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Mon, 20 May 2013 21:18:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/qa-elizabeth-may-on-hunger-strikes-and-theresa-spence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/qa-elizabeth-may-on-hunger-strikes-and-theresa-spence/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:53:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337092 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/qa-elizabeth-may-on-hunger-strikes-and-theresa-spence/feed/ 0 'I told her to be careful for her health,' May says of Spence http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/a-brief-history-of-recent-commotions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/a-brief-history-of-recent-commotions/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:00:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324175 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/a-brief-history-of-recent-commotions/feed/ 0 Before yesterday’s incident, the most recent confrontation in the House might have been when... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/candice-hoeppner-political-scientist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/candice-hoeppner-political-scientist/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:04:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/candice-hoeppner-political-scientist/feed/ 0 Speaking in the House before the vote to eliminate the long-gun registry last week,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/22/jack-layton-1950-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/22/jack-layton-1950-2011/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:03:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210729 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/22/jack-layton-1950-2011/feed/ 11 The NDP leader passed away at his home early this morning 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/2011/01/05/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/05/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:24:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165665 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/05/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house/feed/ 42 Chris Selley questions the medical wisdom of politicians. It took some flaming cheek for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/12/the-backbench-top-ten-23/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/12/the-backbench-top-ten-23/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:57:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163427 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/12/the-backbench-top-ten-23/feed/ 1 After a week away, our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/cause-and-effect-in-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/cause-and-effect-in-parliament/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:08:55 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160771 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/cause-and-effect-in-parliament/feed/ 17 Is parliament too rude, too partisan, and too dysfunctional? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/somebody-should-do-something/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/somebody-should-do-something/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:02:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/somebody-should-do-something/feed/ 10 In the midst of a Hill Times survey of Parliament Hill, Alison Loat notes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-backbench-top-ten-22/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-backbench-top-ten-22/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:07:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-backbench-top-ten-22/feed/ 2 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/run-by-children/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/run-by-children/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:10:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159368 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/run-by-children/feed/ 93 In a wider conversation with CBC radio last week about his impending departure, Liberal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/21/the-backbench-top-ten-21/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/21/the-backbench-top-ten-21/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:08:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159345 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/21/the-backbench-top-ten-21/feed/ 10 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/16/the-parameters-of-a-debate-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/16/the-parameters-of-a-debate-ii/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:07:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158293 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/16/the-parameters-of-a-debate-ii/feed/ 6 Last week—shortly before he announced his impending resignation—Liberal MP and doctor Keith Martin offered... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/14/the-backbench-top-ten-20/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/14/the-backbench-top-ten-20/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:29:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158030 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/14/the-backbench-top-ten-20/feed/ 4 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/the-morale-has-sunk-to-new-lows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/the-morale-has-sunk-to-new-lows/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:20:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157307 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/the-morale-has-sunk-to-new-lows/feed/ 44 Though he won’t officially depart until an election is called, Keith Martin offers a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/au-revoir-mr-martin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/au-revoir-mr-martin/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:42:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156963 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/au-revoir-mr-martin/feed/ 55 Original Reform MP and current Liberal MP Keith Martin will not seek re-election. “One... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/08/the-parameters-of-a-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/08/the-parameters-of-a-debate/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:04:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156865 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/08/the-parameters-of-a-debate/feed/ 150 Liberal MP Keith Martin sets out his do’s and don’ts of health care reform.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/156120/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/156120/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:55:45 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156120 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/156120/feed/ 0 Defense Minister Peter MacKay addressed a packed room of Navy personnel as part of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/the-loneliest-campaign/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/the-loneliest-campaign/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:55:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154525 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/the-loneliest-campaign/feed/ 0 As he has been for more than a decade now—here he is saying so... