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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:31:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/remembering-a-massacre-in-iran/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/remembering-a-massacre-in-iran/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:23:48 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391657 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/remembering-a-massacre-in-iran/feed/ 0 MPs vote on a motion to condemn the massacre of 5,000 Iranian political prisoners http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-new-office-of-religious-freedom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-new-office-of-religious-freedom/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:40:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352454 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-new-office-of-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister names a new ambassador http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/photo-gallery-mps-and-plaid-speaker-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/photo-gallery-mps-and-plaid-speaker-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:16:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344891 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/photo-gallery-mps-and-plaid-speaker-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/feed/ 0 Mitchel Raphael takes in the Speaker's second annual celebration of the Scottish bard http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/photo-gallery-ndp-rock-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/photo-gallery-ndp-rock-the-house/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:54:39 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327028 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/photo-gallery-ndp-rock-the-house/feed/ 0 Mitchel Raphael celebrates the season with the Opposition http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-testimony-of-paul-dewar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-testimony-of-paul-dewar/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:08:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-testimony-of-paul-dewar/feed/ 0 After QP today, Paul Dewar, who can be seen on the video walking over... 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/2012/11/05/anti-bullying-on-the-hill-with-jers-vision/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/anti-bullying-on-the-hill-with-jers-vision/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:25:13 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311606 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/anti-bullying-on-the-hill-with-jers-vision/feed/ 0 Jer’s Vision, Canada’s Youth Diversity Initiative, held a special reception on the Hill for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/glam-orange-stilettos-mock-awards-the-2012-press-gallery-dinner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/glam-orange-stilettos-mock-awards-the-2012-press-gallery-dinner/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:01:00 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311191 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/glam-orange-stilettos-mock-awards-the-2012-press-gallery-dinner/feed/ 0 A star-studded photo gallery by Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/very-very-happy-to-be-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/very-very-happy-to-be-home/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:58:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/very-very-happy-to-be-home/feed/ 0 Omar Khadr’s lawyer talks to the Canadian Press. Meanwhile, Khadr’s lawyers told the Canadian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-commons-the-ndp-concerns-itself-with-stephen-harpers-agenda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-commons-the-ndp-concerns-itself-with-stephen-harpers-agenda/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:25:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296804 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-commons-the-ndp-concerns-itself-with-stephen-harpers-agenda/feed/ 0 The NDP concerns itself with Stephen Harper's agenda http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/benghazi-glen-ross/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/benghazi-glen-ross/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 03:25:25 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/benghazi-glen-ross/feed/ 0 Why was Obama the only leader to reference religion in response to Libya attack? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/26/capital-pride-mps-drag-queens-and-the-rcmp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/26/capital-pride-mps-drag-queens-and-the-rcmp/#comments Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:04:30 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/26/capital-pride-mps-drag-queens-and-the-rcmp/feed/ 0 Photo Gallery: Mitchel Raphael takes in Capital Pride parade http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/the-commons-the-politics-of-faith/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/the-commons-the-politics-of-faith/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:10:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/the-commons-the-politics-of-faith/feed/ 0 There is love and there is hope and there is optimism, but there is also policy and debate and conflict http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/canadians-are-well-served-by-the-office-of-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/canadians-are-well-served-by-the-office-of-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:45:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270665 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/canadians-are-well-served-by-the-office-of-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/feed/ 0 It is probably worth noting that, while the government operations committee has recommended further... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/25000-shaughnessy-cohen-prize-for-political-writing-goes-to-richard-gwyn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/25000-shaughnessy-cohen-prize-for-political-writing-goes-to-richard-gwyn/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:54:48 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255283 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/25000-shaughnessy-cohen-prize-for-political-writing-goes-to-richard-gwyn/feed/ 0 Columnist Richard Gwyn took home the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for... 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/2012/04/02/mitchel-raphael-on-what-really-swayed-ndp-voters-on-leadership/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/mitchel-raphael-on-what-really-swayed-ndp-voters-on-leadership/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:09:14 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249356 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/mitchel-raphael-on-what-really-swayed-ndp-voters-on-leadership/feed/ 0 It's easy to remain neutral when you don't know who you are voting for http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-commons-as-good-a-guess-as-any/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-commons-as-good-a-guess-as-any/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:17:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-commons-as-good-a-guess-as-any/feed/ 0 The first sound Thomas Mulcair made when he reached the lectern was a sigh http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/on-angus-going-to-mulcair-on-the-ndp-convention-floor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/on-angus-going-to-mulcair-on-the-ndp-convention-floor/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:44:30 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/on-angus-going-to-mulcair-on-the-ndp-convention-floor/feed/ 0 After his attempt at rap last night as part of the Paul Dewar showcase,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/dewar-bows-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/dewar-bows-out/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:49:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248125 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/dewar-bows-out/feed/ 0 His statements to reporters after the first ballot. I just told my team, that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-fallout/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-fallout/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:26:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248119 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-fallout/feed/ 0 By virtue of first ballot results, Niki Ashton has been eliminated. Martin Singh has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/first-ballot-results/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/first-ballot-results/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:03:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248115 30.2% Brian Topp 13,915 21.3% Nathan Cullen 10,671 16.3%... Peggy Nash]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/first-ballot-results/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair 19,728 30.2% Brian Topp 13,915 