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Mon, 20 May 2013 18:35:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/polls-not-to-be-believed-except-when-they-are-to-be-believed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/polls-not-to-be-believed-except-when-they-are-to-be-believed/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:15:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/polls-not-to-be-believed-except-when-they-are-to-be-believed/feed/ 0 The politics of polling http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/the-commons-it-is-the-ndps-fault-tony-clement-doesnt-know-where-that-3-billion-went/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/the-commons-it-is-the-ndps-fault-tony-clement-doesnt-know-where-that-3-billion-went/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 03:09:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/the-commons-it-is-the-ndps-fault-tony-clement-doesnt-know-where-that-3-billion-went/feed/ 0 The Commons: The search for the $3.1 billion continues http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/the-commons-jason-kenney-and-thomas-mulcair-disagreeably-agree/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/the-commons-jason-kenney-and-thomas-mulcair-disagreeably-agree/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:39:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378456 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/the-commons-jason-kenney-and-thomas-mulcair-disagreeably-agree/feed/ 0 Of temporary foreign workers, they are almost of one mind http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/inexperienced-son-of-a-former-prime-minister-makes-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/inexperienced-son-of-a-former-prime-minister-makes-good/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:12:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377561 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/inexperienced-son-of-a-former-prime-minister-makes-good/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney's book report on William Pitt the Younger http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/on-root-causes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/on-root-causes/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:21:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/on-root-causes/feed/ 0 Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, the NDP and the terrorism debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/cultural-barbaric-practices-here-and-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/cultural-barbaric-practices-here-and-there/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:50:02 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369488 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/cultural-barbaric-practices-here-and-there/feed/ 0 NDP immigration critic Jinny Sims recently revealed that she is uncomfortable with the revised... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/thomas-mulcair-and-gary-freeman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/thomas-mulcair-and-gary-freeman/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:03:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361305 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/thomas-mulcair-and-gary-freeman/feed/ 0 Why did the NDP leader meet with a man convicted of shooting a police officer? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/ezra-levant-ron-paul-jason-kenney-and-the-eternal-conflict-of-the-ideological-mind/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/ezra-levant-ron-paul-jason-kenney-and-the-eternal-conflict-of-the-ideological-mind/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:03:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358903 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/ezra-levant-ron-paul-jason-kenney-and-the-eternal-conflict-of-the-ideological-mind/feed/ 0 Sights and sounds from a weekend at the Manning conference http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/welcome-to-my-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/welcome-to-my-world/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344664 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/welcome-to-my-world/feed/ 0 The secret to the success of Canada’s immigration minister http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/photo-gallery-mps-and-plaid-speaker-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/photo-gallery-mps-and-plaid-speaker-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:16:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344891 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/photo-gallery-mps-and-plaid-speaker-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/feed/ 0 Mitchel Raphael takes in the Speaker's second annual celebration of the Scottish bard 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/2012/12/12/jason-kenney-vs-basket-weavers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/jason-kenney-vs-basket-weavers/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:24:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327123 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/jason-kenney-vs-basket-weavers/feed/ 0 The noble basket weaver refuses to be your easy punchline. The immigration system for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/adjective-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/adjective-watch/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:10:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323225 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/adjective-watch/feed/ 0 If you are trying to think of how to describe this country’s immigration system,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/the-commons-give-or-take-a-dozen-billion-dollars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/the-commons-give-or-take-a-dozen-billion-dollars/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:52:05 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/the-commons-give-or-take-a-dozen-billion-dollars/feed/ 0 Debating numbers big and small http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/25-most-important-people-in-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/25-most-important-people-in-ottawa/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/25-most-important-people-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 The Maclean's 2012 power list http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/the-commons-should-the-federal-government-pay-for-a-refugee-claimants-cancer-treatment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/the-commons-should-the-federal-government-pay-for-a-refugee-claimants-cancer-treatment/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:30:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319683 The Scene.... Ralph Goodale stood with right hand in pocket, a piece of paper]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/the-commons-should-the-federal-government-pay-for-a-refugee-claimants-cancer-treatment/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Ralph Goodale stood with right hand in pocket, a piece of paper http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-are-you-cover-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-are-you-cover-it/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:00:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-are-you-cover-it/feed/ 0 Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall rips the Harper government over its refusal to fund the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-commons-retroactively-outraged/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-commons-retroactively-outraged/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:23:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318411 The Scene.... Jason Kenney walked out into the foyer, towards the appointed microphone, perhaps]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-commons-retroactively-outraged/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Jason Kenney walked out into the foyer, towards the appointed microphone, perhaps http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-commons-happily-outraged/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-commons-happily-outraged/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:03:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317476 The Scene.... Oh how happy Conservatives must’ve been made last night to read the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-commons-happily-outraged/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Oh how happy Conservatives must’ve been made last night to read the http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/minding-the-ministerial-perception/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/minding-the-ministerial-perception/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:00:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/minding-the-ministerial-perception/feed/ 0 The Citizenship and Immigration Department has spent $750,000 monitoring ethnic media coverage—including perceptions of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/doug-finley-roasted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/doug-finley-roasted/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:43:14 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311627 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/doug-finley-roasted/feed/ 0 A tribute dinner was held to honour Conservative Senator Doug Finley at the War... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-commons-how-big-is-your-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-commons-how-big-is-your-budget/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:59:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309826 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-commons-how-big-is-your-budget/feed/ 0 Halloween in the Commons: Time to shame the committee chairs http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/were-just-better-at-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/were-just-better-at-it/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:12:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306654 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/were-just-better-at-it/feed/ 0 Laura Payton revisits the “very ethnic” ridings the Conservatives targeted in the 2011 election.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/sadly-not-the-one-with-craig-ferguson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/sadly-not-the-one-with-craig-ferguson/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:00:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301714 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/sadly-not-the-one-with-craig-ferguson/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney appears on the Late Late Show in Ireland to discuss immigration policy.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-commons-racists-anarchists-womens-rights-and-mccarthyite-demagoguery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-commons-racists-anarchists-womens-rights-and-mccarthyite-demagoguery/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:48:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297694 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-commons-racists-anarchists-womens-rights-and-mccarthyite-demagoguery/feed/ 0 Outrage is all the rage http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/who-will-be-voting-in-favour-of-motion-312/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/who-will-be-voting-in-favour-of-motion-312/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:23:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/who-will-be-voting-in-favour-of-motion-312/feed/ 0 Liberal MP John  McKay will vote in favour of Stephen Woodworth’s motion. (Interim Liberal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-china/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-china/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:30:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-china/feed/ 0 The cabinet is apparently divided over how to deal with China. CNOOC Ltd.’s groundbreaking... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/kenney-on-iran/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/kenney-on-iran/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:29:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=291934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/kenney-on-iran/feed/ 0 While announcing his department’s crackdown on immigration fraud, Jason Kenney was asked about the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/the-smallest-mandates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/the-smallest-mandates/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:06:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/the-smallest-mandates/feed/ 0 Last night, Jason Kenney wondered via Twitter what the lowest share of the popular... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/reaction-to-the-shooting-in-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/reaction-to-the-shooting-in-quebec/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:31:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/reaction-to-the-shooting-in-quebec/feed/ 0 MPs offer thoughts and prayers to people of Quebec http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/the-conservative-race-in-calgary-centre-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/the-conservative-race-in-calgary-centre-2/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:48:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/the-conservative-race-in-calgary-centre-2/feed/ 0 Apparently with the support of Jason Kenney, Joan Crockatt won the Conservative nomination in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/jason-kenney-and-the-lawyers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/jason-kenney-and-the-lawyers/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:12:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280352 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/jason-kenney-and-the-lawyers/feed/ 0 Three months ago, when Conrad Black received a visa to return to Canada, Toronto... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/very-fair-and-balanced-changes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/very-fair-and-balanced-changes/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:45:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279387 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/very-fair-and-balanced-changes/feed/ 0 After the Liberals demanded to see evidence, Jason Kenney points to numbers to defend... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/tollgate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/tollgate/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:36:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277112 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/tollgate/feed/ 0 Echoing Jason Kenney, John Baird expresses concern with Christy Clark’s stance on Northern Gateway.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/picking-sides-in-the-great-pipeline-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/picking-sides-in-the-great-pipeline-debate/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:49:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/picking-sides-in-the-great-pipeline-debate/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney joins the pipeline fight between Alberta and British Columbia. Kenney, who met... 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/2012/07/20/someone-will-die-from-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/someone-will-die-from-this/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:57:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/someone-will-die-from-this/feed/ 0 Doctors confronted Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq in Hamilton yesterday. O’Shea asked why the federal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/i-agree-w-mayor-ford/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/i-agree-w-mayor-ford/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:52:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275839 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/i-agree-w-mayor-ford/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney tweets his agreement with Rob Ford. I agree w/ Mayor Ford: foreign... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/jason-kenneys-classifieds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/jason-kenneys-classifieds/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:59:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274949 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/jason-kenneys-classifieds/feed/ 0 The Immigration Minister seems to be tweeting help wanted ads as he tours Alberta.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/there-is-a-social-equity-issue-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/there-is-a-social-equity-issue-there/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:26:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/there-is-a-social-equity-issue-there/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney talks to the Edmonton Journal about cuts to health care coverage for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bogus-refugee-claimants-receiving-gold-plated-health-care-benefits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bogus-refugee-claimants-receiving-gold-plated-health-care-benefits/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:15:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bogus-refugee-claimants-receiving-gold-plated-health-care-benefits/feed/ 0 I asked Jason Kenney’s office if there was any response to my interview with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/yes-men-take-on-shell-in-ad-campaign-hoax/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/yes-men-take-on-shell-in-ad-campaign-hoax/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:03:41 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274701 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/yes-men-take-on-shell-in-ad-campaign-hoax/feed/ 0 It isn't the first time the pranksters have been caught poking fun at giant corporations http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/sen-salma-ataullahjan-and-the-canada-pakistan-parliamentary-association/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/sen-salma-ataullahjan-and-the-canada-pakistan-parliamentary-association/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:35:50 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274691 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/sen-salma-ataullahjan-and-the-canada-pakistan-parliamentary-association/feed/ 0 Tory Sen. Salma Ataullahjan held a one of the better receptions on the Hill... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bbq-interrupted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bbq-interrupted/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bbq-interrupted/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney was shouted at this weekend by a teenager who wanted to inquire...