http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/on-canadas-changing-aid-to-haiti-the-merger-of-cida-and-dfait-and-the-role-of-the-private-sector-in-development/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/on-canadas-changing-aid-to-haiti-the-merger-of-cida-and-dfait-and-the-role-of-the-private-sector-in-development/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:19:57 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382400 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/on-canadas-changing-aid-to-haiti-the-merger-of-cida-and-dfait-and-the-role-of-the-private-sector-in-development/feed/ 0 Julian Fantino in conversation with Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-quiet-cut/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-quiet-cut/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:09:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379831 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-quiet-cut/feed/ 0 Did hundreds of millions in CIDA funding just lapse? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/cida-email-talks-about-ministerial-letters-having-to-be-in-english/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/cida-email-talks-about-ministerial-letters-having-to-be-in-english/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:34:43 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369463 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/cida-email-talks-about-ministerial-letters-having-to-be-in-english/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Another document dictating the language of communication from the office of International... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/the-quiet-cuts-32/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/the-quiet-cuts-32/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:36:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365403 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/the-quiet-cuts-32/feed/ 0 We can't afford to officially oppose droughts anymore http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/fantino-on-haiti-we-should-be-thanked-upside-down-and-sideways/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/fantino-on-haiti-we-should-be-thanked-upside-down-and-sideways/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:14:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340524 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/fantino-on-haiti-we-should-be-thanked-upside-down-and-sideways/feed/ 0 Two weeks ago, officials from the U.S. State Department and the United Nations expressed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/michaelle-jean-on-haiti/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/michaelle-jean-on-haiti/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:22:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337851 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/michaelle-jean-on-haiti/feed/ 0 The former governor general talks about Haiti, responds to Julian Fantino’s concerns and lightly... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/when-keeping-it-partisan-goes-wrong-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/when-keeping-it-partisan-goes-wrong-2/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:28:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337703 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/when-keeping-it-partisan-goes-wrong-2/feed/ 0 A pair of missives from Julian Fantino have apparently been pulled off the CIDA... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/helping-haiti/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/helping-haiti/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:27:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334814 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/helping-haiti/feed/ 0 Haiti’s Prime Minister responds to Julian Fantino’s concerns. In an interview Monday, Lamothe agreed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/julian-fantino-takes-on-haiti/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/julian-fantino-takes-on-haiti/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:47:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/julian-fantino-takes-on-haiti/feed/ 0 After seeming to suggest last week that foreign aid to Haiti had been suspended—CIDA... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/helene-laverdiere-vs-julian-fantino/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/helene-laverdiere-vs-julian-fantino/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:59:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331201 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/helene-laverdiere-vs-julian-fantino/feed/ 0 The NDP’s International Cooperation critic explains her concerns with some of CIDA’s recent moves.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/the-commons-the-joke-is-on-you-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/the-commons-the-joke-is-on-you-canada/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:25:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294570 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/the-commons-the-joke-is-on-you-canada/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on the first day back http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-quiet-cuts-24/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-quiet-cuts-24/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:43:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292551 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-quiet-cuts-24/feed/ 0 Julian Fantino tries to parse CIDA’s budget. “In actual fact, the CIDA budget has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/chris-alexander-is-confused/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/chris-alexander-is-confused/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:24:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285353 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/chris-alexander-is-confused/feed/ 0 Let us try to understand Mr. Alexander's 'understanding' of the 'misunderstanding' that concerned theF-35 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/what-did-we-accomplish-in-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/what-did-we-accomplish-in-afghanistan/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:15:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/what-did-we-accomplish-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 The Toronto Star’s Paul Watson spent a month in Afghanistan and reported back in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/guns-crime-and-public-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/guns-crime-and-public-policy/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:01:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/guns-crime-and-public-policy/feed/ 0 To the official statements on last night’s shooting in Scarborough, the Globe adds comment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/reaction-to-the-danzig-shooting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/reaction-to-the-danzig-shooting/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:52:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275075 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/reaction-to-the-danzig-shooting/feed/ 0 A joint statement from Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/happy-to-see-oda-go-really-you-shouldnt-be/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/happy-to-see-oda-go-really-you-shouldnt-be/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:56:00 +0000 Adam Goldenberg http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272279 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/happy-to-see-oda-go-really-you-shouldnt-be/feed/ 0 Her departure had little to do with anything relevant http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/cabinet-mini-shuffle-a-mulroney-era-veteran-moves-up-a-notch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/cabinet-mini-shuffle-a-mulroney-era-veteran-moves-up-a-notch/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:41:49 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272049 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/cabinet-mini-shuffle-a-mulroney-era-veteran-moves-up-a-notch/feed/ 0 After 18-year hiatus, Bernard Valcourt rises into a sensitive position http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/never-mind-that-cabinet-shuffle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/never-mind-that-cabinet-shuffle/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:17:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272054 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/never-mind-that-cabinet-shuffle/feed/ 0 Julian Fantino and Bernard Valcourt move and the PM says that's it 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/2012/06/20/checking-dnds-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/20/checking-dnds-math/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:56:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269068 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/20/checking-dnds-math/feed/ 0 From QP yesterday, Rona Ambrose explains why new cost estimates for the F-35 won’t... 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/2012/06/05/the-commons-jason-kenney-again-surveys-the-scope-of-history/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/the-commons-jason-kenney-again-surveys-the-scope-of-history/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:18:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/the-commons-jason-kenney-again-surveys-the-scope-of-history/feed/ 0 Meanwhile, Nathan Cullen challenges Laurie Hawn to a staring contest http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/public-policy-and-the-real-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/public-policy-and-the-real-world/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:30:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/public-policy-and-the-real-world/feed/ 0 Michael Geist dismisses Vic Toews’ attempt to link the case of Luka Rocco Magnotta... