer/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:11:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=121431 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/the-commons-finally-a-straight-answer/feed/ 17 And yet, the day passed without much more in the way of insight http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/18/bless-this-mess/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/18/bless-this-mess/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:51:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=98699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/18/bless-this-mess/feed/ 16 In a two-part post—here and here—Kady O’Malley reviews all that has befallen Parliament’s committee... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/09/cards-to-play-chips-to-use/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/09/cards-to-play-chips-to-use/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:29:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91224 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/09/cards-to-play-chips-to-use/feed/ 68 Reluctant partisan Mike Duffy explains the necessity of his travel on the public dime.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/the-commons-shameful-callous-disrespectful-unacceptable-insensitive-offensive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/the-commons-shameful-callous-disrespectful-unacceptable-insensitive-offensive/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:29:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=82610 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/the-commons-shameful-callous-disrespectful-unacceptable-insensitive-offensive/feed/ 74 The House debates the "body bag incident" http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/15/the-commons-this-is-a-crucial-time-apparently/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/15/the-commons-this-is-a-crucial-time-apparently/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:15:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=81858 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/15/the-commons-this-is-a-crucial-time-apparently/feed/ 61 So why all the talk about neck ties? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/16/imagine-adoption-gary-goodyears-wife-on-the-payroll-and-the-company-they-co-own-is-on-the-creditor-list/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/16/imagine-adoption-gary-goodyears-wife-on-the-payroll-and-the-company-they-co-own-is-on-the-creditor-list/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:12:02 +0000 kadyomalley http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=71212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/16/imagine-adoption-gary-goodyears-wife-on-the-payroll-and-the-company-they-co-own-is-on-the-creditor-list/feed/ 43 The Kitchener-Waterloo Record reports on the link between Valerie Goodyear and the ongoing Imagine... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/who-needs-the-house-of-commons-when-youve-got-dogs-ponies-and-mike-duffy-liveblogging-the-pms-travelling-budget-report-roadshow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/who-needs-the-house-of-commons-when-youve-got-dogs-ponies-and-mike-duffy-liveblogging-the-pms-travelling-budget-report-roadshow/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:49:07 +0000 kadyomalley http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=63686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/who-needs-the-house-of-commons-when-youve-got-dogs-ponies-and-mike-duffy-liveblogging-the-pms-travelling-budget-report-roadshow/feed/ 75 Sadly, ITQ was not able to hitch the last train to Cambridge in order... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/10/welcome-to-the-big-show/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/10/welcome-to-the-big-show/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:43:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=63611 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/10/welcome-to-the-big-show/feed/ 38 Canadian Press previews tomorrow’s economic progress report. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/10/the-minister-of-state-is-kindly-asked-to-leave/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/10/the-minister-of-state-is-kindly-asked-to-leave/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:27:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=63434 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/10/the-minister-of-state-is-kindly-asked-to-leave/feed/ 137 Gary Goodyear makes another friend in the academic world. Jim Turk, executive director of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/04/the-commons-the-interrogation-of-lisa-raitt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/04/the-commons-the-interrogation-of-lisa-raitt/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:12:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=62237 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/04/the-commons-the-interrogation-of-lisa-raitt/feed/ 18 The opposition won't let the case of the missing documents go http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/02/the-commons-so-much-to-answer-for/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/02/the-commons-so-much-to-answer-for/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:11:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=61590 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/02/the-commons-so-much-to-answer-for/feed/ 26 From the deficit to asset review to Canada Pension, all arrows were aimed at Flaherty http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/the-commons-a-minor-revelation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/the-commons-a-minor-revelation/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:17:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=53842 The Scene.... The Prime Minister and Industry Minister were elsewhere and the latter’s parliamentary]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/the-commons-a-minor-revelation/feed/ 20 The Scene.... The Prime Minister and Industry Minister were elsewhere and the latter’s parliamentary http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/29/the-commons-retro-wednesday/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/29/the-commons-retro-wednesday/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:36:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=53489 The Scene. ...Ralph Goodale stood to applause and chants of his first name, a]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/29/the-commons-retro-wednesday/feed/ 7 The Scene. ...Ralph Goodale stood to applause and chants of his first name, a http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/15/about-those-taxes-iv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/15/about-those-taxes-iv/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:29:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=50198 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/15/about-those-taxes-iv/feed/ 34 Meet John K. Bell. He’s the Cambridge businessman who asked Michael Ignatieff a question... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/02/james-lunney-v-science/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/02/james-lunney-v-science/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:03:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=47671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/02/james-lunney-v-science/feed/ 106 From the Conservative MP’s statement before QP. Mr. Speaker, recently we saw an attempt... