http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Sun, 26 May 2013 02:31:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/franchement-stephen-harper-and-french-canadians/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/franchement-stephen-harper-and-french-canadians/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:10:20 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/franchement-stephen-harper-and-french-canadians/feed/ 0 What's striking about the claim that Harper has done more than any PM for French is only partly that it's so easy to disprove http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/great-moments-in-geographic-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/great-moments-in-geographic-politics/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:00:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318871 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/great-moments-in-geographic-politics/feed/ 0 A few footnotes to the Trudeau imbroglio. In 2006, the Bloc Quebecois produced a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/parliamentarian-of-the-year-2006-ralph-goodale/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/parliamentarian-of-the-year-2006-ralph-goodale/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:38:27 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/parliamentarian-of-the-year-2006-ralph-goodale/feed/ 0 One thing is for sure: he can take a punch http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/a-federal-deficit-but-a-golden-age-for-snowmobile-grooming-machines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/a-federal-deficit-but-a-golden-age-for-snowmobile-grooming-machines/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:09:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314630 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/a-federal-deficit-but-a-golden-age-for-snowmobile-grooming-machines/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon reviews yesterday’s economic update. The structural deficit introduced by the GST cut... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/stephen-harper-statesman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/stephen-harper-statesman/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:00:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/stephen-harper-statesman/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper is your statesman of the year for 2012 (as determined by the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/who-the-heck-is-rod-zimmer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/who-the-heck-is-rod-zimmer/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:42:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286392 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/who-the-heck-is-rod-zimmer/feed/ 0 With Senator Zimmer currently in the headlines, Aaron Wherry considers one obvious question (there are others, of course) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/standing-down/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/standing-down/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:49:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275199 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/standing-down/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May suggests that, in the event of a by-election in Etobicoke Centre, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/thomas-mulcairs-historical-challenge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/thomas-mulcairs-historical-challenge/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:14:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/thomas-mulcairs-historical-challenge/feed/ 0 Whatever the impact of the attack ads run against him, one historical note on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/living-in-a-world-without-leaders/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/living-in-a-world-without-leaders/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:01:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264467 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/living-in-a-world-without-leaders/feed/ 0 'Diplomacy, like a lot of other things Harper used to regard with suspicion, is back in style.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/newsmakers-apr-12-19-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/newsmakers-apr-12-19-2012/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:10:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253099 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/newsmakers-apr-12-19-2012/feed/ 0 The Sutter boys’ diverging fortunes, the Obamas’ new best friends, and Britney Spears’ $15-million question http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/that-has-been-the-problem-since-1982/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/that-has-been-the-problem-since-1982/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:08:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/that-has-been-the-problem-since-1982/feed/ 0 A footnote to Mr. Mulcair’s official statement on the 30th anniversary of the Charter:... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/happy-charter-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/happy-charter-day/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:01:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/happy-charter-day/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister isn’t quite ready to celebrate. Harper alluded to the fact that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/the-layton-legacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/the-layton-legacy/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:44:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/the-layton-legacy/feed/ 0 The four videos that were part of Friday night’s tribute.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/finding-your-way-into-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/finding-your-way-into-the-house/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:30:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240596 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/finding-your-way-into-the-house/feed/ 0 Brian Topp tells the CBC that, if he’s elected leader of the NDP, he’ll... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/the-ghosts-of-liberal-backrooms-past/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/the-ghosts-of-liberal-backrooms-past/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:42:08 +0000 Adam Goldenberg http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/the-ghosts-of-liberal-backrooms-past/feed/ 0 Sure, there are divisions in the Liberal party. There are divisions in every party. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/poverty-terrorism-and-911/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/poverty-terrorism-and-911/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:00:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213936 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/poverty-terrorism-and-911/feed/ 38 During his interview with the CBC, Stephen Harper was asked about comments Jean Chretien... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/up-in-the-air/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/up-in-the-air/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:25:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212248 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/up-in-the-air/feed/ 4 The former transport minister on deciding who to ground and who could fly on Sept. 11, 2001 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/security-trumps-trade-at-the-border/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/security-trumps-trade-at-the-border/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:15:13 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/security-trumps-trade-at-the-border/feed/ 1 Deeper economic integration has been stalled by a risk-averse U.S. government http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/31/good-to-be-lucky-lucky-to-be-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/31/good-to-be-lucky-lucky-to-be-good/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:58:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212390 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/31/good-to-be-lucky-lucky-to-be-good/feed/ 6 Ian Brodie quibbles with the suggestion that luck explains Stephen Harper’s success. Merging the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/prime-minister-of-the-last-50-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/prime-minister-of-the-last-50-years/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:11:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209763 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/prime-minister-of-the-last-50-years/feed/ 26 Angus-Reid asks a thousand Canadians to identify the best and worst prime ministers since... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/nycole-turmel-and-sovereignists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/nycole-turmel-and-sovereignists/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:16:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/nycole-turmel-and-sovereignists/feed/ 103 This post last updated at 5:30pm. The Globe and Mail discovers that Nycole Turmel... