http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/gun-control-boston-and-the-law-abiding-citizen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/gun-control-boston-and-the-law-abiding-citizen/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:26:58 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/gun-control-boston-and-the-law-abiding-citizen/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel responds to the NRA on Boston, gun control and 'law-abiding citizens' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/nra-1-obama-0/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/nra-1-obama-0/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:29:09 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/nra-1-obama-0/feed/ 0 Luiza Ch. Savage on the gun control lobby's defeat in the Senate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/a-town-that-welcomes-you-with-open-arms/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/a-town-that-welcomes-you-with-open-arms/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365565 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/a-town-that-welcomes-you-with-open-arms/feed/ 0 Welcome to Kennesaw, the Georgia hamlet that welcomes you—and your Colt .45 —with open arms http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/senate-democrats-wont-include-assault-weapons-ban-in-gun-bill-sponsor-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/senate-democrats-wont-include-assault-weapons-ban-in-gun-bill-sponsor-says/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:51:03 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362155 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/senate-democrats-wont-include-assault-weapons-ban-in-gun-bill-sponsor-says/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has decided that a proposed assault weapons... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/boehner-likes-obama-less-than-chris-brown-likes-frank-ocean/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/boehner-likes-obama-less-than-chris-brown-likes-frank-ocean/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:57:29 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349723 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/boehner-likes-obama-less-than-chris-brown-likes-frank-ocean/feed/ 0 ... and other observations on Obama's SOTU address http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/off-target/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/off-target/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:30:00 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347352 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/off-target/feed/ 0 There are cracks in the Harper government's claim that it has stepped up the fight against gun smugglers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/obama-skeet-shoots-himself-in-the-foot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/obama-skeet-shoots-himself-in-the-foot/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:26:16 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346510 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/obama-skeet-shoots-himself-in-the-foot/feed/ 0 Unravelling 'Skeetgate,' one Conservative accusation at a time http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-former-nra-man-on-his-conversion-to-gun-control-newtown-and-the-unnoticed-carnage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-former-nra-man-on-his-conversion-to-gun-control-newtown-and-the-unnoticed-carnage/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344660 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-former-nra-man-on-his-conversion-to-gun-control-newtown-and-the-unnoticed-carnage/feed/ 0 In conversation with Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/just-whats-so-special-about-the-ar-15/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/just-whats-so-special-about-the-ar-15/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:30:00 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341234 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/just-whats-so-special-about-the-ar-15/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel on who needs military assault weapons http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/is-it-easier-to-buy-a-gun-than-a-kitten-in-the-united-states/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/is-it-easier-to-buy-a-gun-than-a-kitten-in-the-united-states/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:29:15 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338170 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/is-it-easier-to-buy-a-gun-than-a-kitten-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 Why Obama's tougher gun laws are likely to get watered down http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/obama-unveils-proposal-for-gun-control-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/obama-unveils-proposal-for-gun-control-reform/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:30:33 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337867 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/obama-unveils-proposal-for-gun-control-reform/feed/ 0 NRA gears up for a fight, new ad targets the president's children http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/alex-jones-sounds-off-on-piers-morgan-tonight/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/alex-jones-sounds-off-on-piers-morgan-tonight/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:13:24 +0000 Aaron Hutchins http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334440 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/alex-jones-sounds-off-on-piers-morgan-tonight/feed/ 0 Hot air and a heated argument on CNN http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/guns-crime-and-stats-in-the-united-states/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/guns-crime-and-stats-in-the-united-states/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:26:09 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332280 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/guns-crime-and-stats-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 'Going postal' is the tip of the iceberg. The larger problem lies beneath the surface http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/nra-president-undeterred-on-gun-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/nra-president-undeterred-on-gun-reform/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:45:54 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/nra-president-undeterred-on-gun-reform/feed/ 0 David Keene opposes publication of gun permit holders http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/nra-the-worlds-foremost-child-protection-agency/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/nra-the-worlds-foremost-child-protection-agency/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:41:15 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331106 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/nra-the-worlds-foremost-child-protection-agency/feed/ 0 Gun-free schools are the most dangerous places on earth, right? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/the-nra-if-its-guns-or-freedom-well-have-guns-thank-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/the-nra-if-its-guns-or-freedom-well-have-guns-thank-you/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:38:25 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331100 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/the-nra-if-its-guns-or-freedom-well-have-guns-thank-you/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the gun lobby's response to the Newtown shooting http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/is-gun-control-the-right-conversation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/is-gun-control-the-right-conversation/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:42:48 +0000 Amanda Shendruk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330436 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/is-gun-control-the-right-conversation/feed/ 0 Amanda Shendruk looks at the links between legislation and homicides and finds something else worth talking about http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/garneau-on-gun-control/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/garneau-on-gun-control/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:23:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330267 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/garneau-on-gun-control/feed/ 0 The Liberal leadership candidate considers a ban on semi-automatic weapons. The Montreal MP said... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/guns-notorious-for-use-in-canadian-mass-shootings-still-not-prohibited/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/guns-notorious-for-use-in-canadian-mass-shootings-still-not-prohibited/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:49:32 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330141 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/guns-notorious-for-use-in-canadian-mass-shootings-still-not-prohibited/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Just as the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle has become a grim household name... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/will-newtown-become-the-911-for-guns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/will-newtown-become-the-911-for-guns/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:01:25 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329835 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/will-newtown-become-the-911-for-guns/feed/ 0 The deaths of 20 children could spark a change of consciousness http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/newtown-shooting-gun-control-at-last/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/newtown-shooting-gun-control-at-last/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:13:26 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328656 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/newtown-shooting-gun-control-at-last/feed/ 0 Or is today, asks Emma Teitel, pretty much the only time American politicians will be willing to touch the topic? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/connecticut-school-shooting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/connecticut-school-shooting/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:59:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328542 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/connecticut-school-shooting/feed/ 0 News-Times journalist Libor Jany on the horrifying scene in Newtown http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/harper-rejects-firearms-advice-wont-relax-prohibited-weapons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/harper-rejects-firearms-advice-wont-relax-prohibited-weapons/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:56:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324714 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/harper-rejects-firearms-advice-wont-relax-prohibited-weapons/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government is unhappy with recommendations from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/megapixels-for-machine-guns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/megapixels-for-machine-guns/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:10:01 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/megapixels-for-machine-guns/feed/ 0 The Pixels for Pistols program is bringing in a lot of firepower and dishing out cameras in return http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-arms-race-no-one-is-talking-about/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-arms-race-no-one-is-talking-about/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:21:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-arms-race-no-one-is-talking-about/feed/ 0 Gun control isn’t about fulfilling a utopian fantasy, an all-or-none sum game. It’s about harm reduction. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-scarborough-shootings-shyanne-charles-gun-control-and-the-toronto-star/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-scarborough-shootings-shyanne-charles-gun-control-and-the-toronto-star/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:56:37 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275204 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-scarborough-shootings-shyanne-charles-gun-control-and-the-toronto-star/feed/ 0 Where to begin? Let’s start with a plea for facts. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/the-commons-a-gun-measuring-contest-in-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/the-commons-a-gun-measuring-contest-in-the-house/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:32:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222992 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/the-commons-a-gun-measuring-contest-in-the-house/feed/ 10 On the eve of eliminating the long-gun registry, we seem to have started a debate about guns http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/gun-control-and-the-toronto-star/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/gun-control-and-the-toronto-star/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:41:48 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222968 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/gun-control-and-the-toronto-star/feed/ 70 “Tories delist sniper rifles, self-loading weapons,” says the front-page Toronto Star headline, followed by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/hundreds-of-police-guns-unaccounted-for/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/hundreds-of-police-guns-unaccounted-for/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:06:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218201 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/hundreds-of-police-guns-unaccounted-for/feed/ 11 Documents show a "double standard" on long-gun registry, NFA says http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/interpret-according-to-the-political-ideology-of-your-choosing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/interpret-according-to-the-political-ideology-of-your-choosing/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:38:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154575 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/interpret-according-to-the-political-ideology-of-your-choosing/feed/ 0 Statistics Canada releases new figures on homicide. The latest homicide study released Tuesday by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/153-151/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/153-151/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:54:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148811 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/153-151/feed/ 0 MPs vote 153-151 to kill motion that would have scrapped registry http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/the-commons-ignatieffs-sharp-right-hook/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/the-commons-ignatieffs-sharp-right-hook/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:49:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148751 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/the-commons-ignatieffs-sharp-right-hook/feed/ 0 Ignatieff's "warm and fuzzy" message seems to stagger Harper http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/with-an-hour-and-a-fifteen-minutes-to-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/with-an-hour-and-a-fifteen-minutes-to-go/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:30:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148779 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/with-an-hour-and-a-fifteen-minutes-to-go/feed/ 0 Messrs Ignatieff and Layton are promising that all of their respective sides will be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/recorded-division/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/recorded-division/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:51:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148603 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/recorded-division/feed/ 0 The actual text that will be put before the House this evening at approximately... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/speaking-for-the-victims/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/speaking-for-the-victims/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:15:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148445 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/speaking-for-the-victims/feed/ 0 Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, in QP this afternoon. “Mr. Speaker, in fact, we... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/153-150/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/153-150/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:45:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148277 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/153-150/feed/ 0 Peter Stoffer has decided to switch sides as it relates to House votes on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/17/the-paramount-importance-of-public-sentiment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/17/the-paramount-importance-of-public-sentiment/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:38:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148162 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/17/the-paramount-importance-of-public-sentiment/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister vows to continue not resting until the long gun registry is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/17/if-they-really-wanted-to-get-rid-of-the-long-gun-registry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/17/if-they-really-wanted-to-get-rid-of-the-long-gun-registry/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:30:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/17/if-they-really-wanted-to-get-rid-of-the-long-gun-registry/feed/ 0 An interesting exchange from John Baird’s news conference yesterday. Reporter: Mr. Baird, if scrapping... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/swing-votes-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/swing-votes-2/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:10:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147864 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/swing-votes-2/feed/ 0 NDP MP Niki Ashton will disclose tomorrow how she plans to vote on C-391.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/lets-all-hate-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/lets-all-hate-toronto/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:46:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147715 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/lets-all-hate-toronto/feed/ 0 John Baird, today. “I share the disappointment of many of my colleagues that people... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/152-151/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/152-151/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:18:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147702 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/152-151/feed/ 0 Carol Hughes says she’ll oppose C-391, which makes it 152 MPs opposed to the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/jack-layton-as-joe-namath/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/jack-layton-as-joe-namath/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:32:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147327 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/jack-layton-as-joe-namath/feed/ 0 The NDP leader says he's got what he needs to win the gun registry vote http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/151-151/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/151-151/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:07:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/151-151/feed/ 0 Malcolm Allen has apparently decided to vote against C-391, which puts our unofficial count... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/10/show-your-work/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/10/show-your-work/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:46:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/10/show-your-work/feed/ 0 In light of conflicting counts circulating as to upcoming votes on Bill C-391, here... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/10/151-to-150/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/10/151-to-150/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:57:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/10/151-to-150/feed/ 0 NDP MP Claude Gravelle says he’ll vote against Bill C-391. That makes it 151...