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/23/the-commons-that-of-least-significance-will-be-most-discussed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/23/the-commons-that-of-least-significance-will-be-most-discussed/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:37:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=44970 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/23/the-commons-that-of-least-significance-will-be-most-discussed/feed/ 19 A lot of time was spent defending Canada's honour in response to a generally irrelevant late-night TV host http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/19/coyne-v-wells-on-gary-goodyear-hq-version/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/19/coyne-v-wells-on-gary-goodyear-hq-version/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:15:12 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=44522 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/19/coyne-v-wells-on-gary-goodyear-hq-version/feed/ 61 VIDEO: Our blogging heads debate the controversy surrounding the Tory's science and tech minister http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/19/coyne-v-wells-on-gary-goodyear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/19/coyne-v-wells-on-gary-goodyear/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:11:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=44499 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/19/coyne-v-wells-on-gary-goodyear/feed/ 44 HQ Version... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/18/belief-v-understanding/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/18/belief-v-understanding/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:03:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=44268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/18/belief-v-understanding/feed/ 11 Scientists assess Gary Goodyear’s views on evolution. Elizabeth Elle, a biology professor at Simon... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-v/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-v/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:21:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=44128 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-v/feed/ 21 Gary Goodyear gets some support from, well, pretty much the last person you’d expect... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-iv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-iv/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:27:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=44086 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-iv/feed/ 6 Dan Gardner, who must be having quite the day, responds to Gary Goodyear. Apparently,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-iii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-iii/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:48:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=44072 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-iii/feed/ 28 Interviewed on the political chat show that’s named after a hockey term, Gary Goodyear... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-ii/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:21:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43982 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution-ii/feed/ 24 Adam Radwanski on all this nonsense. I agree wholeheartedly with Kady O’Malley that Gary... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:05:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43954 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/do-the-evolution/feed/ 15 Dan Gardner reads the front page of the Globe. I thought it was embarrassing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/the-quest-for-knowledge-in-goodyear-and-bad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/the-quest-for-knowledge-in-goodyear-and-bad/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:25:55 +0000 Paul Wells http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43881 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/the-quest-for-knowledge-in-goodyear-and-bad/feed/ 114 Paul Wells on Gary Goodyear, science and religion http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/well-that-certainly-didnt-come-up-at-last-nights-science-awards-ceremony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/well-that-certainly-didnt-come-up-at-last-nights-science-awards-ceremony/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:45:00 +0000 kadyomalley http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43863 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/well-that-certainly-didnt-come-up-at-last-nights-science-awards-ceremony/feed/ 120 But if the story in today’s Globe and Mail had come out just a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/09/the-charming-mr-goodyear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/09/the-charming-mr-goodyear/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:01:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=42043 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/09/the-charming-mr-goodyear/feed/ 36 Select excerpts from Gary Goodyear’s responses to opposition questions during QP today. Mr. Speaker,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/02/newspiritofcooperationwatch-great-moments-in-ministerialstakeholder-relations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/02/newspiritofcooperationwatch-great-moments-in-ministerialstakeholder-relations/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:01:19 +0000 kadyomalley http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=39781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/02/newspiritofcooperationwatch-great-moments-in-ministerialstakeholder-relations/feed/ 53 Note to newly ascended junior cabinet minister Gary Goodyear and staff: it’s rarely a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/we-cant-afford-to-see-you-join-us-in-irresponsible-lunacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/we-cant-afford-to-see-you-join-us-in-irresponsible-lunacy/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:19:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=20104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/we-cant-afford-to-see-you-join-us-in-irresponsible-lunacy/feed/ 14 A scientific objection to Gary Goodyear’s appointment as Minister of State for Science and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/12/btc-confidence-men/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/12/btc-confidence-men/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:16:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=4780 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/12/btc-confidence-men/feed/ 0 There’s an old idea in football that when one arrives in the end zone,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/12/the-commons-way-to-go-skippy-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/12/the-commons-way-to-go-skippy-2/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:22:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1998 And so the day of apology begets its own apology The Scene.... It couldn’t]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/12/the-commons-way-to-go-skippy-2/feed/ 0 And so the day of apology begets its own apology The Scene.... It couldn’t http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/27/rebellion-at-short-notice-is-her-specialty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/27/rebellion-at-short-notice-is-her-specialty/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 02:31:36 +0000 David Newland http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1378 UPDATED! New info after the jump!... I think most emphatically not: Staffer fired as]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/27/rebellion-at-short-notice-is-her-specialty/feed/ 44 UPDATED! New info after the jump!... I think most emphatically not: Staffer fired as