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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:37:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-commons-the-silly-and-the-hallowed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-commons-the-silly-and-the-hallowed/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:28:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376631 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-commons-the-silly-and-the-hallowed/feed/ 0 An hour and a half in the life of the House of Commons http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-commons-this-uncivil-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-commons-this-uncivil-democracy/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:55:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344205 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-commons-this-uncivil-democracy/feed/ 0 It would be nice if MPs were nicer, but that's not the problem http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/the-whole-government-should-resign/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/the-whole-government-should-resign/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:28:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325155 Reporter:... The]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/the-whole-government-should-resign/feed/ 0 An excerpt from NDP MP Jack Harris’ scrum with reporters after QP. Reporter:... The http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/will-the-seven-point-plan-be-enough-to-prevent-a-russian-invasion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/will-the-seven-point-plan-be-enough-to-prevent-a-russian-invasion/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:10:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325100 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/will-the-seven-point-plan-be-enough-to-prevent-a-russian-invasion/feed/ 0 This morning’s QP has just concluded. The F-35 procurement was, predictably, a particular point... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/big-bird-bev-oda-binders-of-women-some-of-the-hottest-political-halloween-outfits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/big-bird-bev-oda-binders-of-women-some-of-the-hottest-political-halloween-outfits/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:05:03 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310017 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/big-bird-bev-oda-binders-of-women-some-of-the-hottest-political-halloween-outfits/feed/ 0 NDP MPs, staffers and friends gathered for Halloween at the NDP watering hole Brixton’s.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/01/happy-canada-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/01/happy-canada-day/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:26:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271458 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/01/happy-canada-day/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on who said what on July 1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/live-a-very-long-night-for-a-very-long-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/live-a-very-long-night-for-a-very-long-bill/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:41:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266888 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/live-a-very-long-night-for-a-very-long-bill/feed/ 0 Welcome to Aaron Wherry's live coverage of tonight's C-38 votes http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/the-commons-jason-kenney-again-surveys-the-scope-of-history/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/the-commons-jason-kenney-again-surveys-the-scope-of-history/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:18:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/the-commons-jason-kenney-again-surveys-the-scope-of-history/feed/ 0 Meanwhile, Nathan Cullen challenges Laurie Hawn to a staring contest http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/the-commons-a-long-night-of-known-unknowns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/the-commons-a-long-night-of-known-unknowns/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 04:22:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257705 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/the-commons-a-long-night-of-known-unknowns/feed/ 0 Less than 10 minutes into the evening, the NDP's Jack Harris seemed to give up hope http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-commons-the-government-remains-unapologetic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-commons-the-government-remains-unapologetic/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:14:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254364 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-commons-the-government-remains-unapologetic/feed/ 0 If the goal was to avoid sounding defensive, the parliamentary secretary failed miserably http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:30:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/feed/ 0 Here again is the roster for Thomas Mulcair’s shadow cabinet. What to make of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/picking-sides-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/picking-sides-5/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:30:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/picking-sides-5/feed/ 0 Martin Singh and Jack Harris go to Thomas Mulcair. Tom Mulcair stands out as... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/leave-nothing-unsaid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/leave-nothing-unsaid/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:02:25 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/leave-nothing-unsaid/feed/ 0 Jack Harris was the New Democrat selected to respond on Tuesday to the Justice... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/going-for-a-walk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/going-for-a-walk/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:16:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/going-for-a-walk/feed/ 0 Two weeks ago, Peter MacKay mocked Jack Harris’ attempts to explain to reporters the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-commons-the-wild-west/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-commons-the-wild-west/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:14:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-commons-the-wild-west/feed/ 0 Who needs warning shots when you've got torture? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-ticking-time-bomb/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-ticking-time-bomb/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238735 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-ticking-time-bomb/feed/ 0 The idea that torture might be used to obtain the information necessary to avert... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-commons-starring-vic-toews-as-kurt-russell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-commons-starring-vic-toews-as-kurt-russell/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:54:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238661 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-commons-starring-vic-toews-as-kurt-russell/feed/ 0 Conservative ministers have shown tremendous hypothetical courage in the face of hypothetical danger http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-commons-the-governments-tortured-answers-on-torture/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-commons-the-governments-tortured-answers-on-torture/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:30:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238318 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-commons-the-governments-tortured-answers-on-torture/feed/ 0 Imagine a riddle wrapped in an episode of '24' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/under-the-guise/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/under-the-guise/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:12:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228006 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/under-the-guise/feed/ 33 After it was reported in September that he had been airlifted out of a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/to-the-shredder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/to-the-shredder/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:21:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226514 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/to-the-shredder/feed/ 26 The information commissioner has concerns about the government’s commitment to destroy records related to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/who-will-advocate-for-euthanasia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/who-will-advocate-for-euthanasia/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:00:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225394 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/who-will-advocate-for-euthanasia/feed/ 7 Neither the government nor the official opposition seem interested in pursuing the recommendations of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-commons-drawing-a-line-at-stupid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-commons-drawing-a-line-at-stupid/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:04:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-commons-drawing-a-line-at-stupid/feed/ 14 The House is easily offended. Sometimes. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:52:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223718 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/feed/ 21 NDP governments and Pierre Trudeau have unlikely fans in the Conservative cabinet 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/2011/10/18/shadow-shuffle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/shadow-shuffle/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:31:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/shadow-shuffle/feed/ 1 As noted from the outset of the race, any NDP MP seeking the leadership... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/the-commons-whatever-peter-mackay-did-he-supports-the-troops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/the-commons-whatever-peter-mackay-did-he-supports-the-troops/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:07:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217952 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/the-commons-whatever-peter-mackay-did-he-supports-the-troops/feed/ 14 Tony Clement could use a gazebo-loving veteran right about now http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-case-for-changing-the-mission-in-libya/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-case-for-changing-the-mission-in-libya/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:33:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-case-for-changing-the-mission-in-libya/feed/ 3 The following is NDP defence critic Jack Harris’ speech to the House on the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/the-commons-a-fishing-story/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/the-commons-a-fishing-story/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:19:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216832 The Scene.... Peter MacKay, as is his habit, was up before the questioner was]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/the-commons-a-fishing-story/feed/ 8 The Scene.... Peter MacKay, as is his habit, was up before the questioner was http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/party-at-stornoway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/party-at-stornoway/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:32:09 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/party-at-stornoway/feed/ 0 The media mingled with NDP MPs at the garden party at Stornoway NDP MP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/mps-party-under-the-stars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/mps-party-under-the-stars/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:05:41 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/mps-party-under-the-stars/feed/ 0 MPs and Senators hit Party Under the Stars, a fundraiser to help purchase electronic... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-commons-getting-the-words-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-commons-getting-the-words-right/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:37:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197125 Should we make Gadhafi go? Apparently no. Or at least not quite.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-commons-getting-the-words-right/feed/ 27 Should we make Gadhafi go? Apparently no. Or at least not quite. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/the-commons-the-faint-sound-of-disagreement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/the-commons-the-faint-sound-of-disagreement/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:20:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196059 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/the-commons-the-faint-sound-of-disagreement/feed/ 66 The era of decorum achieves total farce http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/the-commons-opening-salvos-politely-spoken/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/the-commons-opening-salvos-politely-spoken/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:20:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/the-commons-opening-salvos-politely-spoken/feed/ 50 Let the records show that some civility was seen here today http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/too-little-too-late/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/too-little-too-late/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:56:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178081 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/too-little-too-late/feed/ 6 Rather quietly, the government seems to have released some kind of paperwork related to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/31/the-year-in-parliamentary-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/31/the-year-in-parliamentary-democracy/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:24:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165289 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/31/the-year-in-parliamentary-democracy/feed/ 80 Let us remember last winter's pause to "recalibrate" http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/28/an-ndp-christmas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/28/an-ndp-christmas/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:37:38 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/28/an-ndp-christmas/feed/ 6 NDP MPs gathered for their annual Christmas dinner. Below, Glenn Thibeault. . Glenn Thibeault... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/12/the-backbench-top-ten-23/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/12/the-backbench-top-ten-23/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:57:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163427 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/12/the-backbench-top-ten-23/feed/ 1 After a week away, our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/how-our-mps-live/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/how-our-mps-live/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:12:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163388 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/how-our-mps-live/feed/ 19 More pressing than the crumbling nature of our democracy may be the crumbling nature... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/the-enduring-impatience-of-new-democrats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/the-enduring-impatience-of-new-democrats/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:42:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163091 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/the-enduring-impatience-of-new-democrats/feed/ 31 Jack Layton calls out Michael Ignatieff and Gilles Duceppe. One year after Parliament voted... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-commons-lawrence-cannons-lips-are-sealed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-commons-lawrence-cannons-lips-are-sealed/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:39:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160770 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-commons-lawrence-cannons-lips-are-sealed/feed/ 16 Whether Canada has transferred children to Afghan authorities, the government won't say http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-backbench-top-ten-22/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-backbench-top-ten-22/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:07:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-backbench-top-ten-22/feed/ 2 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/a-day-of-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/a-day-of-debate/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:09:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/a-day-of-debate/feed/ 6 Debate concerning the Bloc’s motion on the Afghan mission begins here and, after a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/where-the-responsibility-belongs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/where-the-responsibility-belongs/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:18:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/where-the-responsibility-belongs/feed/ 52 The House is debating today the Bloc motion on Afghanistan. In his remarks this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/21/the-backbench-top-ten-21/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/21/the-backbench-top-ten-21/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:08:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159345 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/21/the-backbench-top-ten-21/feed/ 10 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least...