http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 23 May 2013 21:05:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/2013/01/03/canada-opens-colombia-to-new-opportunities-for-its-automatic-weapons-sellers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/canada-opens-colombia-to-new-opportunities-for-its-automatic-weapons-sellers/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:11:08 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332885 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/canada-opens-colombia-to-new-opportunities-for-its-automatic-weapons-sellers/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Just one day before last month’s elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn.,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/conservatives-axe-gun-show-laws-on-advice-of-controversial-committee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/conservatives-axe-gun-show-laws-on-advice-of-controversial-committee/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:51:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330399 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/conservatives-axe-gun-show-laws-on-advice-of-controversial-committee/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Conservative government has repealed gun show regulations, on the advice of... 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/2012/09/19/a-breach-of-an-individuals-rights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/a-breach-of-an-individuals-rights/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:00:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/a-breach-of-an-individuals-rights/feed/ 0 An Ontario judge has declared a Harper government measure on dangerous offenders to be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/pass-your-gun-to-the-person-your-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/pass-your-gun-to-the-person-your-right/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:22:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287946 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/pass-your-gun-to-the-person-your-right/feed/ 0 The Canadian Shooting Sports Association is planning a gun swap to mock the long... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/07/arizona-shooter-pleads-guilty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/07/arizona-shooter-pleads-guilty/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:41:24 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=281822 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/07/arizona-shooter-pleads-guilty/feed/ 0 Jared Lee Loughner plead guilty on Tuesday to killing six and wounding 13 people,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/this-is-not-a-theoretical-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/this-is-not-a-theoretical-problem/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:15:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276670 Reporter:... Just changing the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/this-is-not-a-theoretical-problem/feed/ 0 After meeting with Rob Ford, Stephen Harper challenges the courts. Reporter:... Just changing the http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gut-instinct-is-no-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gut-instinct-is-no-good/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:15:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gut-instinct-is-no-good/feed/ 0 Considering recent violence and crime policy, Ralph Goodale praises the approach of Saskatchewan Premier... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/guns-at-the-border-on-seizures-and-spending/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/guns-at-the-border-on-seizures-and-spending/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:07:52 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276308 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/guns-at-the-border-on-seizures-and-spending/feed/ 0 I was surprised on Saturday to hear Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, in an interview... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-harper-ford-summit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-harper-ford-summit/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:54:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276313 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-harper-ford-summit/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister will meet with the mayor of Toronto tomorrow afternoon in Scarborough.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/politicizing-that-which-is-already-political/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/politicizing-that-which-is-already-political/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:00:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/politicizing-that-which-is-already-political/feed/ 0 In the wake of tragedy, demand for debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/its-classic-dopey-on-dopey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/its-classic-dopey-on-dopey/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:58:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276136 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/its-classic-dopey-on-dopey/feed/ 0 Opposition MPs criticize Jason Kenney for agreeing with what he thought Rob Ford was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/upon-further-review-jason-kenney-does-not-entirely-agree-with-rob-ford/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/upon-further-review-jason-kenney-does-not-entirely-agree-with-rob-ford/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:33:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276121 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/upon-further-review-jason-kenney-does-not-entirely-agree-with-rob-ford/feed/ 0 Now that the Toronto mayor has explained that he wasn’t quite talking about what... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/do-we-have-any-idea-why-people-are-shooting-each-other/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/do-we-have-any-idea-why-people-are-shooting-each-other/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:10:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275234 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/do-we-have-any-idea-why-people-are-shooting-each-other/feed/ 0 Criminology professor James Sheptycki laments for how little we understand about gun crime. I... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/guns-crime-and-public-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/guns-crime-and-public-policy/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:01:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/guns-crime-and-public-policy/feed/ 0 To the official statements on last night’s shooting in Scarborough, the Globe adds comment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/can-we-do-more-to-prevent-gun-violence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/can-we-do-more-to-prevent-gun-violence/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:46:42 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274988 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/can-we-do-more-to-prevent-gun-violence/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/the-gun-lobby-reloads/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/the-gun-lobby-reloads/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:10:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241230 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/the-gun-lobby-reloads/feed/ 0 Thought gun advocates would be celebrating the demise of the gun registry? Think again. 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/2011/10/26/the-commons-bonfire-of-the-registry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/the-commons-bonfire-of-the-registry/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:06:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/the-commons-bonfire-of-the-registry/feed/ 86 We mustn't lose sight of the clear and present danger this registry poses http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/leave-no-trace-behind/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/leave-no-trace-behind/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:54:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221681 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/leave-no-trace-behind/feed/ 128 In addition to eliminating the long-gun registry, the government’s new legislation will destroy all... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/how-dangerous-is-celebratory-gunfire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/how-dangerous-is-celebratory-gunfire/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:54:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=211732 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/how-dangerous-is-celebratory-gunfire/feed/ 17 What goes up must come down, right? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/the-commons-this-is-about-victims/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/the-commons-this-is-about-victims/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:58:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/the-commons-this-is-about-victims/feed/ 105 No one disagrees about that http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/this-language-is-not-me/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/this-language-is-not-me/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:28:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=121499 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/this-language-is-not-me/feed/ 106 In a press release distributed by his office earlier today, Conservative MP Garry Breitkreuz... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/finland-proposes-a-ban-on-guns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/finland-proposes-a-ban-on-guns/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:01 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112146 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/finland-proposes-a-ban-on-guns/feed/ 26 Finland ranks fifth worldwide in gun owners per capita http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/newsmakers-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/newsmakers-18/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:01:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=99637 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/newsmakers-18/feed/ 6 Newsmakers of the week http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/for-it-before-he-was-against-it-easter-edition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/for-it-before-he-was-against-it-easter-edition/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:46:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/for-it-before-he-was-against-it-easter-edition/feed/ 14 Fun facts. From 1892 to 2005, Canada had a solicitor general. From Oct. 2002... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/18/the-revolution-will-eventually-end-up-on-youtube/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/18/the-revolution-will-eventually-end-up-on-youtube/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:16:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=76428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/18/the-revolution-will-eventually-end-up-on-youtube/feed/ 18 This footage is apparently a couple months old, but it is indeed Michael Ignatieff... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/05/cops-look-at-gun-lock-ups-for-reserves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/05/cops-look-at-gun-lock-ups-for-reserves/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:00:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=2185 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/05/cops-look-at-gun-lock-ups-for-reserves/feed/ 3 When the guns are locked up, reserve crime rates fall