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Sun, 19 May 2013 22:28:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/feed/ 0 Denis Coderre steps aside, setting up a battle between Liberals and New Democrats http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/labrador-accepts-peter-penashues-resignation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/labrador-accepts-peter-penashues-resignation/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 01:24:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/labrador-accepts-peter-penashues-resignation/feed/ 0 One explanation for the Liberal victory: the return of a decent number of party members http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/justin-trudeau-wants-to-know-what-youd-ask-stephen-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/justin-trudeau-wants-to-know-what-youd-ask-stephen-harper/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383483 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/justin-trudeau-wants-to-know-what-youd-ask-stephen-harper/feed/ 0 Taking QP to the people http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-trudeau-attack-mailout-some-conservatives-arent-going-to-let-you-see/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-trudeau-attack-mailout-some-conservatives-arent-going-to-let-you-see/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 15:36:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381548 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-trudeau-attack-mailout-some-conservatives-arent-going-to-let-you-see/feed/ 0 More MPs decline to send out the flyer http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/justin-trudeau-and-jose-canseco-discuss-the-montreal-canadiens/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/justin-trudeau-and-jose-canseco-discuss-the-montreal-canadiens/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 03:23:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/justin-trudeau-and-jose-canseco-discuss-the-montreal-canadiens/feed/ 0 This is why Twitter was invented. To bring people together. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-commons-justin-trudeau-monday-night-renfrew/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-commons-justin-trudeau-monday-night-renfrew/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 21:45:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381127 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-commons-justin-trudeau-monday-night-renfrew/feed/ 0 'What I've seen over the past six months ... is people who want to believe that politics can matter once again' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/shorting-justin-trudeaus-fundraising-ability/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/shorting-justin-trudeaus-fundraising-ability/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 15:21:29 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380799 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/shorting-justin-trudeaus-fundraising-ability/feed/ 0 Did the Liberals just have their best quarter since 2005? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/justin-trudeau-becomes-first-canadian-politician-to-publicly-acknowledge-knees/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/justin-trudeau-becomes-first-canadian-politician-to-publicly-acknowledge-knees/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 14:53:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380793 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/justin-trudeau-becomes-first-canadian-politician-to-publicly-acknowledge-knees/feed/ 0 He would also like to tell you how much money his party has raised http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/federal-liberals-suddenly-flush-with-cash-under-justin-trudeau-leadership/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/federal-liberals-suddenly-flush-with-cash-under-justin-trudeau-leadership/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 12:41:31 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380738 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/federal-liberals-suddenly-flush-with-cash-under-justin-trudeau-leadership/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – What a difference a few weeks, and a charismatic new leader, have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/justin-trudeau-praises-alberta-premier-for-keystone-efforts-pans-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/justin-trudeau-praises-alberta-premier-for-keystone-efforts-pans-harper/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 19:44:38 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380502 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/justin-trudeau-praises-alberta-premier-for-keystone-efforts-pans-harper/feed/ 0 EDMONTON – Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has praised Alberta Premier Alison Redford for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-ghosts-of-provincial-leaders-past/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-ghosts-of-provincial-leaders-past/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-ghosts-of-provincial-leaders-past/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on why Tom Mulcair sounds a lot like Jean Charest http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/trudeau-liberals-jump-to-seven-point-lead-over-tories-poll-suggests/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/trudeau-liberals-jump-to-seven-point-lead-over-tories-poll-suggests/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 22:34:45 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380072 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/trudeau-liberals-jump-to-seven-point-lead-over-tories-poll-suggests/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Two weeks of Conservative attack ads have done little to dim Justin... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/trudeau-visits-winnipeg-students-but-schools-out-for-media/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/trudeau-visits-winnipeg-students-but-schools-out-for-media/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 22:33:40 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379925 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/trudeau-visits-winnipeg-students-but-schools-out-for-media/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG – Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau blamed “petty politics” on the part of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-feminine-mystique/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-feminine-mystique/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 17:00:00 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379244 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-feminine-mystique/feed/ 0 The new Liberal leader is being portrayed as not manly enough--which won't hurt his polling numbers at all http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-loneliest-pamphlet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-loneliest-pamphlet/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:44:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-loneliest-pamphlet/feed/ 0 All that work photoshopping sparkly stars around Trudeau, and for what? