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Sat, 18 May 2013 14:57:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadians-are-entitled-to-know-what-their-government-is-up-to/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadians-are-entitled-to-know-what-their-government-is-up-to/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:29:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383299 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadians-are-entitled-to-know-what-their-government-is-up-to/feed/ 0 Jim Flaherty explains how http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/your-tax-dollars-at-work-on-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/your-tax-dollars-at-work-on-you/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:02:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/your-tax-dollars-at-work-on-you/feed/ 0 Government ads: They taste awful, but they work http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/better-know-a-talking-point-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/better-know-a-talking-point-3/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:42:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/better-know-a-talking-point-3/feed/ 0 Notes on the government's advertising math http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-super-bowl-brought-you-by-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-super-bowl-brought-you-by-you/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:35:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346772 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-super-bowl-brought-you-by-you/feed/ 0 Bruce Cheadle provides another accounting of how much the Harper government has increased public... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/advertising-rules/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/advertising-rules/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:48:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340881 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/advertising-rules/feed/ 0 The British Columbia New Democrats are proposing new rules for government advertising. Dix said... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-war-of-1812s-tv-front/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-war-of-1812s-tv-front/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:00:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317289 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-war-of-1812s-tv-front/feed/ 0 The Hill Times tallies $8 million in spending on War of 1812 advertising. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/as-seen-on-tv-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/as-seen-on-tv-2/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:30:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313308 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/as-seen-on-tv-2/feed/ 0 The Harper government has committed another $4 million to advertise itself. Supplementary estimates released... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/as-seen-on-tv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/as-seen-on-tv/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:58:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302801 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/as-seen-on-tv/feed/ 0 One thing not being promoted in those “Economic Action Plan” ads: the Harper government’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/spending-to-sell-yourself-while-cutting-billions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/spending-to-sell-yourself-while-cutting-billions/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:00:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302038 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/spending-to-sell-yourself-while-cutting-billions/feed/ 0 While fighting the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s attempts to review its budget cuts, the Harper... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/communicating-like-a-bar-fight/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/communicating-like-a-bar-fight/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:35:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/communicating-like-a-bar-fight/feed/ 0 Jennifer Ditchburn connects the dots between Stephane Dion, Michael Ignatieff, the health care accord... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/21/the-commons-the-only-thing-we-have-to-fear-is-total-doom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/21/the-commons-the-only-thing-we-have-to-fear-is-total-doom/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:27:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148558 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/21/the-commons-the-only-thing-we-have-to-fear-is-total-doom/feed/ 0 Vote Tory, or risk the total annihilation of your country http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/hold-to-clarify-my-amended-response-is-the-one-i-want-used-no-figures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/hold-to-clarify-my-amended-response-is-the-one-i-want-used-no-figures/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:37:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118057 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/hold-to-clarify-my-amended-response-is-the-one-i-want-used-no-figures/feed/ 7 Ministerial aide Ryan Sparrow helpfully suggests a new slogan for the next Conservative re-election... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/dear-prudence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/dear-prudence/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:15:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=92927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/dear-prudence/feed/ 78 James Rajotte, in Question Period yesterday. Mr. Speaker, as Canada continues to cope with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/09/a-teachable-moment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/09/a-teachable-moment/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:37:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91226 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/09/a-teachable-moment/feed/ 56 The Star explores the practice of unelected Conservative candidates turning up at government funding... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/the-commons-if-we-cant-talk-to-each-other-we-can-only-talk-to-ourselves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/the-commons-if-we-cant-talk-to-each-other-we-can-only-talk-to-ourselves/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:39:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=89807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/the-commons-if-we-cant-talk-to-each-other-we-can-only-talk-to-ourselves/feed/ 52 And that makes us look crazy http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/27/the-commons-bring-it-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/27/the-commons-bring-it-on/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:21:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=89200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/27/the-commons-bring-it-on/feed/ 63 Men and women of principle can only be pushed so far http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/26/the-commons-unsophisticated-debate-will-not-be-tolerated-in-this-place/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/26/the-commons-unsophisticated-debate-will-not-be-tolerated-in-this-place/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:25:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=89006 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/26/the-commons-unsophisticated-debate-will-not-be-tolerated-in-this-place/feed/ 40 Members of the gallery should know better than to imitate the performers below http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/21/the-vast-left-wing-conspiracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/21/the-vast-left-wing-conspiracy/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:39:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88282 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/21/the-vast-left-wing-conspiracy/feed/ 79 Conservative MP Larry Miller tells us what’s really going on here with all these... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/20/if-only-we-had-a-commissioner-who-was-responsible-for-ethics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/20/if-only-we-had-a-commissioner-who-was-responsible-for-ethics/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:05:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88181 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/20/if-only-we-had-a-commissioner-who-was-responsible-for-ethics/feed/ 33 CBC explores the irony of news that the ethics commissioner will be investigating the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/the-commons-and-so-we-come-full-circle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/the-commons-and-so-we-come-full-circle/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:36:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88054 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/the-commons-and-so-we-come-full-circle/feed/ 112 The Tories look for support in the unlikeliest of places http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/rhetorical-question-of-the-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/rhetorical-question-of-the-day/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:33:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88036 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/rhetorical-question-of-the-day/feed/ 23 Liberal Todd Russell, yelling in the direction of Rob Nicholson this afternoon as the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/royal-galipeau-maverick-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/royal-galipeau-maverick-watch/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87910 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/royal-galipeau-maverick-watch/feed/ 15 The Conservative backbencher admits the giant novelty cheques he handed out upset his stomach.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/18/canadians-tax-dollars-are-precious/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/18/canadians-tax-dollars-are-precious/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:29:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87905 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/18/canadians-tax-dollars-are-precious/feed/ 100 Jim Flaherty, Nov. 27. We cannot ask Canadians to tighten their belts during tougher... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/everything-explained/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/everything-explained/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:00:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87880 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/everything-explained/feed/ 90 An anonymous Conservative MP helps us understand why his or her side simply had... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/mea-culpa-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/mea-culpa-2/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:29:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87810 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/mea-culpa-2/feed/ 20 Conservative MP Bruce Stanton twitters his feelings on the partisan use of giant novelty... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/14/tonight-dinners-on-your-local-conservative-mp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/14/tonight-dinners-on-your-local-conservative-mp/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:59:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87378 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/14/tonight-dinners-on-your-local-conservative-mp/feed/ 43 Susan Delacourt first wrote about the problematic nature of giant novelty cheques in July.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/14/heavens-how-did-that-get-there-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/14/heavens-how-did-that-get-there-ii/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:55:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87142 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/14/heavens-how-did-that-get-there-ii/feed/ 24 Upon further review, Gerald Keddy notices the Conservative logo on that giant novelty cheque... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/13/heavens-how-did-that-get-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/13/heavens-how-did-that-get-there/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:32:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87100 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/13/heavens-how-did-that-get-there/feed/ 144 Conservative MP Gerald Keddy claims not to have noticed that a large novelty cheque...