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Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/feed/ 0 From the coalition crisis of 2008 to the Senate crisis of 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-week-of-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-week-of-mike-duffy/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 23:35:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385144 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-week-of-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 Attempting to make sense of the matter of the housing allowance http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-next-for-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-next-for-mike-duffy/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 22:32:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385203 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-next-for-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 ... and what's next for Nigel Wright? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:17:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385037 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/feed/ 0 Conservative Senators to seek new consideration of Mike Duffy's expense claims http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-line-from-harpers-office-on-wright-and-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-line-from-harpers-office-on-wright-and-duffy/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:46:06 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385027 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-line-from-harpers-office-on-wright-and-duffy/feed/ 0 John Geddes on the Tories' efforts at damage control http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/rob-ford-stole-the-show-on-a-frenzied-news-night/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/rob-ford-stole-the-show-on-a-frenzied-news-night/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:48:22 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384922 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/rob-ford-stole-the-show-on-a-frenzied-news-night/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Toronto's mayor faces new allegations about substance abuse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/mike-duffy-i-have-decided-to-sit-as-an-independent-senator/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/mike-duffy-i-have-decided-to-sit-as-an-independent-senator/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 08:36:18 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384941 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/mike-duffy-i-have-decided-to-sit-as-an-independent-senator/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Senator Mike Duffy resigned from the Conservative caucus to sit as an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/senator-mike-duffy-resigns-from-conservative-caucus-over-expenses-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/senator-mike-duffy-resigns-from-conservative-caucus-over-expenses-scandal/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:14:08 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384878 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/senator-mike-duffy-resigns-from-conservative-caucus-over-expenses-scandal/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Conservative Senator Mike Duffy has resigned from the Conservative caucus to sit... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-resigns-from-the-conservative-caucus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-resigns-from-the-conservative-caucus/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:10:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384875 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-resigns-from-the-conservative-caucus/feed/ 0 The embattled senator resigns to sit as an independent http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/time-to-resign-what-pundits-are-saying-about-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/time-to-resign-what-pundits-are-saying-about-mike-duffy/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:47 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384592 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/time-to-resign-what-pundits-are-saying-about-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 A round-up of press reactions http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/check-into-the-cheque-ndp-asks-senate-ethics-office-to-look-at-90k-duffy-deal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/check-into-the-cheque-ndp-asks-senate-ethics-office-to-look-at-90k-duffy-deal/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:57:49 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384730 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/check-into-the-cheque-ndp-asks-senate-ethics-office-to-look-at-90k-duffy-deal/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is asking Senate ethics officer Lyse Ricard... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-cant-control-the-story/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-cant-control-the-story/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384584 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-cant-control-the-story/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Questions about the P.E.I. senator's conduct continue to mount http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:31:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/feed/ 0 Did the Senator claim expenses while campaigning for the Conservatives? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/what-we-know-right-now-about-mike-duffy-and-the-90172-repayment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/what-we-know-right-now-about-mike-duffy-and-the-90172-repayment/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:14:02 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384577 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/what-we-know-right-now-about-mike-duffy-and-the-90172-repayment/feed/ 0 A glimpse of how Mike Duffy's busy campaign schedule overlapped with the Senate business http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/duffy-bailout-by-harpers-chief-of-staff-prompts-allegations-of-coverup-by-pmo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/duffy-bailout-by-harpers-chief-of-staff-prompts-allegations-of-coverup-by-pmo/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 04:40:05 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384542 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/duffy-bailout-by-harpers-chief-of-staff-prompts-allegations-of-coverup-by-pmo/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Less than a week after the Conservatives hailed Sen. Mike Duffy’s “leadership”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/wright-and-duffy-the-contrast-in-personas-is-vivid-but-what-about-the-rules/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/wright-and-duffy-the-contrast-in-personas-is-vivid-but-what-about-the-rules/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 21:36:39 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384493 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/wright-and-duffy-the-contrast-in-personas-is-vivid-but-what-about-the-rules/feed/ 0 John Geddes on the conflict of interest potential in a besieged senator's $90,000 gift http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-mike-duffy-paid-back-that-90172/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-mike-duffy-paid-back-that-90172/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:07:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384355 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-mike-duffy-paid-back-that-90172/feed/ 0 A gift from the Prime Minister's chief of staff http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/feed/ 0 A legal opinion, a request from the NDP and a statement from Patrick Brazeau http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:41:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382319 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/feed/ 0 May you never again have to wonder where your senator lives http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/letter-suggests-mike-duffy-was-tipped-off-about-audit-that-questioned-expenses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/letter-suggests-mike-duffy-was-tipped-off-about-audit-that-questioned-expenses/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:57:49 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/letter-suggests-mike-duffy-was-tipped-off-about-audit-that-questioned-expenses/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A letter written last month by Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy suggests he... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/top-conservative-denies-mike-duffy-offered-to-repay-p-e-i-housing-allowance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/top-conservative-denies-mike-duffy-offered-to-repay-p-e-i-housing-allowance/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:58:55 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/top-conservative-denies-mike-duffy-offered-to-repay-p-e-i-housing-allowance/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s parliamentary House leader has denied that Conservative Sen.