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Sat, 25 May 2013 18:16:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/a-house-divided/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/a-house-divided/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:16:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370460 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/a-house-divided/feed/ 0 The issue isn't abortion -- it's democratic reform 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/2013/01/16/the-house-of-car-salesmen-lawyers-and-journalists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-house-of-car-salesmen-lawyers-and-journalists/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:41:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-house-of-car-salesmen-lawyers-and-journalists/feed/ 0 Samuel Kirz compares the trustworthiness of MPs to the trustworthiness of the jobs that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-pack/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-pack/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317438 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-pack/feed/ 0 Thumbs at the ready, this gang of MPs have tapped the awesome power of Twitter—140 characters at a time http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/our-long-national-nightmare-is-over-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/our-long-national-nightmare-is-over-2/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:44:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/our-long-national-nightmare-is-over-2/feed/ 0 C-46, the bill to reform the pensions of MPs and Senators, has passed the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/the-house-of-tweet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/the-house-of-tweet/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:26:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310181 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/the-house-of-tweet/feed/ 0 If you should be so interested, here is a list of MPs on Twitter.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/a-conservative-st-patricks-day-bash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/a-conservative-st-patricks-day-bash/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:55:04 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247126 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/a-conservative-st-patricks-day-bash/feed/ 0 A St. Patrick’s Day celebration was held in the office of MP James Rajotte... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/self-respect/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/self-respect/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:16:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230186 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/16/self-respect/feed/ 0 The Ottawa Citizen editorial board challenges MPs to save themselves. Minority or majority, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/how-much-is-an-mp-worth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/how-much-is-an-mp-worth/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:00:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/how-much-is-an-mp-worth/feed/ 77 Never mind how many we need, how few could we get away with? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/outside-and-in/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/outside-and-in/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:00:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/outside-and-in/feed/ 0 Steve Paikin talks to Alison Loat about Samara’s latest report.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/battle-of-the-drones/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/battle-of-the-drones/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:42:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216190 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/battle-of-the-drones/feed/ 0 Chantal Hebert reads Samara’s latest report and challenges the current roster of MPs. On... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/the-rebel-sell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/the-rebel-sell/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:44:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215350 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/the-rebel-sell/feed/ 9 Andrew Potter considers the overarching theme of Samara’s findings. To begin with, Samara’s findings... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/the-political-profession/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/the-political-profession/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:57:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/the-political-profession/feed/ 23 Kyle Crawford considers Parliament, cabinet, politics and professionalism. While Canadian cabinets must always be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/21/the-relevance-of-the-individual/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/21/the-relevance-of-the-individual/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:56:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198551 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/21/the-relevance-of-the-individual/feed/ 11 Jeff Jedras argues against a proposed ban on floor crossing. While many may think... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/13/a-political-fix/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/13/a-political-fix/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:00:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/13/a-political-fix/feed/ 5 The quest to develop new-and-improved leaders—and help the current crop become better at their jobs http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/12/try-try-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/12/try-try-again/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 16:24:47 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191451 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/12/try-try-again/feed/ 0 Andreas Krebs considers the electoral history of the 41st Parliament. In this election, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-time-is-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-time-is-now/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 17:16:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190925 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-time-is-now/feed/ 10 David Eaves writes to the new class of MPs. Maybe you will have an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/meet-the-new-kids/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/meet-the-new-kids/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 15:34:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=189754 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/meet-the-new-kids/feed/ 27 Bill Curry talks to the NDP MP for Sherbrooke. I’m studying politics right now... 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/2010/09/01/the-inexperienced-lifer-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/01/the-inexperienced-lifer-ii/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:08:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=144803 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/01/the-inexperienced-lifer-ii/feed/ 0 Alison Loat has a go at this question of who exactly is representing us... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/31/the-unexperienced-lifer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/31/the-unexperienced-lifer/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:05:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=144600 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/31/the-unexperienced-lifer/feed/ 0 Do MPs generally have too little experience or too much? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/cut-your-hair-and-get-a-job/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/cut-your-hair-and-get-a-job/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:52:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137331 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/cut-your-hair-and-get-a-job/feed/ 0 Alison Loat is exceedingly rational in response to the revelation that some MPs have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/02/hide-your-ambitions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/02/hide-your-ambitions/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:08:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/02/hide-your-ambitions/feed/ 11 Alison Loat considers Samara’s first report on the MP experience. More than anything, these... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/25/what-would-sheila-fraser-find-if-she-were-to-audit-federal-politicians-expenses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/25/what-would-sheila-fraser-find-if-she-were-to-audit-federal-politicians-expenses/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 18:41:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/25/what-would-sheila-fraser-find-if-she-were-to-audit-federal-politicians-expenses/feed/ 27 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/01/the-problem-with-our-mps-is-that-we-need-more-of-them-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/01/the-problem-with-our-mps-is-that-we-need-more-of-them-ii/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:27:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/01/the-problem-with-our-mps-is-that-we-need-more-of-them-ii/feed/ 45 After withdrawing an earlier attempt to adjust the House seating arrangement, the Conservatives are...