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Mon, 20 May 2013 01:47:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-iii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-iii/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:52:52 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333378 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-iii/feed/ 0 Disappearing bike lanes, pricy picture-hanging, strip club cash http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-i/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-i/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:38:44 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333357 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/99-stupid-things-the-government-did-with-your-money-part-i/feed/ 0 Blue Bombers season tickets, caviar and Black Eyed Peas http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/military-sent-fishing-for-dirt-on-mackays-critics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/military-sent-fishing-for-dirt-on-mackays-critics/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:14:08 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241926 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/military-sent-fishing-for-dirt-on-mackays-critics/feed/ 0 It wasn’t a great fall for Defence Minister Peter MacKay. The rugby-playing Nova Scotian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/ottawas-high-flying-bureacrats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/ottawas-high-flying-bureacrats/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:57:25 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239470 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/ottawas-high-flying-bureacrats/feed/ 0 Newly-released figures show senior federal bureaucrats paid exorbitant rates to fly to Paris, London... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/bureaucrats-posed-for-citizenship-ceremony-in-sun-tv-stunt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/bureaucrats-posed-for-citizenship-ceremony-in-sun-tv-stunt/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:09:09 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237313 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/bureaucrats-posed-for-citizenship-ceremony-in-sun-tv-stunt/feed/ 0 Documents reveal fakery was coordinated with employees in Jason Kenney's department http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/less-worse-off/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/less-worse-off/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:55:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217255 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/less-worse-off/feed/ 13 Stephen Gordon considers how much credit the government can take for our relatively good... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/great-moments-in-communications/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/great-moments-in-communications/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:44:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/great-moments-in-communications/feed/ 68 The Privy Council Office explains that there’s been no “formal directive” to rebrand everything... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/23/canada-is-and-always-has-been-our-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/23/canada-is-and-always-has-been-our-country/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:04:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168438 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/23/canada-is-and-always-has-been-our-country/feed/ 46 The prepared text for the Prime Minister’s remarks to supporters this afternoon to celebrate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/she-cant-seem-to-get-it-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/she-cant-seem-to-get-it-right/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:00:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166099 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/she-cant-seem-to-get-it-right/feed/ 1 Not even Germany’s enviable economic position is helping Angela Merkel from declining in the polls http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/how-to-make-a-cabinet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/how-to-make-a-cabinet/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:00:36 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165805 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/how-to-make-a-cabinet/feed/ 12 In Canada it involves a complex mix of postal codes and chromosomes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/the-knives-are-out-for-ahmadinejad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/the-knives-are-out-for-ahmadinejad/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:00:21 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/the-knives-are-out-for-ahmadinejad/feed/ 13 His brand of extremism is under fire from political and religious opponents http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/how-stephen-harper-will-survive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/how-stephen-harper-will-survive/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:00:06 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165732 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/how-stephen-harper-will-survive/feed/ 234 He prorogued parliament and gutted the census but his party is still seen as reliable http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/crash-goes-the-colosseum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/crash-goes-the-colosseum/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:20:13 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=164209 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/crash-goes-the-colosseum/feed/ 2 The country’s historic landmarks are crumbling, and critics say government just doesn’t seem to care http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/even-if-its-broken-dont-fix-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/even-if-its-broken-dont-fix-it/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:40:20 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/even-if-its-broken-dont-fix-it/feed/ 35 PAUL WELLS on a new book that argues against government reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/how-do-they-get-away-with-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/how-do-they-get-away-with-it/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:20:13 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/how-do-they-get-away-with-it/feed/ 42 Peter MacKay and Maxime Bernier have been way off-message this year, but Harper hasn’t slapped them down http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/08/a-dictator-in-the-making/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/08/a-dictator-in-the-making/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:20:12 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162128 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/08/a-dictator-in-the-making/feed/ 57 Fresh from victory against the Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka's president is taking steps to stay in power indefinitely http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/americas-company/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/americas-company/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:20:53 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160486 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/americas-company/feed/ 5 General Motors’ comeback is about more than cars—it has come to represent hope in the U.S. economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/mps-bicker-in-peace/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/mps-bicker-in-peace/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:20:37 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160603 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/mps-bicker-in-peace/feed/ 12 Nothing wrong with a little name-calling or yo-momma insulting in Question Period http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/another-foot-in-mouth-tory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/another-foot-in-mouth-tory/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:20:13 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/another-foot-in-mouth-tory/feed/ 0 Lord Young of Graffham’s bout of foot-in-mouth disease came just one month after the government announced its deepest public spending cuts http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/how-many-does-it-take-to-screw-in-a-light-bulb/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/how-many-does-it-take-to-screw-in-a-light-bulb/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:56:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160747 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/how-many-does-it-take-to-screw-in-a-light-bulb/feed/ 11 In the process of detailing the government’s confused response to last summer’s earthquake, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/a-new-scandal-all-the-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/a-new-scandal-all-the-time/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:20:42 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160016 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/a-new-scandal-all-the-time/feed/ 14 Allegations of wrongdoing keep piling up in Quebec http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/the-most-dangerous-job/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/the-most-dangerous-job/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:40:29 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157101 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/the-most-dangerous-job/feed/ 8 Gordon Campbell is only the latest in a long line of B.C. premiers who’ve been drummed out of office in disgrace http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/the-watchdogs-who-never-bite/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/the-watchdogs-who-never-bite/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:00:50 