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/more-conservative-mps-say-no-to-taxpayer-paid-attacks-against-trudeau/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/more-conservative-mps-say-no-to-taxpayer-paid-attacks-against-trudeau/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:13:44 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378938 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/more-conservative-mps-say-no-to-taxpayer-paid-attacks-against-trudeau/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A growing number of Conservative MPs say they won’t mail their constituents... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/mike-allen-maverick-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/mike-allen-maverick-watch/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:20:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378708 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/mike-allen-maverick-watch/feed/ 0 Two Conservative MPs who won't be sending out the Trudeau flyers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-man-who-makes-harper-tremble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-man-who-makes-harper-tremble/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376483 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-man-who-makes-harper-tremble/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on how the new Liberal leader deals with the PM http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-meaning-of-the-trudeau-attack-ads/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-meaning-of-the-trudeau-attack-ads/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:05:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377466 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-meaning-of-the-trudeau-attack-ads/feed/ 0 Teachers are unimpressed and the Liberal leader's masculinity is considered http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/the-trudeau-scripts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/the-trudeau-scripts/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:41:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377281 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/the-trudeau-scripts/feed/ 0 Conservative suggestions for dismissing Justin Trudeau http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/trudeau-campaigns-in-labrador-byelection-calling-for-end-to-divisive-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/trudeau-campaigns-in-labrador-byelection-calling-for-end-to-divisive-politics/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:38:29 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376865 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/trudeau-campaigns-in-labrador-byelection-calling-for-end-to-divisive-politics/feed/ 0 HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – New Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau swept into Labrador urging... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/justin-trudeau-algebra-attack-ads-and-michael-dukakis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/justin-trudeau-algebra-attack-ads-and-michael-dukakis/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:52:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376455 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/justin-trudeau-algebra-attack-ads-and-michael-dukakis/feed/ 0 Changing the channel, circa 1988 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/tories-urged-to-use-riding-mail-privileges-to-attack-trudeau/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/tories-urged-to-use-riding-mail-privileges-to-attack-trudeau/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:19:43 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376566 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/tories-urged-to-use-riding-mail-privileges-to-attack-trudeau/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Conservatives are orchestrating a mass-mail campaign against Justin Trudeau — at... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-backbench-spring-justin-trudeau-democracy-and-abortion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-backbench-spring-justin-trudeau-democracy-and-abortion/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:28:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376371 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-backbench-spring-justin-trudeau-democracy-and-abortion/feed/ 0 Is the new Liberal leader going to whip all votes on abortion? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/a-first-look-at-justin-trudeaus-new-ad-not-a-tree-in-sight/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/a-first-look-at-justin-trudeaus-new-ad-not-a-tree-in-sight/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:53:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/a-first-look-at-justin-trudeaus-new-ad-not-a-tree-in-sight/feed/ 0 John Geddes on Liberals and locale http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/justin-trudeau-releases-an-ad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/justin-trudeau-releases-an-ad/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:04:54 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376148 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/justin-trudeau-releases-an-ad/feed/ 0 Tease the day: The Liberal leader responds to his Conservative detractors http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/trudeau-responds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/trudeau-responds/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:07:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376150 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/trudeau-responds/feed/ 0 The Liberal response to the Conservative attack ads http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/how-to-fundraise/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/how-to-fundraise/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:06:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375942 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/how-to-fundraise/feed/ 0 A Liberal Senator's tweet inspires a Conservative plea for cash http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/letters-from-justin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/letters-from-justin/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:41:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375868 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/letters-from-justin/feed/ 0 Of iPod taxes and private copying tariffs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-commons-a-day-to-debate-terrorism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-commons-a-day-to-debate-terrorism/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:19:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375338 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-commons-a-day-to-debate-terrorism/feed/ 