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/mike-duffy-voluntarily-if-necessary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/mike-duffy-voluntarily-if-necessary/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:50:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/mike-duffy-voluntarily-if-necessary/feed/ 0 'Words are important' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-commons-what-if-we-all-just-refused-to-be-appointed-to-the-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-commons-what-if-we-all-just-refused-to-be-appointed-to-the-senate/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:16:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-commons-what-if-we-all-just-refused-to-be-appointed-to-the-senate/feed/ 0 Somewhere a mariachi band plays a plaintive tune http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/do-you-know-where-your-senator-lives-does-it-matter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/do-you-know-where-your-senator-lives-does-it-matter/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:16:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355565 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/do-you-know-where-your-senator-lives-does-it-matter/feed/ 0 The Senate is subject to existential questions http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/do-you-know-how-much-of-your-money-your-senators-have-paid-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/do-you-know-how-much-of-your-money-your-senators-have-paid-back/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:18:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354177 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/do-you-know-how-much-of-your-money-your-senators-have-paid-back/feed/ 0 Questions abound about who owes what http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/the-commons-senators-need-not-fear-unemployment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/the-commons-senators-need-not-fear-unemployment/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:40:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/the-commons-senators-need-not-fear-unemployment/feed/ 0 Diane Finley explains the difference between a quota and a target http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/i-made-a-mistake-claiming-housing-allowance-says-embattled-senator-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/i-made-a-mistake-claiming-housing-allowance-says-embattled-senator-duffy/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:48:08 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353519 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/i-made-a-mistake-claiming-housing-allowance-says-embattled-senator-duffy/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Embattled Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy says he “may have made a mistake”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/mike-duffy-does-not-want-to-be-a-distraction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/mike-duffy-does-not-want-to-be-a-distraction/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:31:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353494 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/mike-duffy-does-not-want-to-be-a-distraction/feed/ 0 The Senator will repay those living expenses http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-commons-and-so-stephen-harper-finds-himself-having-to-defend-unelected-senators/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-commons-and-so-stephen-harper-finds-himself-having-to-defend-unelected-senators/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:05:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350290 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-commons-and-so-stephen-harper-finds-himself-having-to-defend-unelected-senators/feed/ 0 Oh for the bygone simplicity of Senate reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-search-for-mike-duffys-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-search-for-mike-duffys-home/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:21:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348502 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-search-for-mike-duffys-home/feed/ 0 The Senator defends his ties to PEI http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/senator-mike-duffy-i-would-never-do-anything-to-betray-the-public-trust/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/senator-mike-duffy-i-would-never-do-anything-to-betray-the-public-trust/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:04:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/senator-mike-duffy-i-would-never-do-anything-to-betray-the-public-trust/feed/ 0 Embattled Senator Mike Duffy — who represents Cavendish, PEI — has just released the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-commons-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-commons-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-mike-duffy/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:16:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347450 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-commons-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 You'd be surprised what adjusting riding boundaries can accomplish http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/where-does-mike-duffy-live/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/where-does-mike-duffy-live/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:00:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347027 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/where-does-mike-duffy-live/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on the question of the hour http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/senator-mike-duffy-takes-kitchen-exit-as-reporters-seek-answers-on-residence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/senator-mike-duffy-takes-kitchen-exit-as-reporters-seek-answers-on-residence/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:00:43 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347562 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/senator-mike-duffy-takes-kitchen-exit-as-reporters-seek-answers-on-residence/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – Senator Mike Duffy took a back exit through a Halifax hotel kitchen... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/picking-sides-in-calgary-centre/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/picking-sides-in-calgary-centre/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:51:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285148 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/picking-sides-in-calgary-centre/feed/ 0 Joe Soares has the endorsements of Rod Bruinooge and Doug Finley, while Greg McLean... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/mps-party-under-the-stars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/mps-party-under-the-stars/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:05:41 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/mps-party-under-the-stars/feed/ 0 MPs and Senators hit Party Under the Stars, a fundraiser to help purchase electronic... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/the-commons-humble-brag/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/the-commons-humble-brag/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:14:18 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196885 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/the-commons-humble-brag/feed/ 18 Across the street and behind a metal barricade, a young man in a bike... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/a-lot-can-change-in-seven-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/a-lot-can-change-in-seven-years/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:49:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180213 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/a-lot-can-change-in-seven-years/feed/ 18 Joan Bryden compares the Stephen Harper of today with the Stephen Harper of 2004.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/what-happened-to-you-guys-you-used-to-be-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/what-happened-to-you-guys-you-used-to-be-cool/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:00:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137863 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/what-happened-to-you-guys-you-used-to-be-cool/feed/ 0 Two of Stephen Harper’s senators are now openly quibbling with the idea of a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/the-commons-a-great-show-of-strength/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/the-commons-a-great-show-of-strength/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 22:21:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=127211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/the-commons-a-great-show-of-strength/feed/ 72 Before it was just the Liberals, socialists and separatists who wanted our hard-earned money. Now apparently most of the western world is out to rob us. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/the-infomercial-era-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/the-infomercial-era-ii/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 21:32:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=127231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/18/the-infomercial-era-ii/feed/ 25 A leader of tomorrow comes forward to say she deliberately rewrote her question for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/17/the-infomercial-era/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/17/the-infomercial-era/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 02:25:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=127044 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/17/the-infomercial-era/feed/ 57 The Prime Minister’s Office is tonight combatting allegations made by unnamed leaders of tomorrow... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/most-exclusive-pm-interview-ever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/most-exclusive-pm-interview-ever/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:00:48 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/most-exclusive-pm-interview-ever/feed/ 9 Stephen Harper from five years ago has a few questions for his present-day alter ego http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/18/baldly-going-where-no-senator-has/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/18/baldly-going-where-no-senator-has/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:34:24 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91629 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/18/baldly-going-where-no-senator-has/feed/ 49 There’s a reason for Mike Duffy’s behaviour of late: he’s taking down the Senate from within http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/11/stoffer-undaunted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/11/stoffer-undaunted/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:27:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91815 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/11/stoffer-undaunted/feed/ 43 Peter Stoffer was apparently unpersuaded by Mike Duffy’s taunts last week. “I’m responsible to...