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/for-the-record-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/for-the-record-3/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:54:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146984 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/for-the-record-3/feed/ 0 There is apparently some confusion over Bob Rae’s position on federal funding for a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/16/those-seeking-refuge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/16/those-seeking-refuge/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:17:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142802 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/16/those-seeking-refuge/feed/ 0 Michael Ignatieff says the government should have been more proactive about the MV Sun... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/16/marijuana-v-asbestos/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/16/marijuana-v-asbestos/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:52:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=120883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/16/marijuana-v-asbestos/feed/ 20 As part of a Mark series on what we should ban and what we... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/30/we-must-not-let-it-distract-us-from-the-great-opportunity-that-lies-before-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/30/we-must-not-let-it-distract-us-from-the-great-opportunity-that-lies-before-us/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:37:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118272 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/30/we-must-not-let-it-distract-us-from-the-great-opportunity-that-lies-before-us/feed/ 67 Liberal Keith Martin takes stock of the abortion debate and offers a solution. With... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/idea-alert-23/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/idea-alert-23/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:27:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/idea-alert-23/feed/ 8 As noted by the Crawford Report, one of the dilemmas in funding elite sport... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/05/idea-alert-17/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/05/idea-alert-17/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:28:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105617 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/05/idea-alert-17/feed/ 38 Keith Martin says there’s already a framework for addressing maternal and child health internationally.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/14/idea-alert-6/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/14/idea-alert-6/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:31:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87131 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/14/idea-alert-6/feed/ 9 Keith Martin suggests we send the professors to Africa. His early ideas had focused... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/30/hot-boxing-the-agenda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/30/hot-boxing-the-agenda/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:51:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=68021 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/30/hot-boxing-the-agenda/feed/ 0 Keith Martin talks decriminalizing marijuana with Steve Paikin.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/mitchel-raphael-on-a-hill-feeding-frenzy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/mitchel-raphael-on-a-hill-feeding-frenzy/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 16:20:00 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3541 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/mitchel-raphael-on-a-hill-feeding-frenzy/feed/ 1 Steyn's Ezra quip and a very busy Mr. Oliphant http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/11/the-commons-if-unanswered-just-keep-asking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/11/the-commons-if-unanswered-just-keep-asking/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 23:11:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=56278 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/11/the-commons-if-unanswered-just-keep-asking/feed/ 27 The party of infinite mercy, shows none to Diane Finley http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/13/keith-martin-refuses-to-stop-thinking-rationally/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/13/keith-martin-refuses-to-stop-thinking-rationally/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:56:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=49428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/13/keith-martin-refuses-to-stop-thinking-rationally/feed/ 3 His latest wacky idea: decriminalizing pot. The illegal drug trade and substance abuse must... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/09/the-seductive-status-quo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/09/the-seductive-status-quo/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:08:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=48952 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/09/the-seductive-status-quo/feed/ 4 Keith Martin takes his health care campaign to the other national newspaper. Health care... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/07/efficient-integration/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/07/efficient-integration/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:10:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=48429 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/07/efficient-integration/feed/ 52 Keith Martin wants to reform the health care system. If we fail to modernize... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/29/ignatieff-in-victoria/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/29/ignatieff-in-victoria/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:18:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=46256 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/29/ignatieff-in-victoria/feed/ 30 The recording of Michael Ignatieff’s every public moment continues. Video from his Victoria town... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/your-team-iggy-starting-line-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/your-team-iggy-starting-line-up/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:23:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=30497 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/your-team-iggy-starting-line-up/feed/ 43 Posted without comment for the moment. Some attempt at analysis to follow after some... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/btc-fantasy-baseball/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/btc-fantasy-baseball/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:56:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2410 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/btc-fantasy-baseball/feed/ 0 Back when Maxime Bernier took his leave, there was much hueing and crying about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/30/praise-for-bev-oda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/30/praise-for-bev-oda/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:19:23 +0000 Paul Wells http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=574 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/30/praise-for-bev-oda/feed/ 0 And from her Opposition critic? Indeed. Keith Martin, in the scrums today, on the...