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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-commons-when-photo-ops-go-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-commons-when-photo-ops-go-wrong/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:40:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-commons-when-photo-ops-go-wrong/feed/ 0 Ask not what jobs have been lost, ask how many more jobs might leave if the corporate tax rate is raised http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/ask-a-simple-question-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/ask-a-simple-question-2/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:38:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/ask-a-simple-question-2/feed/ 0 Here are four of the first five questions asked by the NDP yesterday afternoon.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/never-mind-the-major-transformation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/never-mind-the-major-transformation/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:30:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237216 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/never-mind-the-major-transformation/feed/ 0 A week after the speech in Davos, CTV has the Prime Minister in “retreat.”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/harper-and-pensions-long-time-comin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/harper-and-pensions-long-time-comin/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:36:17 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236848 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/harper-and-pensions-long-time-comin/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on how this could have been an issue in any of the last six federal elections http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/scary-stories/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/scary-stories/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:25:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236833 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/scary-stories/feed/ 0 The government sent up Joyce Bateman during QP yesterday to lament that the NDP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/ei-will-be-managed-on-a-truly-break-even-basis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/ei-will-be-managed-on-a-truly-break-even-basis/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:17:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/ei-will-be-managed-on-a-truly-break-even-basis/feed/ 0 Greg Weston questions the existence of the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board. But in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/health-spending-what-harper-said-and-the-real-outlook/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/health-spending-what-harper-said-and-the-real-outlook/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:44:15 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/health-spending-what-harper-said-and-the-real-outlook/feed/ 0 Harper's declaration that the federal contribution will outstrip provincial spending applies only to the very short term http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/leading-by-example/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/leading-by-example/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:35:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234529 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/leading-by-example/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister raised the issue of MP pensions in his interview with the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/the-austerity-that-dare-not-speak-its-name/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/the-austerity-that-dare-not-speak-its-name/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:19:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234298 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/the-austerity-that-dare-not-speak-its-name/feed/ 0 The Finance Minister might be ready to cut some departmental budgets by more than... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/brand-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/brand-reform/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:33:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233981 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/brand-reform/feed/ 0 If the Prime Minister is looking for advice, Scott Clark and Peter DeVries have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-ii/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:30:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-ii/feed/ 0 The CBC reports the government will cut deeper into departmental budgets than previously planned.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-2/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:34:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232646 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-2/feed/ 0 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries consider the Harper government’s health funding proposal. The decision... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/another-years-politics-in-12-chapters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/another-years-politics-in-12-chapters/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:07:05 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=231713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/another-years-politics-in-12-chapters/feed/ 0 Stages in the legislative process that make a bill law in the Canadian Parliament;... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/on-the-supreme-court-rejecting-a-national-securities-regulator/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/on-the-supreme-court-rejecting-a-national-securities-regulator/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:12:31 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230852 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/on-the-supreme-court-rejecting-a-national-securities-regulator/feed/ 0 The court doesn’t doubt that valid reasons for national securities regulation exist. But that’s not the point. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/health-transfers-more-on-flat-tires-and-etiquette/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/health-transfers-more-on-flat-tires-and-etiquette/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:04:15 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230782 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/health-transfers-more-on-flat-tires-and-etiquette/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on how Ottawa never offers to negotiate when preparing to cut or limit transfers http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/flahertys-non-negotiable-terms-fit-health-spending-reality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/flahertys-non-negotiable-terms-fit-health-spending-reality/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:33:26 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/flahertys-non-negotiable-terms-fit-health-spending-reality/feed/ 0 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s decision to lay down the law, rather than open up... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/what-the-conservatives-promised/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/what-the-conservatives-promised/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:43:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230584 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/what-the-conservatives-promised/feed/ 0 The new health transfer model apparently comes with no strings attached. Like the six... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/what-jim-flaherty-said/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/what-jim-flaherty-said/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:30:35 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230549 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/what-jim-flaherty-said/feed/ 0 After the Liberals and Conservatives exchanged campaign promises in April, Jim Flaherty was interviewed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/what-the-federal-government-campaigned-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/what-the-federal-government-campaigned-on/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:05:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/what-the-federal-government-campaigned-on/feed/ 0 Ontario is unimpressed. Moments after Mr. Flaherty announced the new five-year funding commitment, Ontario... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/six-percent-until-its-not-six-percent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/six-percent-until-its-not-six-percent/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:49:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/six-percent-until-its-not-six-percent/feed/ 0 The Finance Minister shows his hand on health transfers. Under Ottawa’s plan, funding for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/what-did-the-conservatives-promise-on-health-transfers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/what-did-the-conservatives-promise-on-health-transfers/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:27:49 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/what-did-the-conservatives-promise-on-health-transfers/feed/ 0 The Harper government is apparently eager to cap increases to health transfers after 2016... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:11:19 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/feed/ 0 Maclean’s 5th annual Parliamentarians of the Year Awards ceremony at the Fairmont Château Laurier.  ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/the-commons-ipso-facto-governance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/the-commons-ipso-facto-governance/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:06:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226522 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/the-commons-ipso-facto-governance/feed/ 0 Cast off ye shackles of tyranny and step into the light of a world without math http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/12/this-is-the-week-that-was-19/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/12/this-is-the-week-that-was-19/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:30:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225084 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/12/this-is-the-week-that-was-19/feed/ 0 One part of the In-and-Out scandal came to an end with the Conservatives pleading... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/prudent-planning/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/prudent-planning/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:30:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224614 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/prudent-planning/feed/ 0 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries find the Finance Minister’s budget update to be “lacking... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/please-hold/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/please-hold/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:28:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224386 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/please-hold/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press notes that the Conservative promise of income splitting for two-parent families... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/why-so-shy-jim/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/why-so-shy-jim/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:27:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224316 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/why-so-shy-jim/feed/ 0 The New Democrats and Liberals are unhappy with Jim Flaherty’s decision to deliver the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/resolutely-flexible/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/resolutely-flexible/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:50:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224292 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/resolutely-flexible/feed/ 0 The prepared text of the Finance Minister’s remarks is here. Countries, just like individuals,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/increasing-the-adjustment-for-risk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/increasing-the-adjustment-for-risk/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:13:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/increasing-the-adjustment-for-risk/feed/ 0 The Harper government delays balancing the books. Again. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/an-answer-of-sorts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/an-answer-of-sorts/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:37:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/an-answer-of-sorts/feed/ 0 The Liberals have persisted these last several weeks in asking the government side to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/another-way-the-house-is-made-irrelevant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/another-way-the-house-is-made-irrelevant/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:30:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224187 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/another-way-the-house-is-made-irrelevant/feed/ 0 If, as variously reported, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers the fall economic and fiscal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/rogers-communications-turns-50/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/rogers-communications-turns-50/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:05:05 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221450 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/rogers-communications-turns-50/feed/ 3 Rogers Communications  celebrated their 50th anniversary in Ottawa at the Metropolitain Brasserie.    ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/youve-got-a-friend-in-government/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/youve-got-a-friend-in-government/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:30:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221473 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/youve-got-a-friend-in-government/feed/ 1 The Star obtains new emails related to the goings on in Huntsville. An email... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/15/this-is-the-week-that-was-15/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/15/this-is-the-week-that-was-15/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:31:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/15/this-is-the-week-that-was-15/feed/ 2 Brian Topp won another endorsement. Romeo Saganash called for change. Thomas Mulcair launched his... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/is-jim-flaherty-a-hippie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/is-jim-flaherty-a-hippie/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:50:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220106 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/is-jim-flaherty-a-hippie/feed/ 17 First, the Finance Minister quotes Bobby Kennedy and waxes romantic about public service and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/learn-from-our-mistakes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/learn-from-our-mistakes/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:30:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219703 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/learn-from-our-mistakes/feed/ 7 While the Conservatives have spent the last three years lamenting for the possibility of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/do-it-for-your-country-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/do-it-for-your-country-2/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:45:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219574 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/do-it-for-your-country-2/feed/ 12 The prepared text of a speech—an interesting, perhaps even charming, and apparently quite personal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/so-what-do-we-do-now-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/so-what-do-we-do-now-2/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:50:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/so-what-do-we-do-now-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/so-what-do-we-do-now-2/feed/ 2 Economic turmoil has the finance minister under pressure to take action http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/the-debate-around-short-term-stimulus-where-will-canada-stand/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/the-debate-around-short-term-stimulus-where-will-canada-stand/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:07:05 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/the-debate-around-short-term-stimulus-where-will-canada-stand/feed/ 7 Back in the panic-stricken fall of 2008, the G20 emerged as the saviour of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/the-commons-say-everything/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/the-commons-say-everything/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:06:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217729 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/the-commons-say-everything/feed/ 64 With a sea of troubles lapping at our shores, the government opts to appease every possibility http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/look-at-us-were-talking-about-stuff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/look-at-us-were-talking-about-stuff/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:03:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217370 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/look-at-us-were-talking-about-stuff/feed/ 4 Lest you doubt that the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister and the Governor of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/the-commons-the-finance-minister-goes-rogue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/the-commons-the-finance-minister-goes-rogue/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:36:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216516 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/the-commons-the-finance-minister-goes-rogue/feed/ 80 'We need advice from the outside' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/the-commons-jim-flaherty-against-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/the-commons-jim-flaherty-against-the-world/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:18:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/the-commons-jim-flaherty-against-the-world/feed/ 13 The Finance Minister promises to do everything or nothing or both or neither to save the Canadian economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/19/the-commons-carry-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/19/the-commons-carry-on/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:22:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216170 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/19/the-commons-carry-on/feed/ 25 The congeniality of the opening session ended quickly. Let us be thankful for that. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/mitchel-raphael-on-senators%e2%80%99-home-cooking-and-a-no-fuss-wedding/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/mitchel-raphael-on-senators%e2%80%99-home-cooking-and-a-no-fuss-wedding/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:55:52 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213631 MP’s big greek wedding NDP MP Niki Ashton got married to Ryan Barker... this]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/mitchel-raphael-on-senators%e2%80%99-home-cooking-and-a-no-fuss-wedding/feed/ 1 MP’s big greek wedding NDP MP Niki Ashton got married to Ryan Barker... this