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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:36:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/photo-gallery-mps-and-plaid-speaker-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/photo-gallery-mps-and-plaid-speaker-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:16:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344891 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/photo-gallery-mps-and-plaid-speaker-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/feed/ 0 Mitchel Raphael takes in the Speaker's second annual celebration of the Scottish bard http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/part-of-a-balanced-breakfast/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/part-of-a-balanced-breakfast/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:35:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249845 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/part-of-a-balanced-breakfast/feed/ 0 Hansard officially records Bev Oda’s response yesterday to a question from Liberal MP Mark... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/add-elmwood-transcona-to-the-list/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/add-elmwood-transcona-to-the-list/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:55:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/add-elmwood-transcona-to-the-list/feed/ 0 The NDP says Elmwood-Transcona was targeted by robocalls misdirecting voters. According to the NDP,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/liberal-biennial-convention-2012-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/liberal-biennial-convention-2012-ottawa/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:12:05 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/liberal-biennial-convention-2012-ottawa/feed/ 0                            ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/mitchel-raphael-on-bev-oda%e2%80%99s-goat-and-dion%e2%80%99s-new-role-in-scotland/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/mitchel-raphael-on-bev-oda%e2%80%99s-goat-and-dion%e2%80%99s-new-role-in-scotland/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:40:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/mitchel-raphael-on-bev-oda%e2%80%99s-goat-and-dion%e2%80%99s-new-role-in-scotland/ The goat Bev Oda left behind... Attendees at World Vision Canada’s reception at the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/mitchel-raphael-on-bev-oda%e2%80%99s-goat-and-dion%e2%80%99s-new-role-in-scotland/feed/ 4 The goat Bev Oda left behind... Attendees at World Vision Canada’s reception at the http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/04/world-vision-canada-mps-and-rick-campanelli/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/04/world-vision-canada-mps-and-rick-campanelli/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:56:12 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/04/world-vision-canada-mps-and-rick-campanelli/feed/ 2 World Vision Canada’s held a reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier .    ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/27/mps-clams-and-aquaculture/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/27/mps-clams-and-aquaculture/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:01:41 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227156 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/27/mps-clams-and-aquaculture/feed/ 3 The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) held a reception at the Weston Hotel in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/puppet-mps/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/puppet-mps/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:59:53 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218914 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/puppet-mps/feed/ 32 The CBC finds a couple of defeated Conservative candidates doing the work of MPs.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/mitchel-raphael-on-who-paid-10000-for-elizabeth-may%e2%80%99s-cane/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/mitchel-raphael-on-who-paid-10000-for-elizabeth-may%e2%80%99s-cane/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:50:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/mitchel-raphael-on-who-paid-10000-for-elizabeth-may%e2%80%99s-cane/ The case of the two Louises Green Leader Elizabeth May...’s cane is now]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/mitchel-raphael-on-who-paid-10000-for-elizabeth-may%e2%80%99s-cane/feed/ 5 The case of the two Louises Green Leader Elizabeth May...’s cane is now http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/orange-ribbons-for-jack/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/orange-ribbons-for-jack/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:26:39 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/orange-ribbons-for-jack/feed/ 4 Last week MPs sported orange ribbons to remember Jack Layton.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/mitchel-raphael-on-the-first-day-back-and-two-mps%e2%80%99-%e2%80%98messy-breakup%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/mitchel-raphael-on-the-first-day-back-and-two-mps%e2%80%99-%e2%80%98messy-breakup%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:50:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/mitchel-raphael-on-the-first-day-back-and-two-mps%e2%80%99-%e2%80%98messy-breakup%e2%80%99/ Jack Layton’s chair to go to his family... MPs arriving back on the Hill]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/mitchel-raphael-on-the-first-day-back-and-two-mps%e2%80%99-%e2%80%98messy-breakup%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Jack Layton’s chair to go to his family... MPs arriving back on the Hill http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-liberals-wake-and-some-parting-remarks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-liberals-wake-and-some-parting-remarks/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 13:35:06 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192360 The final humiliation: a cash bar... Last week the Liberals gathered the night before]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-liberals-wake-and-some-parting-remarks/feed/ 33 The final humiliation: a cash bar... Last week the Liberals gathered the night before http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/mps-in-kilts-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/mps-in-kilts-2/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:30:04 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=170861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/mps-in-kilts-2/feed/ 7 Speaker Peter Milliken’s held  his 10th annual Robbie Burns dinner. Below, Defense Minister Peter... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/mitchel-raphae/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/mitchel-raphae/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:00:41 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151690 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/mitchel-raphae/feed/ 0 Cotler wants to see more of this Tory trend, The business side of prostitution http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/24/mitchel-raphael/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/24/mitchel-raphael/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:20:40 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=133378 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/24/mitchel-raphael/feed/ 2 Too bad about the protesters’ cake, Her bodyguard money gone, and Could Ottawa get any smaller? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/jean-chretien-gets-hung/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/jean-chretien-gets-hung/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:00:23 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=129875 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/jean-chretien-gets-hung/feed/ 24 Past and current MPs came out for the hanging of Jean Chrétien’s official portrait... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/13/parties-unite-for-prostate-cancer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/13/parties-unite-for-prostate-cancer/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:20:47 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=120095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/13/parties-unite-for-prostate-cancer/feed/ 9 All parties were united by wearing blue to show their support for NDP leader... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/08/mps-herd-over-to-eat-beef/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/08/mps-herd-over-to-eat-beef/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:38:17 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=119545 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/08/mps-herd-over-to-eat-beef/feed/ 2 The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association were on the Hill and held a beef reception which... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/02/mitchel-raphael-on-the-never-been-pied-ezra-levant-and-a-senator%e2%80%99s-pillow-campaign/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/02/mitchel-raphael-on-the-never-been-pied-ezra-levant-and-a-senator%e2%80%99s-pillow-campaign/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:00:51 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118331 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/02/mitchel-raphael-on-the-never-been-pied-ezra-levant-and-a-senator%e2%80%99s-pillow-campaign/feed/ 19 Capital Diary http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/19/girl-guides-hit-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/19/girl-guides-hit-the-hill/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:06:20 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116649 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/19/girl-guides-hit-the-hill/feed/ 5 The Girl Guides of Canada were on the Hill celebrating their 100th anniversary by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/mitchel-raphael-on-who-harper-hugged-at-the-olympics-and-ambrose%e2%80%99s-grateful-date/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/mitchel-raphael-on-who-harper-hugged-at-the-olympics-and-ambrose%e2%80%99s-grateful-date/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:00:27 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108633 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/mitchel-raphael-on-who-harper-hugged-at-the-olympics-and-ambrose%e2%80%99s-grateful-date/feed/ 7 And the medal for best staffer goes to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/hill-helps-haiti-fundraiser-packed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/hill-helps-haiti-fundraiser-packed/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:56:00 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/hill-helps-haiti-fundraiser-packed/feed/ 8 Folks from all parties packed the Hill Helps Haiti fundraiser organized by the government... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/22/mitchel-raphael-on-the-matchmaker-mp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/22/mitchel-raphael-on-the-matchmaker-mp/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:40:42 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87237 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/22/mitchel-raphael-on-the-matchmaker-mp/feed/ 6 And the family who had ‘Harper’ for dinner http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/pork-brings-out-the-mps/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/pork-brings-out-the-mps/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:50:42 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88002 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/pork-brings-out-the-mps/feed/ 3 The Canadian Pork Council held a special reception at the Sheraton hotel. Below, Liberal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/liberal-ties/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/liberal-ties/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:34:55 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=84934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/liberal-ties/feed/ 14 Liberal strategist Warren Kinsella is spotted in the House foyer wearing a stylish skull... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/a-cow-some-goats-and-mps-oh-my-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/a-cow-some-goats-and-mps-oh-my-2/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 16:49:35 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=60551 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/a-cow-some-goats-and-mps-oh-my-2/feed/ 2 The second annual Embrace-an-Orphanage gala at the Canadian Museum of Civilization was packed with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-lululemon-cabinet-minister-and-the-exercise-challenged-mp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-lululemon-cabinet-minister-and-the-exercise-challenged-mp/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:40:00 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=2982 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-lululemon-cabinet-minister-and-the-exercise-challenged-mp/feed/ 0 And the exercise-challenged MP http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/14/liberals-take-back-bar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/14/liberals-take-back-bar/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:46:14 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=49623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/14/liberals-take-back-bar/feed/ 23 A Liberal group called “The League of Former Hill Staffers” recently organized a “take... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/03/which-is-the-greater-act-of-heroism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/03/which-is-the-greater-act-of-heroism/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:01:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=48035 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/03/which-is-the-greater-act-of-heroism/feed/ 30 John Baird and Colin Kenny trespass on Toronto airport grounds to expose security flaws.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/30/student-government-leaders-talk-to-big-government/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/30/student-government-leaders-talk-to-big-government/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:54:25 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=46319 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/30/student-government-leaders-talk-to-big-government/feed/ 8 Members of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) were on the Hill lobbying... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/fantasy-government/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/fantasy-government/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:25:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=20978 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/fantasy-government/feed/ 37 Latest reports put a coalition cabinet at 24 members—18 Liberal, 6 NDP. Consider this... 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,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/03/btc-roll-call/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/03/btc-roll-call/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:06:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2691 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/03/btc-roll-call/feed/ 0 Not that anyone’s currently around to hold a vote. Nor that there could be...