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Thu, 23 May 2013 09:24:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:31:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/feed/ 0 Did the Senator claim expenses while campaigning for the Conservatives? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:43:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/feed/ 0 The Natural Resources Minister takes on James Hansen, Al Gore, Europe and environmental scientists http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-science-economics-and-politics-of-climate-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-science-economics-and-politics-of-climate-change/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:47:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378747 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-science-economics-and-politics-of-climate-change/feed/ 0 Further to last week’s debate on environmental policy and climate change, Stephen Gordon checks... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/joe-oliver-on-retired-nasa-scientist-he-should-be-ashamed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/joe-oliver-on-retired-nasa-scientist-he-should-be-ashamed/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:54:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/joe-oliver-on-retired-nasa-scientist-he-should-be-ashamed/feed/ 0 Natural Resources minister says scientist's oilsands comments were "exaggerated rhetoric" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/joe-oliver-on-climate-change-scientists-have-recently-told-us-that-our-fears-are-exaggerated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/joe-oliver-on-climate-change-scientists-have-recently-told-us-that-our-fears-are-exaggerated/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:18:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371031 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/joe-oliver-on-climate-change-scientists-have-recently-told-us-that-our-fears-are-exaggerated/feed/ 0 The Natural Resources Minister explains his perspective http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-conservatives-on-pricing-carbon-for-it-before-they-were-against-it-before-they-precipitated-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-conservatives-on-pricing-carbon-for-it-before-they-were-against-it-before-they-precipitated-it/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:35:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367364 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-conservatives-on-pricing-carbon-for-it-before-they-were-against-it-before-they-precipitated-it/feed/ 0 The farce grows stronger http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/if-you-love-canada-do-you-also-have-to-love-keystone-xl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/if-you-love-canada-do-you-also-have-to-love-keystone-xl/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:15:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/if-you-love-canada-do-you-also-have-to-love-keystone-xl/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair goes to Washington and upsets Conservatives http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/oliver-on-cap-and-trade-i-dont-want-to-get-into-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/oliver-on-cap-and-trade-i-dont-want-to-get-into-that/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:39:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350369 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/oliver-on-cap-and-trade-i-dont-want-to-get-into-that/feed/ 0 Why can't the government definitively rule it out? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/mitchel-raphael-on-health-and-hats-on-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/mitchel-raphael-on-health-and-hats-on-the-hill/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344670 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/mitchel-raphael-on-health-and-hats-on-the-hill/feed/ 0 Pat Martin puts on his beaver hat for Idle No More, while Olivia Chow will be looking more serious after partial facial paralysis. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/joe-oliver-undergoes-surgery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/joe-oliver-undergoes-surgery/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:29:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337078 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/joe-oliver-undergoes-surgery/feed/ 0 A note from the office of Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver. “On January 3,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/natural-resources-minister-joe-oliver-recovering-after-heart-bypass/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/natural-resources-minister-joe-oliver-recovering-after-heart-bypass/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:49:32 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337060 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/natural-resources-minister-joe-oliver-recovering-after-heart-bypass/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is recovering from a heart bypass. His... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/oliver-angus-and-some-angry-chiefs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/oliver-angus-and-some-angry-chiefs/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:21:22 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/oliver-angus-and-some-angry-chiefs/feed/ 0 Yesterday leaders attending the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting took their their battle... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/joe-oliver-tries-to-explain-the-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/joe-oliver-tries-to-explain-the-farce/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:54:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/joe-oliver-tries-to-explain-the-farce/feed/ 0 On Monday, Vancouver Sun columnist Craig McInnes criticized that the the Harper government’s “carbon... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/how-to-rule-out-cap-and-trade-without-quite-ruling-out-cap-and-trade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/how-to-rule-out-cap-and-trade-without-quite-ruling-out-cap-and-trade/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:28:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316756 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/how-to-rule-out-cap-and-trade-without-quite-ruling-out-cap-and-trade/feed/ 0 Lobbed a friendly question yesterday afternoon, Joe Oliver stood in the House and declared... 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/2012/09/21/a-rough-guide-to-the-conservatives-carbon-tax-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/a-rough-guide-to-the-conservatives-carbon-tax-farce/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295617 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/a-rough-guide-to-the-conservatives-carbon-tax-farce/feed/ 0 Have you been afraid to ask? Here's what you need to know http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/nuancing-the-farce-part-three/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/nuancing-the-farce-part-three/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:24:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/nuancing-the-farce-part-three/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister’s Office tries to impose a statute of limitations on what the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/journalism-fail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/journalism-fail/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:00:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=291697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/journalism-fail/feed/ 0 The Financial Post’s interview with Joe Oliver, including that silly question, was reprinted by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/a-victory-for-talking-points/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/a-victory-for-talking-points/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:08:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290803 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/a-victory-for-talking-points/feed/ 0 One can only imagine the glee a politician, in this case Joe Oliver, feels... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/exchanging-e-mails-with-joe-oliver/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/exchanging-e-mails-with-joe-oliver/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:22:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290763 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/exchanging-e-mails-with-joe-oliver/feed/ 0 Following the Natural Resources Minister’s turn with the talking points, I emailed his office... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/joe-olivers-turn-with-the-talking-points/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/joe-olivers-turn-with-the-talking-points/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:50:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289797 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/joe-olivers-turn-with-the-talking-points/feed/ 0 Apropos of nothing, Joe Oliver’s office released “a statement from Minister Joe Oliver on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/paper-cuts-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/paper-cuts-2/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:02:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/paper-cuts-2/feed/ 0 Joe Oliver tries to assuage concerns about cuts to environmental assessments, but environmentalists aren’t... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/is-nathan-cullen-out-of-order/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/is-nathan-cullen-out-of-order/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:44:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287241 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/is-nathan-cullen-out-of-order/feed/ 0 The Justice Department doesn’t think Nathan Cullen’s request to address the joint review panel... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/northern-gateway-in-the-pages-of-the-rolling-stone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/northern-gateway-in-the-pages-of-the-rolling-stone/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:15:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280728 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/northern-gateway-in-the-pages-of-the-rolling-stone/feed/ 0 Rolling Stone takes note of the pipeline debate in Canada. Harper also went after... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-economic-benefits-are-in-fact-already-shared-across-the-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-economic-benefits-are-in-fact-already-shared-across-the-country/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:58:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-economic-benefits-are-in-fact-already-shared-across-the-country/feed/ 0 While former environment minister David Anderson rips Enbridge and praises Christy Clark, Joe Oliver... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/northern-gateway-prerequisites-and-pie-charts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/northern-gateway-prerequisites-and-pie-charts/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:58:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276378 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/northern-gateway-prerequisites-and-pie-charts/feed/ 0 BC Premier Christy Clark talks tough about the Northern Gateway pipeline. “There is a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/harpers-plugged-pipeline-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/harpers-plugged-pipeline-policy/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:39:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273542 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/harpers-plugged-pipeline-policy/feed/ 0 Time to change the agenda--again? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/members-of-the-conservative-government-will-be-disrupted-from-this-point-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/members-of-the-conservative-government-will-be-disrupted-from-this-point-on/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:01:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270691 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/members-of-the-conservative-government-will-be-disrupted-from-this-point-on/feed/ 0 On Friday, Joe Oliver was interrupted during an announcement by a doctor and medical... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/the-case-of-the-alleged-nazi-salute/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/the-case-of-the-alleged-nazi-salute/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:01:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=268733 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/the-case-of-the-alleged-nazi-salute/feed/ 0 Despite—indeed, because of—Wayne Easter’s statement that no Nazi salute was made during last week’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/about-that-alleged-nazi-salute/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/about-that-alleged-nazi-salute/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:00:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=268279 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/about-that-alleged-nazi-salute/feed/ 0 Wayne Easter says no such gesture was made during last week’s C-38 votes. In... 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/2012/06/04/c-38-protest-and-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/c-38-protest-and-power/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:00:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263642 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/c-38-protest-and-power/feed/ 0 Budget bill protests were organized this weekend in Victoria, Owen Sound, Waterloo, Penticton, Halifax,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/the-commons-peter-kent-promises-two-hours-of-enlightenment-delivers-only-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/the-commons-peter-kent-promises-two-hours-of-enlightenment-delivers-only-one/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 21:39:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262759 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/the-commons-peter-kent-promises-two-hours-of-enlightenment-delivers-only-one/feed/ 0 The Environment Minister is only so generous with his time http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/eau-de-tailing-pond/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/eau-de-tailing-pond/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 14:34:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262550 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/eau-de-tailing-pond/feed/ 0 With the NDP leader in Alberta, there is debate there and here, including this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/what-happened-to-the-bitumen-export-ban/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/what-happened-to-the-bitumen-export-ban/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 12:00:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261839 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/what-happened-to-the-bitumen-export-ban/feed/ 0 During the 2008 campaign, Stephen Harper promised to ban the export of raw bitumen... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/its-hard-out-here-for-a-comedian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/its-hard-out-here-for-a-comedian/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 13:10:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257395 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/its-hard-out-here-for-a-comedian/feed/ 0 After last week’s attempt at money-laundering humour, Peter Kent was mostly silent in Question... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/this-is-supposedly-a-budget-implementation-bill-but-in-fact-it-is-a-mishmash-of-things/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/this-is-supposedly-a-budget-implementation-bill-but-in-fact-it-is-a-mishmash-of-things/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 14:13:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/this-is-supposedly-a-budget-implementation-bill-but-in-fact-it-is-a-mishmash-of-things/feed/ 0 The Harper government is using the budget implementation act to give itself new, unexplained... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/veto-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/veto-power/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:56:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/veto-power/feed/ 0 The Globe and Reuters note one of the seemingly major changes in the Harper... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/harpers-very-political-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/harpers-very-political-budget/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:21:43 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/harpers-very-political-budget/feed/ 0 At first glance, there are no major transformations, but below the surface this government is escalating a dozen of its favourite combats http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/the-curious-case-of-eglinton-lawrence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/the-curious-case-of-eglinton-lawrence/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:30:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244627 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/the-curious-case-of-eglinton-lawrence/feed/ 0 The CBC finds curious paperwork in one riding.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/04/battleground-2015-ndp-vs-conservatives-on-energy-and-environment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/04/battleground-2015-ndp-vs-conservatives-on-energy-and-environment/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:15:48 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/04/battleground-2015-ndp-vs-conservatives-on-energy-and-environment/feed/ 0 Mulcair says he could be talked into considering a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade mechanism http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-science-is-clear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-science-is-clear/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:25:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-science-is-clear/feed/ 0 Picking up where questions on Monday and Tuesday had failed to receive a straightforward... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/im-not-a-denier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/im-not-a-denier/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:25:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236975 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/im-not-a-denier/feed/ 0 After Megan Leslie tried once on Monday and three times on Tuesday to get... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/yes-or-no-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/yes-or-no-2/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:19:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236926 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/yes-or-no-2/feed/ 0 Megan Leslie didn’t get an answer from Joe Oliver yesterday, so she asked him... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/sound-familiar-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/sound-familiar-2/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236809 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/sound-familiar-2/feed/ 0 Newt Gingrich, yesterday. “He recently vetoed the Keystone pipeline. Now, think about it! He...