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/the-watchdogs-who-never-bite/feed/ 12 Those who investigate wrongdoing have little power, and little interest in using what they do have http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/politics-all-the-way-down/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/politics-all-the-way-down/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:00:08 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157021 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/politics-all-the-way-down/feed/ 169 COYNE: Stop crediting the Tories with scruples they show no sign of possessing http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-founding-fathers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-founding-fathers/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:00:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152111 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-founding-fathers/feed/ 0 Even John A. Macdonald would admit that these two guys are the ones who started it all http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/burning-down-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/burning-down-the-house/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:00:30 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152447 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/burning-down-the-house/feed/ 0 The move toward libertarianism is having extreme consequences, as one Tennessee homeowner discovered http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/15/a-diplomatic-game-worth-losing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/15/a-diplomatic-game-worth-losing/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:00:01 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152155 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/15/a-diplomatic-game-worth-losing/feed/ 0 COYNE on Canada's defeat at the UN Security Council http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/mitchel-raphael-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/mitchel-raphael-2/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:20:33 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150045 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/mitchel-raphael-2/feed/ 0 Justin’s look-alike, MPs, transsexuals and a bank CEO, Tory party loses its ‘party’ man http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/breaking-into-the-inner-circle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/breaking-into-the-inner-circle/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:00:54 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149953 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/breaking-into-the-inner-circle/feed/ 0 Recent hires speak to their different political styles http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/memo-to-the-new-chief-of-staff-poor-sod/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/memo-to-the-new-chief-of-staff-poor-sod/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:00:22 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149897 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/memo-to-the-new-chief-of-staff-poor-sod/feed/ 0 A few words of wisdom for the Prime Minister’s new right-hand man http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/05/being-right-v-sounding-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/05/being-right-v-sounding-right/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:17:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150902 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/05/being-right-v-sounding-right/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon sees what’s going on here. A disconcerting trend is establishing itself in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/04/does-stephen-harper-have-a-plan-for-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/04/does-stephen-harper-have-a-plan-for-canada/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:29:33 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150709 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/04/does-stephen-harper-have-a-plan-for-canada/feed/ 0 Let us know what you think http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/enough-immaturity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/enough-immaturity/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:40:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149950 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/enough-immaturity/feed/ 0 A story that should make Quebecers think, not close ranks http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/bonhomme-strikes-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/bonhomme-strikes-back/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:20:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149948 Maclean’s of ‘constructive xenophobia']]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/bonhomme-strikes-back/feed/ 0 A veteran Quebec sovereignist accuses Maclean’s of ‘constructive xenophobia' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/29/what-to-think-about-where-were-going/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/29/what-to-think-about-where-were-going/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:38:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149869 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/29/what-to-think-about-where-were-going/feed/ 0 Alex Himelfarb contemplates the future of government. One constant theme was the need to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/17/a-heart-thats-full-up-like-a-landfill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/17/a-heart-thats-full-up-like-a-landfill/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:01:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148083 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/17/a-heart-thats-full-up-like-a-landfill/feed/ 0 In the future, as we move toward a new era of austerity and small... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/any-idiot-could-do-it-but-could-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/any-idiot-could-do-it-but-could-you/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:34:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143160 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/any-idiot-could-do-it-but-could-you/feed/ 0 It takes a dazzling set of skills to be an MP. Like having a hand, to pound things with. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/24/the-size-scope-and-purpose-of-government/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/24/the-size-scope-and-purpose-of-government/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:42:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143980 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/24/the-size-scope-and-purpose-of-government/feed/ 0 Alex Himelfarb takes stock of the state and the competing visions of welfare and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/is-wyclef-jean-what-haiti-needs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/is-wyclef-jean-what-haiti-needs/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:54:44 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142281 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/is-wyclef-jean-what-haiti-needs/feed/ 0 The hip-hop star could actually win the presidency. Then what? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/a-know-nothing-strain-of-conservatism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/a-know-nothing-strain-of-conservatism/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:00:27 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/a-know-nothing-strain-of-conservatism/feed/ 527 COYNE: The PM once was viewed as rigid but upright; doctrinaire, but with a certain integrity http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/14/we-get-the-feeling-youre-tuning-out-steve/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/14/we-get-the-feeling-youre-tuning-out-steve/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:17:50 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/14/we-get-the-feeling-youre-tuning-out-steve/feed/ 0 FESCHUK: It's year four as PM. Do you know where your cabinet ministers are? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/the-state-adrift/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/the-state-adrift/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:52:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142645 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/the-state-adrift/feed/ 0 Alex Himelfarb considers the state of the Canadian state. Erosion of the state through... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/09/what-goes-on-here-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/09/what-goes-on-here-ii/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:15:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=131707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/09/what-goes-on-here-ii/feed/ 16 Over the last few days, the Canadian Press has published a three-part series (here,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/19/the-first-step-is-admitting-the-possibility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/19/the-first-step-is-admitting-the-possibility/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 17:38:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=127475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/19/the-first-step-is-admitting-the-possibility/feed/ 89 Rob Silver lays out the conditions for a coalition. Do not rule out a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/how-much-should-we-pay-and-what-should-we-pay-for/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/how-much-should-we-pay-and-what-should-we-pay-for/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 15:24:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=127111 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/how-much-should-we-pay-and-what-should-we-pay-for/feed/ 20 The Agenda convenes a panel—including our Andrew Coyne—to discuss the sorts of questions that...