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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:25:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/the-transparency-games/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/the-transparency-games/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:13:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396556 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/the-transparency-games/feed/ 0 The NDP makes a move http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/dream-no-little-dream/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/dream-no-little-dream/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:15:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391079 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/dream-no-little-dream/feed/ 0 The New Democrats want to defund the Senate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/the-ndp-shows-off-thomas-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/the-ndp-shows-off-thomas-mulcair/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:36:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385547 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/the-ndp-shows-off-thomas-mulcair/feed/ 0 New ads for the NDP leader http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-meaning-of-adrian-dixs-defeat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-meaning-of-adrian-dixs-defeat/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:04:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384728 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-meaning-of-adrian-dixs-defeat/feed/ 0 Progressives: Be tough and get young people to vote for you http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/van-loan-on-mulcair-why-so-quiet-on-corruption-tom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/van-loan-on-mulcair-why-so-quiet-on-corruption-tom/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:45:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384791 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/van-loan-on-mulcair-why-so-quiet-on-corruption-tom/feed/ 0 The Government House Leader's statement on bribery allegations in La Presse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/feed/ 0 Denis Coderre steps aside, setting up a battle between Liberals and New Democrats http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/alexa-mcdonough-ive-been-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/alexa-mcdonough-ive-been-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 02:51:16 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380578 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/alexa-mcdonough-ive-been-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – Former NDP Leader Alexa McDonough says she feels blessed that a routine,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/the-backbench-spring-bruce-hyer-champions-independence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/the-backbench-spring-bruce-hyer-champions-independence/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375690 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/the-backbench-spring-bruce-hyer-champions-independence/feed/ 0 'I was not really the one who was punished by the party and by our system here' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-cautionary-tale-of-the-eu-carbon-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-cautionary-tale-of-the-eu-carbon-market/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:05:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373654 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-cautionary-tale-of-the-eu-carbon-market/feed/ 0 Questioning the present and future of carbon pricing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-the-final-resolutions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-the-final-resolutions/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:24:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-the-final-resolutions/feed/ 0 EI, housing, health care, veterans and foreign workers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/the-commons-the-ndp-convenes-with-its-past-and-its-future/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/the-commons-the-ndp-convenes-with-its-past-and-its-future/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:17:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371340 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/the-commons-the-ndp-convenes-with-its-past-and-its-future/feed/ 0 A weekend in Montreal with Mulcair and his brothers and sisters http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-looks-towards-2015-with-softer-language-in-party-books/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-looks-towards-2015-with-softer-language-in-party-books/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:52:31 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-looks-towards-2015-with-softer-language-in-party-books/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – Tom Mulcair is calling his party’s weekend policy convention a critical pivot... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/the-unfettered-confidence-of-tom-mulcairs-ndp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/the-unfettered-confidence-of-tom-mulcairs-ndp/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:03:12 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371359 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/the-unfettered-confidence-of-tom-mulcairs-ndp/feed/ 0 Nick Taylor-Vaisey on party faithful and the work ahead http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-a-new-preamble-is-approved/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-a-new-preamble-is-approved/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:54:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371449 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-a-new-preamble-is-approved/feed/ 0 New Democrats move beyond, but not quite past, socialism http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-strengthening-human-rights-and-the-canadian-identity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-strengthening-human-rights-and-the-canadian-identity/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:21:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371423 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/ndp-convention-strengthening-human-rights-and-the-canadian-identity/feed/ 0 Health care for refugees, bilingualism and human rights http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/liberals-get-cold-shoulder-from-tory-focused-ndp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/liberals-get-cold-shoulder-from-tory-focused-ndp/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:32:42 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371341 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/liberals-get-cold-shoulder-from-tory-focused-ndp/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – Liberals, what Liberals? NDP Leader Tom Mulcair largely ignored his main competition... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-thomas-mulcairs-speech-to-delegates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-thomas-mulcairs-speech-to-delegates/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:41:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371332 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-thomas-mulcairs-speech-to-delegates/feed/ 0 'This is our moment to build the Canada of our dreams' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-confirming-thomas-mulcairs-leadership/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-confirming-thomas-mulcairs-leadership/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:58:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371328 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-confirming-thomas-mulcairs-leadership/feed/ 0 Mulcair matches Layton's first leadership review http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-governing-in-an-inclusive-and-fair-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-governing-in-an-inclusive-and-fair-canada/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:30:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371322 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-governing-in-an-inclusive-and-fair-canada/feed/ 0 Idle No More, aboriginal education, electoral reform and science http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-building-a-clean-and-sustainable-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-building-a-clean-and-sustainable-canada/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:22:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371319 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/ndp-convention-building-a-clean-and-sustainable-canada/feed/ 0 Coastal protection, water, mining, forestry, pipeline safety and environmental assessment http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-convention-re-introducing-thomas-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-convention-re-introducing-thomas-mulcair/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:45:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371289 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-convention-re-introducing-thomas-mulcair/feed/ 0 The New Democrats try to broaden their leader's image http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-convention-the-first-six-commitments/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-convention-the-first-six-commitments/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:07:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-convention-the-first-six-commitments/feed/ 0 Tax shelters, unions, EI, supply management, pay equity and VIA Rail http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/what-would-new-democrats-do-to-fix-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/what-would-new-democrats-do-to-fix-parliament/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:36:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371145 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/what-would-new-democrats-do-to-fix-parliament/feed/ 0 Possible changes to prorogation, omnibus legislation and time allocation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-kicks-off-policy-convention-that-mulcair-describes-as-a-critical-moment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-kicks-off-policy-convention-that-mulcair-describes-as-a-critical-moment/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:37:16 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371113 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-kicks-off-policy-convention-that-mulcair-describes-as-a-critical-moment/feed/ 0 TTAWA – The New Democrats kick off a policy convention today they say will... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-ipod-tax-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-ipod-tax-debate/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:36:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370990 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-ipod-tax-debate/feed/ 0 The NDP asks that this House condemn... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/jim-flaherty-is-very-disappointed-in-the-ndp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/jim-flaherty-is-very-disappointed-in-the-ndp/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:52:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370056 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/jim-flaherty-is-very-disappointed-in-the-ndp/feed/ 0 The Finance Minister offers his preview of the NDP policy convention http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/fantinos-office-claims-document-on-english-only-correspondence-was-altered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/fantinos-office-claims-document-on-english-only-correspondence-was-altered/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:30:58 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369852 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/fantinos-office-claims-document-on-english-only-correspondence-was-altered/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The office of International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino claims an email it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/ndp-policy-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/ndp-policy-party/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:09:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/ndp-policy-party/feed/ 0 The official opposition gathers to sort itself out http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/mulcair-asserts-partys-progressive-credentials-at-home-abroad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/mulcair-asserts-partys-progressive-credentials-at-home-abroad/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:01:07 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/mulcair-asserts-partys-progressive-credentials-at-home-abroad/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – NDP Leader Tom Mulcair will be trying to position himself at home... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/07/mulcair-rules-out-co-operating-with-opposition-parties-to-win-ridings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/07/mulcair-rules-out-co-operating-with-opposition-parties-to-win-ridings/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:44:47 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368957 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/07/mulcair-rules-out-co-operating-with-opposition-parties-to-win-ridings/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – NDP leader Tom Mulcair has ruled out co-operating with other opposition parties... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/06/ndp-proposal-would-require-party-staff-to-be-nice-to-volunteers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/06/ndp-proposal-would-require-party-staff-to-be-nice-to-volunteers/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:42:08 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368702 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/06/ndp-proposal-would-require-party-staff-to-be-nice-to-volunteers/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Be nice — or else. That’s the message being sent to NDP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/from-jack-laytons-final-letter-to-the-ndp-constitution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/from-jack-laytons-final-letter-to-the-ndp-constitution/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:14:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367937 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/from-jack-laytons-final-letter-to-the-ndp-constitution/feed/ 0 The late NDP leader's last words live on http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/what-does-the-ndp-stand-for/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/what-does-the-ndp-stand-for/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:34:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367822 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/what-does-the-ndp-stand-for/feed/ 0 The New Democrats consider their preamble http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/from-the-magazine-17/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/from-the-magazine-17/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:40:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367766 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/from-the-magazine-17/feed/ 0 Checking in on the Ruth Ellen Brosseau Experiment http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/raising-the-bar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/raising-the-bar/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365543 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/raising-the-bar/feed/ 0 Dismissed as ‘Vegas girl’ when she was elected, Brosseau has defied expectations http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/what-does-budget-secrecy-mean-anymore/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/what-does-budget-secrecy-mean-anymore/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:38:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364800 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/what-does-budget-secrecy-mean-anymore/feed/ 0 Here a leak, there a leak, everywhere a leak leak http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-the-ndp-may-not-be-able-to-go-home-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-the-ndp-may-not-be-able-to-go-home-again/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362582 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-the-ndp-may-not-be-able-to-go-home-again/feed/ 0 Cam Broten takes charge of a provincial Opposition faced with both low expectations and a premier who is the envy of Confederation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/thomas-mulcair-and-gary-freeman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/thomas-mulcair-and-gary-freeman/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:03:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361305 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/thomas-mulcair-and-gary-freeman/feed/ 0 Why did the NDP leader meet with a man convicted of shooting a police officer? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/cooperative-math-is-complicated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/cooperative-math-is-complicated/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:27:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359164 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/cooperative-math-is-complicated/feed/ 0 Uniting the left is still harder than it sounds http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/olivia-chow-as-seen-on-tv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/olivia-chow-as-seen-on-tv/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:57:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358488 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/olivia-chow-as-seen-on-tv/feed/ 0 Stombo sits down with the real and fictional versions http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-ndp-does-bud-the-spud/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-ndp-does-bud-the-spud/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:49:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358179 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-ndp-does-bud-the-spud/feed/ 0 The NDP caucus pays tribute to Stompin' Tom http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/better-know-a-talking-point-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/better-know-a-talking-point-5/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:15:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358086 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/better-know-a-talking-point-5/feed/ 0 The Conservaties say they've done the math, but they won't show their work http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-ndp-would-like-to-hold-on-to-jonquiere-alma/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-ndp-would-like-to-hold-on-to-jonquiere-alma/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:13:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357509 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-ndp-would-like-to-hold-on-to-jonquiere-alma/feed/ 0 No by-election, but there will be a campaign http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/lets-talk-about-abolishing-the-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/lets-talk-about-abolishing-the-senate/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:31:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356721 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/lets-talk-about-abolishing-the-senate/feed/ 0 The NDP attempts to win House approval for the end of the red chamber http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/abolish-the-senate-and-save-future-michael-fortiers-the-disappointment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/abolish-the-senate-and-save-future-michael-fortiers-the-disappointment/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:19:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/abolish-the-senate-and-save-future-michael-fortiers-the-disappointment/feed/ 0 A Conservative senator questions the Senate's "usefulness"