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Fri, 24 May 2013 21:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/the-commons-stephen-harper-sees-partisan-people/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/the-commons-stephen-harper-sees-partisan-people/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:20:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/the-commons-stephen-harper-sees-partisan-people/feed/ 0 Always keep an eye out for Liberal sympathizers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/a-small-cabinet-shuffle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/a-small-cabinet-shuffle/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:16:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/a-small-cabinet-shuffle/feed/ 0 Bernard Valcourt becomes the new minister of aboriginal affairs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/duncans-resignation-met-with-cynicism-among-some-first-nations-leaders/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/duncans-resignation-met-with-cynicism-among-some-first-nations-leaders/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:56:29 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351609 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/duncans-resignation-met-with-cynicism-among-some-first-nations-leaders/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The surprise resignation of Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan is being met... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/its-good-to-finally-see-one-conservative-actually-take-responsibility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/its-good-to-finally-see-one-conservative-actually-take-responsibility/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:36:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351513 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/its-good-to-finally-see-one-conservative-actually-take-responsibility/feed/ 0 The NDP congratulates John Duncan http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/aboriginal-affairs-minister-resigns-after-lobbying-tax-court-judge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/aboriginal-affairs-minister-resigns-after-lobbying-tax-court-judge/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:25:53 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351489 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/aboriginal-affairs-minister-resigns-after-lobbying-tax-court-judge/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A rough week for the governing Conservatives got rougher late Friday with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/john-duncan-exits-on-an-unusually-clear-cut-infraction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/john-duncan-exits-on-an-unusually-clear-cut-infraction/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:52:03 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351476 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/john-duncan-exits-on-an-unusually-clear-cut-infraction/feed/ 0 John Geddes on the reason for the Aboriginal affairs minister's resignation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/john-duncan-resigns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/john-duncan-resigns/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:14:00 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/john-duncan-resigns/feed/ 0 The Aboriginal Affairs Minister abruptly steps down http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/photo-gallery-big-cheeses-gather-in-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/photo-gallery-big-cheeses-gather-in-ottawa/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:15:22 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347040 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/photo-gallery-big-cheeses-gather-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 MPs  helped packed  the ballroom  of the Fairmont Château Laurier for a reception put... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-aboriginal-affairs-minister-on-first-nations-schools/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-aboriginal-affairs-minister-on-first-nations-schools/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:56:14 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-aboriginal-affairs-minister-on-first-nations-schools/feed/ 0 Today in Question Period, Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan fielded questions on the consultation... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/common-ground/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/common-ground/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:00:00 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337961 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/common-ground/feed/ 0 As Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan keeps a low profile http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/the-cost-of-clean-water/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/the-cost-of-clean-water/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:33:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336972 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/the-cost-of-clean-water/feed/ 0 The Harper government announced yesterday that it will invest $330.8 million over two years... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/the-commons-this-was-not-nothing-but-what-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/the-commons-this-was-not-nothing-but-what-now/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:41:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336216 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/the-commons-this-was-not-nothing-but-what-now/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on the meeting of the PM and the AFN: This was not nothing, but what now? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/inside-the-meeting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/inside-the-meeting/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:41:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336294 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/inside-the-meeting/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister’s Office has released the above photo of today’s meeting. Seated to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/the-plan-for-fridays-meeting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/the-plan-for-fridays-meeting/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:33:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335676 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/the-plan-for-fridays-meeting/feed/ 0 The itinerary for Friday’s meeting between the Harper government and aboriginal leaders at the... 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/2012/10/22/the-trouble-with-the-indian-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/the-trouble-with-the-indian-act/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:29:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305881 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/the-trouble-with-the-indian-act/feed/ 0 Bob Rae spoke in the House this morning on his motion about replacing the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/getting-food-to-the-north/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/getting-food-to-the-north/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:24:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271199 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/getting-food-to-the-north/feed/ 0 NDP MP Romeo Saganash and Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett say Nutrition North has failed,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/fantasy-baseball/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/fantasy-baseball/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:33:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270032 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/fantasy-baseball/feed/ 0 The only thing more fun than a cabinet shuffle is speculating about a cabinet shuffle http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/health-matters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/health-matters/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:00:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234089 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/health-matters/feed/ 0 Steven Fletcher, the Minister of State for Transport, is stepping away from his duties... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/whos-on-first-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/whos-on-first-4/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:30:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229336 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/whos-on-first-4/feed/ 0 The Aboriginal Affairs Minister and Attawapiskat chief seem to have communication issues. When the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/10/this-is-the-week-that-was-23/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/10/this-is-the-week-that-was-23/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:59:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229322 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/10/this-is-the-week-that-was-23/feed/ 5 The NDP leadership contenders made their first impressions. Bruce Hyer napped. Robert Chisholm defended... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/spending-money-to-sort-out-the-money/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/spending-money-to-sort-out-the-money/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:11:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/spending-money-to-sort-out-the-money/feed/ 72 The third-party auditor will cost Attawapiskat about $1,300 per day. Aboriginal Affairs officials told... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/turned-away/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/turned-away/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:15:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228636 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/turned-away/feed/ 34 Attawapiskat turned away the third-party manager yesterday. John Duncan’s office expressed its disappointment in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/a-slow-moving-trainwreck/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/a-slow-moving-trainwreck/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:45:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/a-slow-moving-trainwreck/feed/ 33 Chuck Strahl further complicates John Duncan’s complicated explanation of who knew what about Attawapiskat... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/03/this-is-the-week-that-was-22/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/03/this-is-the-week-that-was-22/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:41:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228394 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/03/this-is-the-week-that-was-22/feed/ 1 We tried to save the House of Commons. Brian Topp pitched higher taxes (and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/least-resistance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/least-resistance/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:30:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228164 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/least-resistance/feed/ 36 Ontario Aboriginal Affairs Minister Kathleen Wynne criticizes the federal government’s response to the Attawapiskat... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/attawapiskat-math-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/attawapiskat-math-ii/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:44:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228075 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/attawapiskat-math-ii/feed/ 22 Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan says “things don’t add up.” Romeo Saganash has forwarded... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/attawapiskat-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/attawapiskat-math/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:35:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/attawapiskat-math/feed/ 74 Breaking down the federal government's spending on the troubled reserve http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/the-commons-tragedy-of-numbers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/the-commons-tragedy-of-numbers/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:03:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227763 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/the-commons-tragedy-of-numbers/feed/ 57 'The prime minister should see for himself. He should sleep in a shack in a sleeping bag.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/08/stop-heckling-start-answering/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/08/stop-heckling-start-answering/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:40:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196171 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/08/stop-heckling-start-answering/feed/ 33 From Question Period yesterday, Stephane Dion attempts to expand everyone’s mind on this matter... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/the-plot-thickens/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/the-plot-thickens/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:59:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177998 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/the-plot-thickens/feed/ 55 This morning, the office of Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan confirmed a discussion with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/another-rcmp-investigation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/another-rcmp-investigation/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:59:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/another-rcmp-investigation/feed/ 65 As a result of APTN’s reporting, the Prime Minister’s Office has asked the RCMP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/12/au-revoir-chuck-strahl-and-john-cummins/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/12/au-revoir-chuck-strahl-and-john-cummins/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:19:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177292 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/12/au-revoir-chuck-strahl-and-john-cummins/feed/ 45 The Transport Minister and the Conservative backbencher will also refrain from seeking reelection. Both... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/we-would-like-to-express-our-deepest-sorrow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/we-would-like-to-express-our-deepest-sorrow/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:08:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/we-would-like-to-express-our-deepest-sorrow/feed/ 0 The government’s apology, delivered by Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan, to Inuit who were... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/06/the-new-line-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/06/the-new-line-up/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:37:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141683 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/06/the-new-line-up/feed/ 0 John Baird takes over as house leader for the departing Jay Hill http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/29/reasonableness-watch-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/29/reasonableness-watch-ii/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:35:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=53582 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/29/reasonableness-watch-ii/feed/ 3 From just before QP today. Mr. John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, CPC): Mr. Speaker,...