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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/2013/05/22/the-commons-the-conservatives-run-out-of-answers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-commons-the-conservatives-run-out-of-answers/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386552 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-commons-the-conservatives-run-out-of-answers/feed/ 0 And Pat Martin wonders where it all went wrong http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/pat-martin-vs-the-justice-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/pat-martin-vs-the-justice-minister/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:32:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/pat-martin-vs-the-justice-minister/feed/ 0 The NDP MP alleges a breach of privilege http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/kevin-page-might-well-be-the-best-friend-the-canadian-taxpayer-has/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/kevin-page-might-well-be-the-best-friend-the-canadian-taxpayer-has/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:45:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/kevin-page-might-well-be-the-best-friend-the-canadian-taxpayer-has/feed/ 0 Pat Martin speaks to a conference of budget officers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/mitchel-raphael-on-mps-pleasures-from-drag-queens-to-grilled-cheese-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/mitchel-raphael-on-mps-pleasures-from-drag-queens-to-grilled-cheese-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350218 Why they skipped Poutine Week... There is always something to celebrate in the office]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/mitchel-raphael-on-mps-pleasures-from-drag-queens-to-grilled-cheese-2/feed/ 0 Why they skipped Poutine Week... There is always something to celebrate in the office http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/pat-martin-questions-governments-zombie-preparedness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/pat-martin-questions-governments-zombie-preparedness/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:12:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350285 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/pat-martin-questions-governments-zombie-preparedness/feed/ 0 The second last question from QP this afternoon. Mr. Martin’s mention of Quebec seems... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/mitchel-raphael-on-health-and-hats-on-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/mitchel-raphael-on-health-and-hats-on-the-hill/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344670 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/mitchel-raphael-on-health-and-hats-on-the-hill/feed/ 0 Pat Martin puts on his beaver hat for Idle No More, while Olivia Chow will be looking more serious after partial facial paralysis. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/toques-and-furs-winter-hats-on-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/toques-and-furs-winter-hats-on-the-hill/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:05:35 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343859 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/toques-and-furs-winter-hats-on-the-hill/feed/ 0 For the the first day back, MPs brought out their head gear to keep... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/public-safety-minister-returns-fire-following-twitter-tirade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/public-safety-minister-returns-fire-following-twitter-tirade/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:45:35 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330955 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/public-safety-minister-returns-fire-following-twitter-tirade/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – There are clearly no tidings of comfort and joy between Public Safety... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/vic-toews-responds-to-pat-martin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/vic-toews-responds-to-pat-martin/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:56:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330719 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/vic-toews-responds-to-pat-martin/feed/ 0 A statement from the Public Safety Minister. “Rather than commending Youth for Christ for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-shall-tweet-no-more/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-shall-tweet-no-more/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:35:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330652 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-shall-tweet-no-more/feed/ 0 A statement from the NDP. These comments were simply inappropriate and unacceptable. Mr. Martin... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/lavar-payne-is-unimpressed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/lavar-payne-is-unimpressed/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:19:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330636 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/lavar-payne-is-unimpressed/feed/ 0 The Conservative MP reviews Pat Martin’s tweets. Dec 20, just read about Pat Martin’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/the-morning-after/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/the-morning-after/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:41:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/the-morning-after/feed/ 0 Pat Martin talks to the Winnipeg Free Press about all this. Martin told the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-versus-vic-toews-that-escalated-quickly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-versus-vic-toews-that-escalated-quickly/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:50:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-versus-vic-toews-that-escalated-quickly/feed/ 0 NDP MP takes to Twitter to take on Minister of Public Safety http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/bill-c-398-defeated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/bill-c-398-defeated/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:04:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/bill-c-398-defeated/feed/ 0 A sufficient number of Conservatives voted against Bill C-398 tonight to defeat the private... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/everything-is-a-tax-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/everything-is-a-tax-now/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:00:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311667 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/everything-is-a-tax-now/feed/ 0 The idea of what constitutes a tax has expanded somewhat over the last few... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/the-prince-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/the-prince-2/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:34:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308635 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/the-prince-2/feed/ 0 The Ottawa Citizen profiles Pierre Poilievre. Baird’s influence on Poilievre is obvious, Martin says.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/the-ndp-and-nexen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/the-ndp-and-nexen/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:37:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300253 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/the-ndp-and-nexen/feed/ 0 Barring further information, the NDP is apparently compelled to oppose the CNOOC takeover of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/economic-treason-and-anti-foreign-bias/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/economic-treason-and-anti-foreign-bias/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:01:52 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299732 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/economic-treason-and-anti-foreign-bias/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on a misguided belief as old as the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/trudeau-quoting-goethe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/trudeau-quoting-goethe/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:03:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/trudeau-quoting-goethe/feed/ 0 Pat Martin thought he heard echoes of Tommy Douglas in Justin Trudeau’s speech last... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/we-appreciate-any-contribution-you-might-make/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/we-appreciate-any-contribution-you-might-make/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:21:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292149 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/we-appreciate-any-contribution-you-might-make/feed/ 0 Pat Martin now has a legal defence fund in his name to help him... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/pat-martin-is-a-not-a-fan-of-hardcore-pawn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/pat-martin-is-a-not-a-fan-of-hardcore-pawn/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:44:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276528 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/pat-martin-is-a-not-a-fan-of-hardcore-pawn/feed/ 0 The NDP MP tweets his thoughts on pawn shops and payday loans. Let’s be... 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/2012/06/03/cut-our-apron-strings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/03/cut-our-apron-strings/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:26:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263621 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/03/cut-our-apron-strings/feed/ 0 While the Queen watches the boats float along the Thames, the NDP’s Pat Martin... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/the-neutered-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/the-neutered-parliament/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258441 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/the-neutered-parliament/feed/ 0 At the end of this Globe report on moves toward greater cooperation among parliamentary... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/aggressive-federalism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/aggressive-federalism/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:08:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/aggressive-federalism/feed/ 0 Four Conservative MPs go to the Manitoba legislature to take issue with the Manitoba... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:30:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/feed/ 0 Here again is the roster for Thomas Mulcair’s shadow cabinet. What to make of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/it-was-pat-martins-idea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/it-was-pat-martins-idea/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:30:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249730 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/it-was-pat-martins-idea/feed/ 0 The signature promise of Jim Flaherty’s latest budget was proposed four years ago by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/when-opposition-mps-tweet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/when-opposition-mps-tweet/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:30:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248722 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/when-opposition-mps-tweet/feed/ 0 Bob Rae and Ralph Goodale weren’t impressed with the NDP’s approach to QP yesterday.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/lets-replace-question-period-with-twitter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/lets-replace-question-period-with-twitter/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:10:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244703 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/lets-replace-question-period-with-twitter/feed/ 0 Yesterday, the NDP’s Pat Martin asked the government for details of its dealings with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-commons-robocalls-in-human-form/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-commons-robocalls-in-human-form/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:56:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244168 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-commons-robocalls-in-human-form/feed/ 0 As far as the government is concerned, it's the opposition that's to blame for all these mischievous phone calls http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-commons-let-us-debate-that-which-is-unsubstantiated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-commons-let-us-debate-that-which-is-unsubstantiated/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:32:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242925 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-commons-let-us-debate-that-which-is-unsubstantiated/feed/ 0 Whatever happened, the Conservatives had nothing to do with it http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-decides-to-play-poker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-decides-to-play-poker/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:59:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-decides-to-play-poker/feed/ 0 The PM thinks there simply isn't much to say about the mysterious phone calls to voters http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/this-serious-bastardization-of-our-electoral-system/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/this-serious-bastardization-of-our-electoral-system/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:50:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/this-serious-bastardization-of-our-electoral-system/feed/ 0 Here is some of Pat Martin’s opening statement to reporters this afternoon on the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-3/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:33:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241629 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-3/feed/ 0 The NDP has called at 12:30 news conference to react to last night’s story... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/how-to-spin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/how-to-spin/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/how-to-spin/feed/ 0 Last week, the NDP criticized Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu after Mr. Boisvenu suggested convicted... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/disregard-for-the-rule-of-law/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/disregard-for-the-rule-of-law/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:50:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228789 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/disregard-for-the-rule-of-law/feed/ 69 The Federal Court has ruled that the government’s attempt to reform the Canadian Wheat... 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/2011/11/19/this-is-the-week-that-was-20/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/19/this-is-the-week-that-was-20/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:42:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226152 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/19/this-is-the-week-that-was-20/feed/ 0 Pat Martin tweeted a bad word. But refused to apologize. And claimed a kind... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/it-takes-a-swear-word/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/it-takes-a-swear-word/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:03:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226108 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/it-takes-a-swear-word/feed/ 21 Speaking with reporters after QP this morning, Pat Martin claims a kind of victory.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/invoking-the-memory-of-jack-layton/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/invoking-the-memory-of-jack-layton/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:54:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226079 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/invoking-the-memory-of-jack-layton/feed/ 61 Via Twitter, Conservative backbencher Stephen Woodworth is profoundly saddened by Pat Martin. Isn’t the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/winnipeg-mp-stands-by-twitter-slurs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/winnipeg-mp-stands-by-twitter-slurs/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:49:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/winnipeg-mp-stands-by-twitter-slurs/feed/ 7 NDP member dropped F-bombs on Tories http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/no-apologies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/no-apologies/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:30:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225826 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/no-apologies/feed/ 22 Lisa Raitt and Vic Toews are profoundly saddened, but Pat Martin regrets nothing (aside... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-2/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:59:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-2/feed/ 78 Via Twitter, the NDP MP reacts to the government’s latest move to limit debate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/the-commons-tony-clement-comes-clean/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/the-commons-tony-clement-comes-clean/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:39:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223332 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/the-commons-tony-clement-comes-clean/feed/ 28 The government knows which gazebos, toilets and bike racks were built with that $45.8 million http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/29/this-is-the-week-that-was-17/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/29/this-is-the-week-that-was-17/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:39:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222543 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/29/this-is-the-week-that-was-17/feed/ 0 Martin Singh touted himself as the pro-business candidate. Thomas Mulcair touted himself as Stephen...