0 Justin Trudeau, the Boston Marathon bombing and Uncle Albert http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-backbench-spring-brent-rathgeber-on-justin-trudeaus-gambit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-backbench-spring-brent-rathgeber-on-justin-trudeaus-gambit/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:47:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-backbench-spring-brent-rathgeber-on-justin-trudeaus-gambit/feed/ 0 A lukewarm reception from a government backbencher http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/attack-ads-dont-work-except-when-they-do/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/attack-ads-dont-work-except-when-they-do/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:28:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374796 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/attack-ads-dont-work-except-when-they-do/feed/ 0 The Obama campaign seemed to have no regrets http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/trudeau-raised-over-2-million-in-donations-during-leadership-run-team-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/trudeau-raised-over-2-million-in-donations-during-leadership-run-team-says/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:55:10 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375072 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/trudeau-raised-over-2-million-in-donations-during-leadership-run-team-says/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The team behind Justin Trudeau’s successful campaign for Liberal leadership says in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/stephen-harpers-search-for-the-root-causes-of-terrorism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/stephen-harpers-search-for-the-root-causes-of-terrorism/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:51:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374872 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/stephen-harpers-search-for-the-root-causes-of-terrorism/feed/ 0 'We need to know as much as we can about terrorists, their tactics, and the best solutions to protect people ...' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/trudeaus-other-opponent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/trudeaus-other-opponent/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373049 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/trudeaus-other-opponent/feed/ 0 The new Liberal leader’s biggest rivalry may not be with Harper, but fellow progressive Mulcair http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/justin-trudeau-e-book/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/justin-trudeau-e-book/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:37:15 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374681 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/justin-trudeau-e-book/feed/ 0 What does Canadian politics do about Justin Trudeau? What will he do for himself? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/the-backbench-spring-justin-trudeau-joins-the-cause/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/the-backbench-spring-justin-trudeau-joins-the-cause/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:03:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/the-backbench-spring-justin-trudeau-joins-the-cause/feed/ 0 Liberals will move to change the rules around statements by members http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/on-root-causes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/on-root-causes/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:21:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/on-root-causes/feed/ 0 Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, the NDP and the terrorism debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/listening-closely-to-trudeau-on-terrorism-and-harper-on-trudeaus-reaction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/listening-closely-to-trudeau-on-terrorism-and-harper-on-trudeaus-reaction/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:10:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373801 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/listening-closely-to-trudeau-on-terrorism-and-harper-on-trudeaus-reaction/feed/ 0 John Geddes on what the Liberal Leader said ... and how the PM responded http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/congratulations-have-we-talked-about-me/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/congratulations-have-we-talked-about-me/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:40:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373097 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/congratulations-have-we-talked-about-me/feed/ 0 Given the spirit of the Conservative response to Trudeau's victory, let's imagine what the PM might say next http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/its-thanksgiving-in-april/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/its-thanksgiving-in-april/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:52:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/its-thanksgiving-in-april/feed/ 0 The Liberals and Conservatives celebrate the attack ads http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-conservative-attack-ads-bringing-the-dance-party-to-an-end/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-conservative-attack-ads-bringing-the-dance-party-to-an-end/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:20:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373642 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-conservative-attack-ads-bringing-the-dance-party-to-an-end/feed/ 0 Is it no longer safe for Justin Trudeau to get down http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/how-trudeau-can-avoid-getting-stuck-in-the-middle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/how-trudeau-can-avoid-getting-stuck-in-the-middle/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373033 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/how-trudeau-can-avoid-getting-stuck-in-the-middle/feed/ 0 From the editors http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-last-time-the-conservatives-launched-attack-ads/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-last-time-the-conservatives-launched-attack-ads/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:48:16 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-last-time-the-conservatives-launched-attack-ads/feed/ 0 Besides the ads' targets, has anything changed? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/stephen-harper-justin-trudeau-and-the-boston-marathon-bombing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/stephen-harper-justin-trudeau-and-the-boston-marathon-bombing/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:41:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373308 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/stephen-harper-justin-trudeau-and-the-boston-marathon-bombing/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister seems displeased with the new Liberal leader