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Sun, 19 May 2013 17:15:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/getting-their-just-desserts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/getting-their-just-desserts/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:22:00 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347374 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/getting-their-just-desserts/feed/ 0 Getting their just desserts http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/canada-urges-citizens-to-get-out-of-benghazi-because-of-terror-threats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/canada-urges-citizens-to-get-out-of-benghazi-because-of-terror-threats/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:26:07 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341903 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/canada-urges-citizens-to-get-out-of-benghazi-because-of-terror-threats/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada joined several European countries Thursday in urging its citizens to immediately... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/criticism-of-chuck-hagel-on-israel-is-empty-and-misguided/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/criticism-of-chuck-hagel-on-israel-is-empty-and-misguided/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:56:15 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/criticism-of-chuck-hagel-on-israel-is-empty-and-misguided/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou on Obama's nominee for secretary of defence http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/elizabeth-may-the-parliamentarian-of-the-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/elizabeth-may-the-parliamentarian-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:40:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/elizabeth-may-the-parliamentarian-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May is her own leader, as Aaron Wherry reports http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/so-much-for-the-arab-spring/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/so-much-for-the-arab-spring/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295265 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/so-much-for-the-arab-spring/feed/ 0 Fraught with dangerous, unstable local politics. A spark can set the region aflame. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/stephen-harper-on-libya-iran-the-arab-spring-the-economy-and-the-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/stephen-harper-on-libya-iran-the-arab-spring-the-economy-and-the-budget/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:00:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293549 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/stephen-harper-on-libya-iran-the-arab-spring-the-economy-and-the-budget/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister talks to a certain news channel.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/what-putin-said-to-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/what-putin-said-to-harper/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:48:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293493 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/what-putin-said-to-harper/feed/ 0 David Akin reports details of the conversation between the Prime Minister and Vladimir Putin... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/benghazi-glen-ross/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/benghazi-glen-ross/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 03:25:25 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/benghazi-glen-ross/feed/ 0 Why was Obama the only leader to reference religion in response to Libya attack? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/baird-condemns-senseless-killing-of-u-s-ambassador/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/baird-condemns-senseless-killing-of-u-s-ambassador/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:22:59 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292542 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/baird-condemns-senseless-killing-of-u-s-ambassador/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Attacks on a U.S. consulate in eastern Libya that killed the American ambassador and three of his staff were "senseless," Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Wednesday. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/u-s-ambassador-reported-dead-in-libya/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/u-s-ambassador-reported-dead-in-libya/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:50:07 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292477 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/u-s-ambassador-reported-dead-in-libya/feed/ 0 The U.S. ambassador to Libya has been killed along with three of his staff.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/the-thick-of-it-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/the-thick-of-it-2/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:27:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277168 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/the-thick-of-it-2/feed/ 0 Stuck in the middle of a dispute over the cost of the Libya mission,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/libyans-elected-pro-west-leader-provisional-figures-show/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/libyans-elected-pro-west-leader-provisional-figures-show/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:19:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/libyans-elected-pro-west-leader-provisional-figures-show/feed/ 0 Although the ballots are still being counted, provisional figures show that Libya has shut-out... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/libyans-in-canada-go-to-the-polls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/libyans-in-canada-go-to-the-polls/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:07:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271880 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/libyans-in-canada-go-to-the-polls/feed/ 0 A small group of Canadians are headed to the polls today, but they are... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/in-post-gadhafi-libya-life-still-feels-frighteningly-frail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/in-post-gadhafi-libya-life-still-feels-frighteningly-frail/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 15:30:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261789 Maclean's reports from Tripoli]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/in-post-gadhafi-libya-life-still-feels-frighteningly-frail/feed/ 0 Maclean's reports from Tripoli http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/tripoli-vs-the-hague-two-courts-vie-to-try-gadhafis-son/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/tripoli-vs-the-hague-two-courts-vie-to-try-gadhafis-son/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 15:58:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258958 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/tripoli-vs-the-hague-two-courts-vie-to-try-gadhafis-son/feed/ 0 Libya and the International Criminal Court are at war—over who gets to stage a trial for Saif al-Islam Gadhafi http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/21/in-libya-lockerbie-bombers-death-brings-sigh-of-relief-leaves-questions-unanswered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/21/in-libya-lockerbie-bombers-death-brings-sigh-of-relief-leaves-questions-unanswered/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 12:13:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260046 Maclean's reports from Tripoli]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/21/in-libya-lockerbie-bombers-death-brings-sigh-of-relief-leaves-questions-unanswered/feed/ 0 Maclean's reports from Tripoli http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/accounting-for-the-defence-department/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/accounting-for-the-defence-department/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:30:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258223 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/accounting-for-the-defence-department/feed/ 0 The mission in Libya cost significantly more than the Defence Minister once suggested. And... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-flog-of-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-flog-of-war/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 18:12:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256447 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-flog-of-war/feed/ 0 The firm's pickup trucks were a favourite among Libyan rebels http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/the-end-of-an-atlantic-ferry-tale/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/the-end-of-an-atlantic-ferry-tale/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:54:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248864 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/the-end-of-an-atlantic-ferry-tale/feed/ 0 The ship that used to ran from Yarmouth, N.S., to Portland, Maine will be turned into scrap metal http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/why-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/why-the-f-35/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:30:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249977 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/why-the-f-35/feed/ 0 Paul Koring tries to figure out why we might need to buy the F-35.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/friends-in-low-places-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/friends-in-low-places-2/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:46:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/friends-in-low-places-2/feed/ 0 It's not the first time the firm has been at the centre of a foreign scandal http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/10/snc-lavalin-cuts-ties-with-executives-close-to-ghadafi-family/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/10/snc-lavalin-cuts-ties-with-executives-close-to-ghadafi-family/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:52:03 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239151 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/10/snc-lavalin-cuts-ties-with-executives-close-to-ghadafi-family/feed/ 0 Two senior executives of SNC-Lavalin Group who maintained ties to Saadi Gadhafi, the son... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/cida-dfait-and-promoting-democracy-abroad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/cida-dfait-and-promoting-democracy-abroad/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:15:34 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237939 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/cida-dfait-and-promoting-democracy-abroad/feed/ 0 Last year’s revolutions of the Arab Spring were, and remain, the greatest opportunity for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/gadhafis-gone-but-torture-and-fighting-remain-in-libya/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/gadhafis-gone-but-torture-and-fighting-remain-in-libya/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:36:15 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236035 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/gadhafis-gone-but-torture-and-fighting-remain-in-libya/feed/ 0 Human rights groups sound the alarm over abuses by the National Transitional Council http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/crowns-and-chaos-in-the-middle-east/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/crowns-and-chaos-in-the-middle-east/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:45:03 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/crowns-and-chaos-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 Abstract: This paper helps explain the variation in political turmoil observed in the MENA... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/the-commons-lise-st-denis-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/the-commons-lise-st-denis-day/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:06:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/the-commons-lise-st-denis-day/feed/ 0 'I wasn't an NDP member, I was a member elected to represent all people in my riding' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/gadhafi%e2%80%99s-reign-of-fear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/gadhafi%e2%80%99s-reign-of-fear/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:00:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/gadhafi%e2%80%99s-reign-of-fear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/gadhafi%e2%80%99s-reign-of-fear/feed/ 0 He had Libyan dissidents gunned down in London, sponsored the Italian Red Brigades, and kept an album of photographs of Condoleeza Rice–to cite a few http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/people-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/people-power/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:45:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/people-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/people-power/feed/ 0 The Arab Spring unleashed a wave of hope and action in a region ruled by oppressive regimes and tyrants http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/freedom-seldom-flowers-in-undisturbed-ground/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/freedom-seldom-flowers-in-undisturbed-ground/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:41:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/freedom-seldom-flowers-in-undisturbed-ground/feed/ 18 The prepared text of the Prime Minister’s remarks at today’s Parliament Hill ceremony marking... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/obama-the-hawk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/obama-the-hawk/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:40:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/obama-the-hawk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/obama-the-hawk/feed/ 4 Sure, he’s pulling troops out of Iraq, but he’s found lethal new ways to flex America’s military muscle http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/holding-libya-to-account/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/holding-libya-to-account/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:16:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222620 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/holding-libya-to-account/feed/ 4 John Baird promises to keep tabs on the NTC. They recognize the role Canada... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/i-also-think-were-all-realistic-enough/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/i-also-think-were-all-realistic-enough/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:30:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222587 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/i-also-think-were-all-realistic-enough/feed/ 0 The Prime Ministers comments on the death of Moammar Gadhafi. “In terms of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/un-votes-to-end-libyan-mandate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/un-votes-to-end-libyan-mandate/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:14:28 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/un-votes-to-end-libyan-mandate/feed/ 1 Interim leaders declare nation officially liberated http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/demise-of-a-dictator/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/demise-of-a-dictator/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/demise-of-a-dictator/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/demise-of-a-dictator/feed/ 5 He ruled his people with an iron fist. In the end they dragged him from a drainpipe. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/nato-postpones-end-to-air-patrols-in-libya/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/nato-postpones-end-to-air-patrols-in-libya/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:17:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221785 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/nato-postpones-end-to-air-patrols-in-libya/feed/ 2 Gadhafi's son reportedly ready to surrender http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/questions-remain-over-gadhafi%e2%80%99s-bloody-death/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/questions-remain-over-gadhafi%e2%80%99s-bloody-death/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:01:20 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221112 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/questions-remain-over-gadhafi%e2%80%99s-bloody-death/feed/ 4 Deceased dictator’s wife calls for UN investigation http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/with-the-shadow-of-gadhafi-now-lifted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/with-the-shadow-of-gadhafi-now-lifted/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:38:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/with-the-shadow-of-gadhafi-now-lifted/feed/ 14 The Prime Minister’s statement to reporters this afternoon on the death of Moammar Gadhafi.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/gaddafi-reportedly-dead/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/gaddafi-reportedly-dead/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:19:27 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220655 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/gaddafi-reportedly-dead/feed/ 0 News sparks mass celebrations in Tripoli http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/no-peace-for-this-envoy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/no-peace-for-this-envoy/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/no-peace-for-this-envoy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/no-peace-for-this-envoy/feed/ 0 The Palestinians don’t like him and his business dealings are under scrutiny http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/renewed-fighting-in-libyan-city-of-sirte/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/renewed-fighting-in-libyan-city-of-sirte/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:41:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218393 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/renewed-fighting-in-libyan-city-of-sirte/feed/ 0 Many civilians remain in city as Gadhafi loyalists continue to resist http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/three-more-months/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/three-more-months/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:38:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217207 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/three-more-months/feed/ 6 With the Conservatives and Liberals voting in favour, the House approved a three-month extension... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-case-for-changing-the-mission-in-libya/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-case-for-changing-the-mission-in-libya/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:33:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-case-for-changing-the-mission-in-libya/feed/ 3 The following is NDP defence critic Jack Harris’ speech to the House on the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-case-for-staying-engaged-in-libya/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-case-for-staying-engaged-in-libya/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:37:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217149 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-case-for-staying-engaged-in-libya/feed/ 1 The House of Commons is presently debating an extension to the mission in Libya.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/libyan-rebels-fight-their-way-into-gadhafi%e2%80%99s-hometown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/libyan-rebels-fight-their-way-into-gadhafi%e2%80%99s-hometown/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:51:30 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/libyan-rebels-fight-their-way-into-gadhafi%e2%80%99s-hometown/feed/ 0 NATO providing support as concern for civilians mounts http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/good-news-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/good-news-4/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/good-news-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/good-news-4/feed/ 0 B.C. salmon are radiation-free, RCMP officers get off scot-free for tasering a child