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Wed, 22 May 2013 04:14:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/the-backbench-spring/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/the-backbench-spring/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:48:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372354 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/the-backbench-spring/feed/ 0 Michael Chong and Pierre Lemieux join the fight for the right to speak http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/from-the-magazine-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/from-the-magazine-18/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:23:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/from-the-magazine-18/feed/ 0 The meaning of the backbench revolt http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/qa-james-rajotte-on-the-state-of-the-house-of-commons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/qa-james-rajotte-on-the-state-of-the-house-of-commons/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:21:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370192 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/qa-james-rajotte-on-the-state-of-the-house-of-commons/feed/ 0 The Conservative MP on what can be done to improve matters http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/c-279-comes-to-a-vote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/c-279-comes-to-a-vote/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:50:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362553 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/c-279-comes-to-a-vote/feed/ 0 Tight vote expected for transgendered rights bill http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/photo-gallery-mps-and-the-year-of-the-snake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/photo-gallery-mps-and-the-year-of-the-snake/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:22:10 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347619 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/photo-gallery-mps-and-the-year-of-the-snake/feed/ 0 MPs and Senators celebrated Chinese New Year at the Government Conference Centre in Ottawa.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/here-to-compliment-the-finance-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/here-to-compliment-the-finance-minister/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:17:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/here-to-compliment-the-finance-minister/feed/ 0 A backbencher pays tribute to Jim Flaherty http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/photo-gallery-big-cheeses-gather-in-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/photo-gallery-big-cheeses-gather-in-ottawa/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:15:22 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347040 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/photo-gallery-big-cheeses-gather-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 MPs  helped packed  the ballroom  of the Fairmont Château Laurier for a reception put... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/arguing-about-civility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/arguing-about-civility/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:37:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328033 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/arguing-about-civility/feed/ 0 During his discussion with reporters Wednesday afternoon about decorum, Nathan Cullen was asked which... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323329 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry's formerly live blog from a long night in the House http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/questioning-and-defending-c-290/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/questioning-and-defending-c-290/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:00:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319190 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/questioning-and-defending-c-290/feed/ 0 Two more Conservative MPs join Michael Chong in publicly opposing C-290, the sports betting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/video-on-thinking-local-while-in-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/video-on-thinking-local-while-in-ottawa/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:13:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316629 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/video-on-thinking-local-while-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 Michael Chong in conversation with Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/parliamentarian-of-the-year-2011-best-represents-constituents-michael-chong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/parliamentarian-of-the-year-2011-best-represents-constituents-michael-chong/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:48:28 +0000 Jen Cutts http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316511 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/parliamentarian-of-the-year-2011-best-represents-constituents-michael-chong/feed/ 0 A principled maveric http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/how-did-the-house-end-up-passing-c-290-unanimously/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/how-did-the-house-end-up-passing-c-290-unanimously/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:00:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/how-did-the-house-end-up-passing-c-290-unanimously/feed/ 0 Among Michael Chong’s objections to C-290, Joe Comartin’s sports betting bill, is the manner... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/the-case-against-c-290/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/the-case-against-c-290/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:03:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/the-case-against-c-290/feed/ 0 Michael Chong explains why he opposes the sports betting bill. Finally, single game betting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/norman-bethune-canadian-icon-or-communist-villain-or-merely-something-to-talk-about-this-week/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/norman-bethune-canadian-icon-or-communist-villain-or-merely-something-to-talk-about-this-week/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:59:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274081 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/norman-bethune-canadian-icon-or-communist-villain-or-merely-something-to-talk-about-this-week/feed/ 0 Conservative MP Rob Anders is displeased with the Harper government’s decision to provide funding... 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/2012/06/07/whatever-happened-to-qp-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/whatever-happened-to-qp-reform/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:38:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264919 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/whatever-happened-to-qp-reform/feed/ 0 After Michael Chong’s motion to reform QP was passed at second reading during the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/david-wilks-becomes-a-headline/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/david-wilks-becomes-a-headline/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 21:18:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/david-wilks-becomes-a-headline/feed/ 0 As a result of this story and these videos, the Conservative backbencher gets noticed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/mps-and-lgbt-rights-at-egale-reception-on-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/mps-and-lgbt-rights-at-egale-reception-on-the-hill/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:10:11 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247151 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/mps-and-lgbt-rights-at-egale-reception-on-the-hill/feed/ 0 Egale, Canada’s national lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) human rights organization, held a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:11:19 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/feed/ 0 Maclean’s 5th annual Parliamentarians of the Year Awards ceremony at the Fairmont Château Laurier.  ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/parliamentarians-of-the-year-best-represents-constituents-michael-chong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/parliamentarians-of-the-year-best-represents-constituents-michael-chong/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:24:08 +0000 Jen Cutts http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226208 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/parliamentarians-of-the-year-best-represents-constituents-michael-chong/feed/ 0 Michael Chong’s guiding political rule is: “always pay attention to your constituents—constantly stay in touch with them” http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/idea-alert-59/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/idea-alert-59/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:45:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220331 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/idea-alert-59/feed/ 11 David Berlin proposes a new kind of parliamentary government. Provincial and federal systems are... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/chong-keeps-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/chong-keeps-on/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:19:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219170 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/chong-keeps-on/feed/ 4 Conservative MP Michael Chong is still trying to push Question Period reform. Now, Chong... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/the-commons-the-second-night-of-a-long-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/the-commons-the-second-night-of-a-long-day/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:07:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/25/the-commons-the-second-night-of-a-long-day/feed/ 0 The ongoing saga of a round-the-clock filibuster http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/i%e2%80%99m-asking-my-fellow-mps-to-imagine-a-parliament-that-functions-well/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/i%e2%80%99m-asking-my-fellow-mps-to-imagine-a-parliament-that-functions-well/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 17:58:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/i%e2%80%99m-asking-my-fellow-mps-to-imagine-a-parliament-that-functions-well/feed/ 5 The NDP’s Denise Savoie has officially entered the race to be the next Speaker... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/this-years-models/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/this-years-models/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 14:43:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/this-years-models/feed/ 65 Welcome to live coverage of this morning’s cabinet shuffle, wherein we find out which... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/the-next-speaker-of-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/the-next-speaker-of-the-house/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 12:55:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191676 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/the-next-speaker-of-the-house/feed/ 2 Conservative MPs Andrew Scheer (who served as deputy speaker during the last Parliament) and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/03/respecting-and-renewing-our-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/03/respecting-and-renewing-our-democracy/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:45:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181192 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/03/respecting-and-renewing-our-democracy/feed/ 87 For those of us who are interested in such things, here are the democratic... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/22/the-house-further-reading/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/22/the-house-further-reading/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:20:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/22/the-house-further-reading/feed/ 6 For their assistance when I was putting together last week’s piece on the House—and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-house-of-commons-is-a-sham/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-house-of-commons-is-a-sham/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:12:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173201 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-house-of-commons-is-a-sham/feed/ 145 No one shows up. Nothing gets done. The sad decline of our most important institution. 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/2010/12/02/a-man-apart/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/a-man-apart/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:01:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161769 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/a-man-apart/feed/ 13 Stobo Sniderman spends a day with Michael Chong. To this day, Chong has expressed... 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/2010/11/21/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/2010/11/14/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/2010/11/07/the-backbench-top-ten-19/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/07/the-backbench-top-ten-19/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:05:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/07/the-backbench-top-ten-19/feed/ 2 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/31/155324/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/31/155324/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:43:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155324 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/31/155324/feed/ 0 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/24/the-backbench-top-ten-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/24/the-backbench-top-ten-18/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:31:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/24/the-backbench-top-ten-18/feed/ 0 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/let-the-people-ask/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/let-the-people-ask/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:18:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/let-the-people-ask/feed/ 0 Michael Ignatieff’s relating yesterday of a question from a young man named Derek harkens... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/17/the-backbench-top-ten-17/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/17/the-backbench-top-ten-17/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:35:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153006 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/17/the-backbench-top-ten-17/feed/ 0 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/10/the-backbench-top-ten-16/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/10/the-backbench-top-ten-16/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:14:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/10/the-backbench-top-ten-16/feed/ 0 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/one-small-step/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/one-small-step/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:05:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151263 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/one-small-step/feed/ 0 Last night, after a proposed amendment was defeated, the House voted 235 to 44... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/03/the-backbench-top-ten-15/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/03/the-backbench-top-ten-15/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:38:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/03/the-backbench-top-ten-15/feed/ 0 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/26/the-backbench-top-ten-14/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/26/the-backbench-top-ten-14/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:37:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/26/the-backbench-top-ten-14/feed/ 0 We resume our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/power-to-the-backbencher/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/power-to-the-backbencher/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:25:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148297 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/power-to-the-backbencher/feed/ 0 Michael Chong explains some of the historical precedent that informs his proposed QP reforms....