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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/2011/06/09/the-commons-tony-clements-bike-racks-streetlights-and-boulevards/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/the-commons-tony-clements-bike-racks-streetlights-and-boulevards/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:41:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/the-commons-tony-clements-bike-racks-streetlights-and-boulevards/feed/ 126 About the only thing the G8 legacy fund didn't pay for was an antique steamboat http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/mitchel-raphael-helena-guergis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/mitchel-raphael-helena-guergis/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:00:44 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/mitchel-raphael-helena-guergis/feed/ 1 Ignatieff on his eyebrows, Jann Arden's 'apology', and Foote in mouth http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/the-commons-question-period-not-answer-period/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/the-commons-question-period-not-answer-period/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:14:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/the-commons-question-period-not-answer-period/feed/ 35 Liberal Judy Foote faces off against the finance minister http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/09/the-commons-i-have-the-feeling-that-nothing-will-satisfy-the-honourable-gentleman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/09/the-commons-i-have-the-feeling-that-nothing-will-satisfy-the-honourable-gentleman/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:13:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114785 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/09/the-commons-i-have-the-feeling-that-nothing-will-satisfy-the-honourable-gentleman/feed/ 112 Liberals cry out for "nothing but the truth" in detainee scandal http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/the-commons-support-for-the-troops-if-necessary-but-necessarily-support-for-the-troops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/the-commons-support-for-the-troops-if-necessary-but-necessarily-support-for-the-troops/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:21:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=96883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/the-commons-support-for-the-troops-if-necessary-but-necessarily-support-for-the-troops/feed/ 16 Even if soldiers don't agree with each other, the government agrees with soldiers http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/03/the-commons-and-so-we-arrive-at-satire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/03/the-commons-and-so-we-arrive-at-satire/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:20:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=95964 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/03/the-commons-and-so-we-arrive-at-satire/feed/ 39 This government won't stand for attacks against civil servants http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/14/mps-clam-around-and-a-real-ms-salmon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/14/mps-clam-around-and-a-real-ms-salmon/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:00:12 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=92354 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/14/mps-clam-around-and-a-real-ms-salmon/feed/ 1 The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) held a reception to persuade MPs to create... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/the-commons-if-we-cant-talk-to-each-other-we-can-only-talk-to-ourselves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/the-commons-if-we-cant-talk-to-each-other-we-can-only-talk-to-ourselves/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:39:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=89807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/the-commons-if-we-cant-talk-to-each-other-we-can-only-talk-to-ourselves/feed/ 52 And that makes us look crazy http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/26/the-commons-the-prudence-of-pessimism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/26/the-commons-the-prudence-of-pessimism/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:01:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45874 The Scene.... Thomas Mulcair had tried to reason with the government. “According to StatsCan,]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/26/the-commons-the-prudence-of-pessimism/feed/ 13 The Scene.... Thomas Mulcair had tried to reason with the government. “According to StatsCan, http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/03/michael-ignatieff-maverick-watch-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/03/michael-ignatieff-maverick-watch-2/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:22:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=33182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/03/michael-ignatieff-maverick-watch-2/feed/ 56 The Newfoundland Four are free. For now. At least symbolically. “Tonight they will have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/03/bill-casey-the-newfoundland-four/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/03/bill-casey-the-newfoundland-four/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:03:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=33063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/03/bill-casey-the-newfoundland-four/feed/ 28 His is a cautionary tale. Two years ago, Bill Casey objected to his government’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/02/33054/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/02/33054/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:29:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=33054 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/02/33054/feed/ 60 The leader of the opposition was on one of the TV chat shows this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/02/scott-simms-rather-unimpressed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/02/scott-simms-rather-unimpressed/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:29:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=32996 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/02/scott-simms-rather-unimpressed/feed/ 3 The Liberal backbencher, freely expressing his thoughts during Question Period today as Jim Flaherty... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/02/free-the-newfoundland-two/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/02/free-the-newfoundland-two/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:27:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=32848 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/02/free-the-newfoundland-two/feed/ 12 Michael Ignatieff on the Newfoundland Two. “Lets not talk about discipline yet. If there... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/30/michael-ignatieff-maverick-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/30/michael-ignatieff-maverick-watch/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:56:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=32510 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/30/michael-ignatieff-maverick-watch/feed/ 8 There seems to be some gnashing of teeth over Michael Ignatieff’s apparent efforts to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/15/newbie-mps/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/15/newbie-mps/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:02:41 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=24376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/15/newbie-mps/feed/ 0 Krista Balsom (below), who works in newly-elected Liberal MP Judy Foote’s office, organized a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/14/the-final-day-early-returns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/14/the-final-day-early-returns/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:01:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=12857 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/14/the-final-day-early-returns/feed/ 0 For the Liberals… Re-elected: Scott Brison, Todd Russell, Scott Simms, Gerry Byrne, Rodger Cuzner,...