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Wed, 22 May 2013 04:14:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-the-final-resolutions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-the-final-resolutions/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:24:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-the-final-resolutions/feed/ 0 EI, housing, health care, veterans and foreign workers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/ndp-policy-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/ndp-policy-party/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:09:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/ndp-policy-party/feed/ 0 The official opposition gathers to sort itself out http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/cooperative-math-is-complicated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/cooperative-math-is-complicated/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:27:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359164 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/cooperative-math-is-complicated/feed/ 0 Uniting the left is still harder than it sounds http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-unity-bill-gambit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-unity-bill-gambit/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:27:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344490 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-unity-bill-gambit/feed/ 0 Greg Fingas considers the NDP’s Unity Bill. Of course, there may be other strategic... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/do-we-want-the-senate-defeating-bills-passed-by-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/do-we-want-the-senate-defeating-bills-passed-by-the-house/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:59:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313579 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/do-we-want-the-senate-defeating-bills-passed-by-the-house/feed/ 0 Greg Fingas considers the ramifications of the Senate (potentially) defeating the sports betting bill.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/attacking-the-attacks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/attacking-the-attacks/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:38:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301896 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/attacking-the-attacks/feed/ 0 Greg Fingas considers the NDP’s new web ad. Well, the good news is that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/the-lemonade-stand-test/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/the-lemonade-stand-test/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:42:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296445 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/the-lemonade-stand-test/feed/ 0 As noted, the “revenue” part of the government’s new argument against cap-and-trade is a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/responding-to-the-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/responding-to-the-farce/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:47:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294492 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/responding-to-the-farce/feed/ 0 Greg Fingas considers a response to the Conservatives’ carbon tax farce. Yes, Harper has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/getting-the-message-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/getting-the-message-out/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:24:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274340 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/getting-the-message-out/feed/ 0 Greg Fingas considers the NDP ads. … they nicely tie together a few easily-digestible... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-meaning-of-etobicoke-centre/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-meaning-of-etobicoke-centre/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:15:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273901 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-meaning-of-etobicoke-centre/feed/ 0 The Toronto Star, Greg Fingas, Omar Alghabra and, quoted below, Adam Goldenberg consider the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/a-fight-about-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/a-fight-about-policy/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:48:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272278 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/a-fight-about-policy/feed/ 0 Greg Fingas considers the Conservative attack ad and finds reason for New Democrats to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/members-of-the-conservative-government-will-be-disrupted-from-this-point-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/members-of-the-conservative-government-will-be-disrupted-from-this-point-on/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:01:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270691 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/members-of-the-conservative-government-will-be-disrupted-from-this-point-on/feed/ 0 On Friday, Joe Oliver was interrupted during an announcement by a doctor and medical... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/the-ndp-and-alberta/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/the-ndp-and-alberta/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:18:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253955 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/the-ndp-and-alberta/feed/ 0 Greg Fingas puts some hope in Linda Duncan’s shadow cabinet assignment. Second, the choice... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/to-2015-and-beyond/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/to-2015-and-beyond/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:29:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252545 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/to-2015-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Greg Fingas catches the apparent arrival of nuance to Thomas Mulcair’s views on coalition... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/show-me-what-you-got/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/show-me-what-you-got/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:25:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247760 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/show-me-what-you-got/feed/ 0 How much do these leadership showcases matter? Greg Fingas recalls Stephane Dion’s showing at... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/weighing-the-race/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/weighing-the-race/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:45:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246769 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/weighing-the-race/feed/ 0 Alice Funke follows the money. Secondly, and on the other hand, it was not... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/vancouver-reaction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/vancouver-reaction/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:28:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245186 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/vancouver-reaction/feed/ 0 The Globe, Star, CBC and Postmedia review the proceedings. Althia Raj surveys the post-debate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/the-voting-begins/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/the-voting-begins/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:55:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/the-voting-begins/feed/ 0 As voting in the NDP leadership race opens, Greg Fingas reviews the candidates and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/winnipeg-reaction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/winnipeg-reaction/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:11:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242310 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/winnipeg-reaction/feed/ 0 The Star and CBC wrap up the proceedings. Kady O’Malley live blogs. Rabble threads... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/the-case-for-nathan-cullen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/the-case-for-nathan-cullen/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:30:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/the-case-for-nathan-cullen/feed/ 0 Shortly before this past weekend’s membership deadline, Nathan Cullen won the endorsements of two... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/anybodys-guess/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/anybodys-guess/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:51:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239777 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/anybodys-guess/feed/ 0 Greg Fingas considers what we now know of the NDP leadership race. Of course,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/12/quebec-city-reaction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/12/quebec-city-reaction/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:33:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239425 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/12/quebec-city-reaction/feed/ 0 Daniel LeBlanc considers Paul Dewar’s showing. There was a strong feeling among people following... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/halifax-reaction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/halifax-reaction/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236499 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/halifax-reaction/feed/ 0 The Star, Post, iPolitics, Canadian Press, Globe and CBC review the proceedings. Nathan Cullen... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/they-know-what-they-dont-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/they-know-what-they-dont-like/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:25:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228931 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/they-know-what-they-dont-like/feed/ 13 For its latest report on the state of our democracy, Samara consulted the public.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/when-taxes-aim-high/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/when-taxes-aim-high/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:35:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221342 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/when-taxes-aim-high/feed/ 33 Stephen Gordon questions the effects of taxing the rich. What becomes more problematic is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/raise-taxes-to-reduce-inequality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/raise-taxes-to-reduce-inequality/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:32:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220335 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/raise-taxes-to-reduce-inequality/feed/ 19 Mike Moffatt argues we aren’t prepared to do what’s necessary to reduce inequality. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/enter-the-maverick/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/enter-the-maverick/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:11:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220065 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/enter-the-maverick/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair is officially in the NDP leadership race. Website here. Interview with iPolitics... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/back-to-work-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/back-to-work-3/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:05:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212021 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/back-to-work-3/feed/ 17 Olivia Chow politely brushes aside questions. Gary Doer’s friends and associates say he likely... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/optimism-is-better-than-despair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/optimism-is-better-than-despair/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:46:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=211349 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/optimism-is-better-than-despair/feed/ 0 Greg Fingas finds reason for optimism among New Democrats. Most leadership races in established... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/power-to-the-people-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/power-to-the-people-2/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:50:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209110 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/power-to-the-people-2/feed/ 2 In light of events in British Columbia and Wisconsin, Greg Fingas defends direct democracy...