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/jack-layton-takes-a-leave/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/jack-layton-takes-a-leave/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:11:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=206595 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/jack-layton-takes-a-leave/feed/ 11 The NDP leader steps down temporarily to battle new cancer http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-short-underwhelming-history-of-pie-throwing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-short-underwhelming-history-of-pie-throwing/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:14:46 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-short-underwhelming-history-of-pie-throwing/feed/ 0 Hefty dry cleaning bills may be its greatest legacy http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-demands-an-answer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-demands-an-answer/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:10:37 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200120 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-demands-an-answer/feed/ 9 John Allemang profiles Terry Milewski. “I happen to think that Canadians can be a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/canadas-best-prime-ministers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/canadas-best-prime-ministers/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:00:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/canadas-best-prime-ministers/feed/ 62 Maclean’s second survey of our greatest leaders shows a new number one, and some big surprises. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/nardwuar-v-ignatieff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/nardwuar-v-ignatieff/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:45:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=185674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/nardwuar-v-ignatieff/feed/ 35 As he did with Paul Martin, Jean Chretien and Jack Layton before, the incomparable... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/statistical-probabilities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/statistical-probabilities/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:18:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175639 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/statistical-probabilities/feed/ 51 The last three changes in government were not obviously foretold by publicly available polling data http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/stephen-harper-and-canada-a-love-story-iv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/stephen-harper-and-canada-a-love-story-iv/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:04:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/stephen-harper-and-canada-a-love-story-iv/feed/ 253 Eleven years before he declared himself and his side to be “Canadians first and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/those-who-do-not-remember-history-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/those-who-do-not-remember-history-ii/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:14:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/those-who-do-not-remember-history-ii/feed/ 42 From the Prime Minister’s remarks to the Conservative caucus this morning, a slight adjustment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/30/those-who-do-not-remember-history/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/30/those-who-do-not-remember-history/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:42:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/30/those-who-do-not-remember-history/feed/ 138 From the Prime Minister’s statement today on last night’s by-election results. “Though it is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/the-myth-of-the-returning-hero/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/the-myth-of-the-returning-hero/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:00:07 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157295 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/the-myth-of-the-returning-hero/feed/ 11 Those who think Jim Prentice might come back to politics and romp to power should think again http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-lets-it-all-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-lets-it-all-out/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:44:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-lets-it-all-out/feed/ 0 How the Chinook mess, among other things, dates back to a Liberal administration http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/let-the-people-ask/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/let-the-people-ask/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:18:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/let-the-people-ask/feed/ 0 Michael Ignatieff’s relating yesterday of a question from a young man named Derek harkens... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/24/what-lies-beneath-quebecs-scandals/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/24/what-lies-beneath-quebecs-scandals/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:50:42 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148969 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/24/what-lies-beneath-quebecs-scandals/feed/ 0 COYNE: The factors behind the province’s penchant for money politics http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/05/jean-who/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/05/jean-who/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:03:54 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145478 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/05/jean-who/feed/ 0 Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien is given one paragraph in former British prime... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/19/better-know-a-talking-point/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/19/better-know-a-talking-point/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:53:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139042 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/19/better-know-a-talking-point/feed/ 0 From the official government lines distributed over the weekend. The Ignatieff Liberals promise to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/hey-look-from-out-of-the-fake-waters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/hey-look-from-out-of-the-fake-waters/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:50:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=132602 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/hey-look-from-out-of-the-fake-waters/feed/ 2 In close consultation with my editors, I decided to relax and have some fun... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/iron-jean/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/iron-jean/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:00:59 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=131727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/iron-jean/feed/ 97 WELLS: A reverse oracle, Ignatieff mastered making things happen by insisting they wouldn’t http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/this-just-in-from-the-school-cafeteria/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/this-just-in-from-the-school-cafeteria/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:01:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=132018 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/this-just-in-from-the-school-cafeteria/feed/ 29 So Warren says that Alf told him that someone said something to Ed and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/capital-diary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/capital-diary/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:20:42 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=130443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/capital-diary/feed/ 0 ‘I recognize that expression’, Dan Aykroyd and the troops, and MP’s suitcase just got lighter http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/jean-chretien-gets-hung/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/jean-chretien-gets-hung/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:00:23 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=129875 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/jean-chretien-gets-hung/feed/ 24 Past and current MPs came out for the hanging of Jean Chrétien’s official portrait... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/26/that-which-is-actually-funny/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/26/that-which-is-actually-funny/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 20:09:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128969 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/26/that-which-is-actually-funny/feed/ 29 Glen Pearson notes the laughter that accompanied Jean Chretien’s return to Parliament Hill yesterday.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/26/dream-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/26/dream-on/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 17:19:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128840 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/26/dream-on/feed/ 24 In his interviews with CTV and the CBC yesterday, former prime minister Jean Chretien... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/25/the-commons-there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-go-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/25/the-commons-there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-go-us/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 23:45:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128608 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/25/the-commons-there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-go-us/feed/ 160 On the occasion of Chrétien's portrait unveiling, Harper uncovers a 'deep, enduring consensus' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/25/the-prime-minister-in-portrait/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/25/the-prime-minister-in-portrait/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 23:23:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128610 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/25/the-prime-minister-in-portrait/feed/ 3 A picture of Jean Chretien’s official portrait is here. Below are the remarks delivered...