http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Mon, 20 May 2013 04:09:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/greens-urge-ndp-to-stand-down-in-labrador-byelection/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/greens-urge-ndp-to-stand-down-in-labrador-byelection/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:16:38 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364272 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/greens-urge-ndp-to-stand-down-in-labrador-byelection/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada says it will not run a candidate... 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/2012/11/28/chris-turner-on-calgary-centre-and-vote-splitting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/chris-turner-on-calgary-centre-and-vote-splitting/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:58:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320561 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/chris-turner-on-calgary-centre-and-vote-splitting/feed/ 0 The Green candidate in the Calgary Centre byelection finds lessons in the result. Once... 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/2012/11/27/strategic-voting-gimmickerists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/strategic-voting-gimmickerists/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:36:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319948 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/strategic-voting-gimmickerists/feed/ 0 Reviewing the by-elections, Alice Funke focuses on the Green vote. But, if you look... 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/2012/05/10/explaining-the-budget-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/explaining-the-budget-bill/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 16:12:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257887 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/explaining-the-budget-bill/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May has compiled a breakdown of every change to environmental regulations contained in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/democratic-rights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/democratic-rights/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:51:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225357 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/democratic-rights/feed/ 25 Elizabeth May is joining an attempt to challenge the first-past-the-post electoral system as a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/i-think-the-controversy-has-created-a-good-teaching-moment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/i-think-the-controversy-has-created-a-good-teaching-moment/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:17:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207017 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/i-think-the-controversy-has-created-a-good-teaching-moment/feed/ 29 Elizabeth May explains, at length, her feelings about electromagnetic radiation. When I was first... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/elizabeth-mays-summer-reading/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/elizabeth-mays-summer-reading/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:26:54 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198924 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/elizabeth-mays-summer-reading/feed/ 0 Green leader Elizabeth May’s assistant carries her copy of the Afghan detainee documents.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/strategic-campaigning/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/strategic-campaigning/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 16:49:37 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191139 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/strategic-campaigning/feed/ 5 Adam Radwanski explains Elizabeth May’s first-past-the-post conundrum. Of all the arguments to examine how... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/the-night-of-1000-delusions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/the-night-of-1000-delusions/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 11:00:09 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=189797 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/the-night-of-1000-delusions/feed/ 57 Layton imagined Harper would be psyched to meet with him to discuss NDP priorities. It was adorable. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/what-does-canada-want-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/what-does-canada-want-now/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:00:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/what-does-canada-want-now/feed/ 3 An all-party debate tackles the biggest issues of the election http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/21/from-the-magazine-7/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/21/from-the-magazine-7/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:51:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186392 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/21/from-the-magazine-7/feed/ 4 Here is the magazine piece on Michael Ignatieff’s current situation. Here is the math.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/the-greens-care-about-the-environment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/the-greens-care-about-the-environment/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:00:35 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=185985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/the-greens-care-about-the-environment/feed/ 46 Pining for electoral reform—the real Green cause—as the planet burns is pure political narcissism http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/your-seat-projections-have-arrived/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/your-seat-projections-have-arrived/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:46:59 +0000 Andrew Coyne https://macleans.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/your-seat-projections-have-arrived/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/your-seat-projections-have-arrived/feed/ 124 At this point, everybody is losing http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/mitchel-raphael-on-bev-oda%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98rough-time%e2%80%99-and-the-pm%e2%80%99s-racy-songs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/mitchel-raphael-on-bev-oda%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98rough-time%e2%80%99-and-the-pm%e2%80%99s-racy-songs/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:50:45 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183833 You have to love those seniors Bev Oda... has three campaign offices in her]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/mitchel-raphael-on-bev-oda%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98rough-time%e2%80%99-and-the-pm%e2%80%99s-racy-songs/feed/ 4 You have to love those seniors Bev Oda... has three campaign offices in her http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/12/a-colour-blind-man-looks-at-green-and-orange/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/12/a-colour-blind-man-looks-at-green-and-orange/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:37:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183488 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/12/a-colour-blind-man-looks-at-green-and-orange/feed/ 21 I’ve been catching up with the various party platforms, and doing my best to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/the-green-platform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/the-green-platform/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:32:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182670 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/the-green-platform/feed/ 30 The Green party has released its election platform—both short and long versions. In this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/the-debates-mess-1-the-greens/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/the-debates-mess-1-the-greens/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:15:43 +0000 Andrew Coyne https://macleans.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/the-debates-mess-1-the-greens/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/the-debates-mess-1-the-greens/feed/ 53 Let’s suppose Ford, GM and Chrysler sat down with all the television networks, and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/no-need-to-rsvp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/no-need-to-rsvp/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:40:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180170 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/no-need-to-rsvp/feed/ 78 The networks have decided not to invite Elizabeth May to the leaders’ debates. Ms.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/this-week-good-news-bad-news-7/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/this-week-good-news-bad-news-7/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:06:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176506 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/this-week-good-news-bad-news-7/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May calls for civility in Ottawa, while Barack Obama backs away from a pledge to close Gitmo http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/the-youtube-vote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/the-youtube-vote/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:55:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177215 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/the-youtube-vote/feed/ 28 Green party attack on attack ads, released five days ago: 44,175 views. Conservative party... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/it-doesnt-have-to-be-like-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/it-doesnt-have-to-be-like-this/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:03:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176227 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/it-doesnt-have-to-be-like-this/feed/ 163 The Green Party launches a meta attack ad.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/05/beat-em-join-em-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/05/beat-em-join-em-ii/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 17:48:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176201 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/05/beat-em-join-em-ii/feed/ 76 Elizabeth May tweets this way. Maybe you should wait & see the ad before... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/beat-em-join-em/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/beat-em-join-em/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:05:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176131 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/beat-em-join-em/feed/ 63 October. In working on my book I found the research from numerous experts on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/12/this-week-good-news-bad-news-3-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/12/this-week-good-news-bad-news-3-2/#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:47:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171116 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/12/this-week-good-news-bad-news-3-2/feed/ 2 Canada and U.S. look to ease border restrictions, while the RCMP's top job is once again open http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/capital-diary-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/capital-diary-2/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:40:33 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166988 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/capital-diary-2/feed/ 0 May's baby book idea, no cookie time for this Martha, and the MP who loves Valentine's Day http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/idea-alert-37/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/idea-alert-37/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:18:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/idea-alert-37/feed/ 0 The Green party wants to ban political advertising from television. Many countries ban the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/islamists-iran/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/islamists-iran/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:45:22 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155092 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/islamists-iran/feed/ 0 The National Post and the Ottawa Citizen have editorials. (The Post acknowledged that Maclean’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/islamists-iran-and-the-green-party-elizabeth-may-responds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/islamists-iran-and-the-green-party-elizabeth-may-responds/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:33:28 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154791 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/islamists-iran-and-the-green-party-elizabeth-may-responds/feed/ 0 Here’s Elizabeth May’s response: Here’s my original story:... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/mitchel-raphael-on-why-kids-love-spending-time-at-paul-martinland-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/mitchel-raphael-on-why-kids-love-spending-time-at-paul-martinland-2/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:00:03 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145143 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/mitchel-raphael-on-why-kids-love-spending-time-at-paul-martinland-2/feed/ 0 Don’t tell the PMO they helped him, Margaret Atwood and Elizabeth May and The Queen, the Emperor and Obama http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/12/the-greens-prepare-for-battle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/12/the-greens-prepare-for-battle/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:28:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/12/the-greens-prepare-for-battle/feed/ 5 Elizabeth May’s party picks up an enforcer off the waiver wire. Hockey tough guy... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/7-billion-dollar-green-energy-investment-in-ontario-upsets-enviros/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/7-billion-dollar-green-energy-investment-in-ontario-upsets-enviros/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:55:52 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=103948 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/7-billion-dollar-green-energy-investment-in-ontario-upsets-enviros/feed/ 19 Dalton McGuinty's deal with Samsung has Green Party fuming http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/09/im-mildly-curious-about-my-future/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/09/im-mildly-curious-about-my-future/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:03:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=80313 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/09/im-mildly-curious-about-my-future/feed/ 24 Elizabeth May takes aim at Saanich-Gulf Islands in what could be her last attempt to win a seat in the House http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/02/the-season-in-politics-a-cheat-sheet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/02/the-season-in-politics-a-cheat-sheet/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:40:25 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=77734 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/02/the-season-in-politics-a-cheat-sheet/feed/ 13 Feschuk: What Iggy, the New Old Whatever Democrats and a guy named Steve have been up to lately http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/01/79155/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/01/79155/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:51:26 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=79155 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/01/79155/feed/ 14 Does Liz May really need this sort of hassle? Are these the battles the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/19/for-the-first-time-ever-the-green-party-of-canada-has-written-a-campaign-plan-that-is-fully-detailed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/19/for-the-first-time-ever-the-green-party-of-canada-has-written-a-campaign-plan-that-is-fully-detailed/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:35:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=76851 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/19/for-the-first-time-ever-the-green-party-of-canada-has-written-a-campaign-plan-that-is-fully-detailed/feed/ 34 And on the off chance that’s enough for you to take Elizabeth May seriously... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/dear-andrew-coyne-not-in-my-backyard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/dear-andrew-coyne-not-in-my-backyard/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 20:04:02 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=56915 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/dear-andrew-coyne-not-in-my-backyard/feed/ 12 Vancouver Bureau Chief Ken MacQueen explains why B.C. didn't go along with electoral reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/07/a-vote-that-really-counts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/07/a-vote-that-really-counts/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 18:00:00 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3340 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/07/a-vote-that-really-counts/feed/ 215 Politics is broken in Canada, writes Andrew Coyne. But B.C. could help fix it today. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/13/oops-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/13/oops-2/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:52:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=35605 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/13/oops-2/feed/ 20 Someone I know on the Hill has been agitating for this to be flagged.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/14/elizabeth-may-held-her-last-ottawa-house-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/14/elizabeth-may-held-her-last-ottawa-house-party/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:15:43 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=28166 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/14/elizabeth-may-held-her-last-ottawa-house-party/feed/ 7 Green Leader Elizabeth May held her last annual Epiphany Party on January 6th in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/megapundit-wheres-our-obama/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/megapundit-wheres-our-obama/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:25:33 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18134 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/megapundit-wheres-our-obama/feed/ 15 WEEKEND ROUNDUP http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/its-all-about-may/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/its-all-about-may/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0000 Anne Kingston http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=728 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/its-all-about-may/feed/ 6 The Greens are both praising and blaming their leader http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/21/megapundit-begin-the-wooing-of-frank-mckenna/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/21/megapundit-begin-the-wooing-of-frank-mckenna/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:51:57 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=13615 Must-reads: None. Okay, maybe James Travers. Did somebody order a hero?... It will take]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/21/megapundit-begin-the-wooing-of-frank-mckenna/feed/ 19 Must-reads: None. Okay, maybe James Travers. Did somebody order a hero?... It will take