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Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/canada-must-explain-polar-bear-policies-to-international-environmental-group/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/canada-must-explain-polar-bear-policies-to-international-environmental-group/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:48:46 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/canada-must-explain-polar-bear-policies-to-international-environmental-group/feed/ 0 Canada is being forced to explain its polar bear policies to an international environmental... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/ottawa-sued-by-u-s-firm-over-quebec-fracking-ban/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/ottawa-sued-by-u-s-firm-over-quebec-fracking-ban/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:39:32 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/ottawa-sued-by-u-s-firm-over-quebec-fracking-ban/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – An American company intends to sue the Canadian government for more than... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/on-canadas-shift-toward-asia-free-trade-agreements-and-exports-of-expertise/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/on-canadas-shift-toward-asia-free-trade-agreements-and-exports-of-expertise/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/on-canadas-shift-toward-asia-free-trade-agreements-and-exports-of-expertise/feed/ 0 The minister of international trade talks with Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/need-job-will-travel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/need-job-will-travel/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258954 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/need-job-will-travel/feed/ 0 Washington wants Ottawa to make it easier for U.S. workers to fill vacancies there http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/where-does-thomas-mulcair-stand/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/where-does-thomas-mulcair-stand/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:33:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246497 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/where-does-thomas-mulcair-stand/feed/ 0 Mr. Mulcair has talked about the need to “renew” and “modernize” the NDP, but... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/02/singing-in-harmony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/02/singing-in-harmony/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 13:30:18 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=188038 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/02/singing-in-harmony/feed/ 4 U.S. and Canadian business groups are urging their governments to coordinate rules and ease restrictions http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/canadas-closed-skies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/canadas-closed-skies/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:40:26 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136487 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/canadas-closed-skies/feed/ 0 Canadian and U.S. airlines are limited to cross-border runs http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/don%e2%80%99t-pack-the-wrong-passport/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/don%e2%80%99t-pack-the-wrong-passport/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 16:20:22 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/don%e2%80%99t-pack-the-wrong-passport/feed/ 5 Scherrer found out too late she needed a visa to visit Mexico http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/03/ask-andrew-transcript/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/03/ask-andrew-transcript/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:56:09 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=90339 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/03/ask-andrew-transcript/feed/ 12 Coyne answers about free trade, the Royals, ditching the penny, abortion and much more http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/10/michael-wilson-outgoing-ambassador-to-the-u-s-on-afghanistan-stubborn-myths-of-911-and-why-americans-are-so-easy-to-talk-to/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/10/michael-wilson-outgoing-ambassador-to-the-u-s-on-afghanistan-stubborn-myths-of-911-and-why-americans-are-so-easy-to-talk-to/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:40:12 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=79222 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/10/michael-wilson-outgoing-ambassador-to-the-u-s-on-afghanistan-stubborn-myths-of-911-and-why-americans-are-so-easy-to-talk-to/feed/ 0 A conversation with John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/25/obama-reconsidered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/25/obama-reconsidered/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=4366 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/25/obama-reconsidered/feed/ 11 ‘I love this country,’ Obama told us in February. But that was then. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/10/deciphering-obamas-progressive-trade-agenda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/10/deciphering-obamas-progressive-trade-agenda/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:18:51 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=42328 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/10/deciphering-obamas-progressive-trade-agenda/feed/ 0 Former Dallas mayor, Ron Kirk, Obama’s nominee for US Trade Representative, had his Senate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/19/when-barry-met-steve/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/19/when-barry-met-steve/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:44:25 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/when-barry-met-steve/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/19/when-barry-met-steve/feed/ 91 Five things that stood out http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/17/white-house-briefing-on-obama-visit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/17/white-house-briefing-on-obama-visit/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:45:21 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=36323 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/17/white-house-briefing-on-obama-visit/feed/ 16 On NAFTA, the oil sands, climate change and Afghanistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/04/it%e2%80%99s-time-to-talk-about-north-american-integration/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/04/it%e2%80%99s-time-to-talk-about-north-american-integration/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:20:00 +0000 Andrew Potter http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=1714 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/04/it%e2%80%99s-time-to-talk-about-north-american-integration/feed/ 48 What’s at stake isn’t just security or trade but energy and climate change. Harper sees this. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/25/what-a-recession-feels-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/25/what-a-recession-feels-like/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:41:44 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=26133 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/25/what-a-recession-feels-like/feed/ 1 Less than 20 years ago, 60 per cent of Canadians said they were struggling to get by http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/27/mexicos-civil-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/27/mexicos-civil-war/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:30:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=949 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/27/mexicos-civil-war/feed/ 3 Powerful drug cartels are challenging the government’s control of parts of the nation http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/10/divisoria-continental/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/10/divisoria-continental/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:00:42 +0000 Andrew Potter http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=16558 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/10/divisoria-continental/feed/ 0 Item #38 on the Things To Read pile is Stephen Clarkson’s new book Does... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/05/obama-taps-nafta-architect/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/05/obama-taps-nafta-architect/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:43:31 +0000 John Geddes http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=15207 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/05/obama-taps-nafta-architect/feed/ 3 The first hard news of the Barack Obama era bodes well for Canada. Various... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/29/video-van-loan-in-obamaland/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/29/video-van-loan-in-obamaland/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:22:04 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=6274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/29/video-van-loan-in-obamaland/feed/ 0 I caught up with Government House Leader Peter Van Loan at Invesco Field shortly... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/03/megapundit-it-was-war-for-oil-after-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/03/megapundit-it-was-war-for-oil-after-all/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:58:55 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2708 Must-reads: Henry Aubin and ...Margaret Wente on Henry Morgentaler; Gary Mason on Michael Byers.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/03/megapundit-it-was-war-for-oil-after-all/feed/ 0 Must-reads: Henry Aubin and ...Margaret Wente on Henry Morgentaler; Gary Mason on Michael Byers. http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/20/while-mccain-talks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/20/while-mccain-talks/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:51:36 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2277 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/20/while-mccain-talks/feed/ 0 The Obama campaign is hosting a conference call for journalists: “As John McCain speaks... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/19/obama-nafta-not-so-bad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/19/obama-nafta-not-so-bad/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:15:07 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/19/obama-nafta-not-so-bad/feed/ 0 My friend, the wonderful Nina Easton, has an interview with Barack Obama in Fortune... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/19/the-lynch-report-comes-to-life-liveblogging-government-ops-investigation-into-the-nafta-leak-thing-investigation-investigation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/19/the-lynch-report-comes-to-life-liveblogging-government-ops-investigation-into-the-nafta-leak-thing-investigation-investigation/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:52:14 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2217 8:46:41 AM... After a flurry of last-minute changes to the schedule – literally, the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/19/the-lynch-report-comes-to-life-liveblogging-government-ops-investigation-into-the-nafta-leak-thing-investigation-investigation/feed/ 0 8:46:41 AM... After a flurry of last-minute changes to the schedule – literally, the http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/19/btc-of-course-theres-no-sense-speaking-above-our-level/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/19/btc-of-course-theres-no-sense-speaking-above-our-level/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:45:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2203 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/19/btc-of-course-theres-no-sense-speaking-above-our-level/feed/ 31 What must it be like to live in a grown-up country? I bet it’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/16/the-commons-those-in-mud-houses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/16/the-commons-those-in-mud-houses/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:03:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2089 The government has plenty of promises, if few explanations, for the mess in Afghanistan...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/16/the-commons-those-in-mud-houses/feed/ 0 The government has plenty of promises, if few explanations, for the mess in Afghanistan... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/10/didnt-i-warn-you-guys-about-calling-it-naftagate-liveblogging-govt-ops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/10/didnt-i-warn-you-guys-about-calling-it-naftagate-liveblogging-govt-ops/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:49:49 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1854 Short version:... Pack your bags, nameless PMO and Foreign Affairs officials, you’re coming to]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/10/didnt-i-warn-you-guys-about-calling-it-naftagate-liveblogging-govt-ops/feed/ 0 Short version:... Pack your bags, nameless PMO and Foreign Affairs officials, you’re coming to http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/btc-sweet-clarity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/btc-sweet-clarity/#comments Sat, 24 May 2008 00:14:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1256 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/btc-sweet-clarity/feed/ 0 So the Prime Minister’s chief of staff did speak with at least one reporter... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/careless-whispers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/careless-whispers/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 21:12:28 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1234 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/careless-whispers/feed/ 0 Or rather, Chinese whispers. Remember that game? You whisper something in a friend’s ear.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/btc-the-lynch-report-is-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/btc-the-lynch-report-is-out/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 18:07:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1217 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/btc-the-lynch-report-is-out/feed/ 0 Reading it now. Here’s something. “With respect to Mr. Brodie, the investigation has found... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/22/you-cant-quit-youre-fired/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/22/you-cant-quit-youre-fired/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 22:19:25 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1199 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/22/you-cant-quit-youre-fired/feed/ 0 No one knows whether Ian Brodie’s reportedly impending departure as the prime minister’s chief... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/30/btc-ah-memories/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/30/btc-ah-memories/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:47:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=581 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/30/btc-ah-memories/feed/ 0 Ms. Delacourt notes the ongoing discussion, in the United States at least, of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/24/the-presidential-candidate-who-wouldnt-die/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/24/the-presidential-candidate-who-wouldnt-die/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:48:25 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=356 Must-reads: Graham Thomson on Alberta’s oil revenues; Rosie DiManno on Robert Baltovich. Please, just ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/24/the-presidential-candidate-who-wouldnt-die/feed/ 0 Must-reads: Graham Thomson on Alberta’s oil revenues; Rosie DiManno on Robert Baltovich. Please, just ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/23/do-we-dare-eat-an-american-peach/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/23/do-we-dare-eat-an-american-peach/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:55:03 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=346 Must-reads: ...Chantal Hébert on Elections Canada’s risk exposure; Dan Gardner on bisphenol A; Christie]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/23/do-we-dare-eat-an-american-peach/feed/ 0 Must-reads: ...Chantal Hébert on Elections Canada’s risk exposure; Dan Gardner on bisphenol A; Christie http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/22/the-talentless-mr-anders/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/22/the-talentless-mr-anders/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:20:01 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=196 Must-reads: Andrew Cohen on anti-intellectualism in American politics; ...James Travers on the in-and-out; Greg]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/22/the-talentless-mr-anders/feed/ 0 Must-reads: Andrew Cohen on anti-intellectualism in American politics; ...James Travers on the in-and-out; Greg http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/03/16/weekend-notes-vol-1-no-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/03/16/weekend-notes-vol-1-no-10/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:05:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://dev.oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/03/16/weekend-notes-vol-1-no-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/03/16/weekend-notes-vol-1-no-10/feed/ 0 Spent last Saturday traipsing around north Toronto in a snowstorm with the Martha Hall... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/03/13/the-commons-a-prime-minister-named-sue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/03/13/the-commons-a-prime-minister-named-sue/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:56:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://dev.oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/03/13/the-commons-a-prime-minister-named-sue/ The Scene.... The government benches stood and cheered, unanimously and enthusiastically, swollen with pride.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/03/13/the-commons-a-prime-minister-named-sue/feed/ 0 The Scene.... The government benches stood and cheered, unanimously and enthusiastically, swollen with pride.