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/today-in-parliamentary-wit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/today-in-parliamentary-wit/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:11:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263826 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/today-in-parliamentary-wit/feed/ 0 Following an exchange this afternoon between the NDP’s Christine Moore and Associate Minister of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/the-philosophy-of-mandatory-minimums/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/the-philosophy-of-mandatory-minimums/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:53:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263780 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/the-philosophy-of-mandatory-minimums/feed/ 0 The Associate Minister of Defence and former Toronto police chief comments on this weekend’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/holding-pattern/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/holding-pattern/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 15:09:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259816 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/holding-pattern/feed/ 0 On May 1, as previously noted, I sent the following questions to the office... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/no-decision-has-been-made/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/no-decision-has-been-made/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 15:33:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257868 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/no-decision-has-been-made/feed/ 0 If last night’s sketch did not sufficiently enlighten, the full transcript of last night’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/the-commons-a-long-night-of-known-unknowns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/the-commons-a-long-night-of-known-unknowns/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 04:22:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257705 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/the-commons-a-long-night-of-known-unknowns/feed/ 0 Less than 10 minutes into the evening, the NDP's Jack Harris seemed to give up hope http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/sent-to-the-whole/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/sent-to-the-whole/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 15:07:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/sent-to-the-whole/feed/ 0 At the conclusion of regular business this evening, the House of Commons will set... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/the-f-35-math-gets-fuzzier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/the-f-35-math-gets-fuzzier/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:30:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/the-f-35-math-gets-fuzzier/feed/ 0 The projected training budget may not be sufficient for the F-35. About $1.3 billion... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/who-gets-held-to-account/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/who-gets-held-to-account/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:30:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/who-gets-held-to-account/feed/ 0 Liberal MP Gerry Byrne alleges Conservative MP Andrew Saxton is trying to ensure senior... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/about-that-contract/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/about-that-contract/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:00:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250677 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/about-that-contract/feed/ 0 As noted yesterday, the idea of there being a “contract” to purchase the F-35... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/the-amazing-disappearing-contract-that-never-was/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/the-amazing-disappearing-contract-that-never-was/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:35:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250652 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/the-amazing-disappearing-contract-that-never-was/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper, November 3, 2010.  We are going to need to replace the aircraft... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/who-is-to-blame-who-will-take-responsibility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/who-is-to-blame-who-will-take-responsibility/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:30:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250502 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/who-is-to-blame-who-will-take-responsibility/feed/ 0 NDP MP Matthew Kellway considers. I don’t think responsibility in our political system should... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-commons-stephen-harpers-royal-canadian-air-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-commons-stephen-harpers-royal-canadian-air-farce/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:44:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250450 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-commons-stephen-harpers-royal-canadian-air-farce/feed/ 0 Suddenly, the F-35 purchase no longer seems to be about 'lives' and 'jobs' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-rhetoric-behind-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-rhetoric-behind-the-f-35/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:21:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250217 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-rhetoric-behind-the-f-35/feed/ 0 Peter MacKay, September 15, 2010. “This is the right plane. This is the right... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-harper-government-responds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-harper-government-responds/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:07:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250218 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-harper-government-responds/feed/ 0 A release issued by the offices of Julian Fantino, Peter MacKay, Rona Ambrose and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/the-commons-speaking-of-redundancy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/the-commons-speaking-of-redundancy/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:59:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250125 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/the-commons-speaking-of-redundancy/feed/ 0 Cabinet ministers could be easily and cheaply replaced with some combination of Wikipedia, Twitter and Pinterest http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/the-commons-the-ndp-starts-the-budget-debate-a-bit-early/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/the-commons-the-ndp-starts-the-budget-debate-a-bit-early/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:57:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/the-commons-the-ndp-starts-the-budget-debate-a-bit-early/feed/ 0 On the second question of his second day, Mulcair seemed to find the right key of indignation http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/so-what-did-i-miss-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/so-what-did-i-miss-2/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:33:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246252 Bob Rae.... Mr. Speaker, on the subject of electoral]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/so-what-did-i-miss-2/feed/ 0 This was an interesting exchange. Bob Rae.... Mr. Speaker, on the subject of electoral http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/rae-v-fantino/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/rae-v-fantino/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:38:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240198 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/rae-v-fantino/feed/ 0 The interim Liberal leader rose long after the customary leaders’ turns to join the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/which-part-of-the-bible-covers-jet-fighter-procurement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/which-part-of-the-bible-covers-jet-fighter-procurement/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:27:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239027 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/which-part-of-the-bible-covers-jet-fighter-procurement/feed/ 0 Julian Fantino, the associate minister of defence, responding this afternoon to questions from the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/touche-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/touche-3/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:06:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238432 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/touche-3/feed/ 0 Under questioning again yesterday about the purchase of F-35 fighter jets, Julian Fantino offered... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/the-commons-thats-enough/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/the-commons-thats-enough/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:32:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/the-commons-thats-enough/feed/ 0 We have surely reached the end of everyone's patience