21.3% Nathan Cullen 10,671 16.3%... Peggy Nash http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/ndp-convention-paul-dewar-after-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/ndp-convention-paul-dewar-after-party/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:20:06 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/ndp-convention-paul-dewar-after-party/feed/ 0  ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/the-dewar-show/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/the-dewar-show/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:31:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247800 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/the-dewar-show/feed/ 0 Charlie Angus strolled out on stage, waving one arm in the air, with a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/ndp-leaders-showcase/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/ndp-leaders-showcase/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:04:57 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247785 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/ndp-leaders-showcase/feed/ 0 A review from the floor of the candidates' presentations at the NDP leadership convention http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/longer-than-a-lifetime/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/longer-than-a-lifetime/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:55:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/longer-than-a-lifetime/feed/ 0 Paul Dewar’s showcase will apparently include a song written by Charlie Angus in tribute... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/anybodys-guess-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/anybodys-guess-2/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:48:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247082 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/anybodys-guess-2/feed/ 0 Joan Bryden surveys the pre-convention speculation, prognostication and introspection. Former party president and veteran... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/who-has-the-momentum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/who-has-the-momentum/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:15:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246605 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/who-has-the-momentum/feed/ 0 Joanna Smith looks at the latest fundraising numbers. According to the latest fundraising data... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/the-youtube-campaign/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/the-youtube-campaign/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:24:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246437 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/the-youtube-campaign/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair talks about Quebec. Paul Dewar talks about people. Francoise Boivin, Dawn Black,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/in-solidarity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/in-solidarity/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:46:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246345 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/in-solidarity/feed/ 0 The text of a note Paul Dewar sent to NDP MPs on Wednesday. Dear... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/vancouver-reaction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/vancouver-reaction/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:28:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245186 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/vancouver-reaction/feed/ 0 The Globe, Star, CBC and Postmedia review the proceedings. Althia Raj surveys the post-debate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/live-blogging-the-ndp-vancouver-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/live-blogging-the-ndp-vancouver-debate/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:49:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245141 4:21pm.... Closing statements. Mr. Cullen goes for poetry, Ms. Nash is insistent, Mr. Dewar]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/11/live-blogging-the-ndp-vancouver-debate/feed/ 0 4:21pm.... Closing statements. Mr. Cullen goes for poetry, Ms. Nash is insistent, Mr. Dewar http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/how-to-avoid-being-lost-in-translation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/how-to-avoid-being-lost-in-translation/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:00:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244399 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/how-to-avoid-being-lost-in-translation/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on why there’s more to the NDP leadership hopeful than poor French http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/the-incumbent-endorsements/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/the-incumbent-endorsements/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:14:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244668 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/the-incumbent-endorsements/feed/ 0 In addition to a tally of overall caucus endorsements, I thought it might be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-endorsements-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-endorsements-10/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:21:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244085 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-endorsements-10/feed/ 0 Christine Moore, who had previously endorsed Romeo Saganash, announced her support for Paul Dewar... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/the-endorsements-9/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/the-endorsements-9/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:21:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243716 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/the-endorsements-9/feed/ 0 Late last week, two more NDP MPs made their picks for leader: Raymond Cote ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/the-measure-of-the-race-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/the-measure-of-the-race-2/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:30:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243654 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/the-measure-of-the-race-2/feed/ 0 According to the latest figures, Thomas Mulcair leads all other NDP candidates in fundraising.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/qa-paul-dewar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/qa-paul-dewar/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:47:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/qa-paul-dewar/feed/ 0 As part of our coverage of the NDP leadership, we’re running interviews with each... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-endorsements-8/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-endorsements-8/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:25:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242878 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-endorsements-8/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair announces the support of former leadership candidate Robert Chisholm. Paul Dewar says... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/nash-on-electoral-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/nash-on-electoral-reform/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:57:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242604 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/nash-on-electoral-reform/feed/ 0 Peggy Nash promises to pursue proportional representation. Nash’s plan calls for moving proportional representation... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/live-blogging-the-ndp-winnipeg-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/live-blogging-the-ndp-winnipeg-debate/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:47:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242271 4:30pm.... And we’re done. Plenty there to dwell upon if the press gallery is]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/live-blogging-the-ndp-winnipeg-debate/feed/ 0 4:30pm.... And we’re done. Plenty there to dwell upon if the press gallery is http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/the-labour-appeal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/the-labour-appeal/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:50:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241214 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/the-labour-appeal/feed/ 0 Paul Dewar details his labour policy, including a ban on replacement workers and a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/dancing-about-numbers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/dancing-about-numbers/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:32:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241086 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/dancing-about-numbers/feed/ 0 Alice Funke reviews the NDP membership numbers. Joan Bryden tallies reaction from the leading... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/ndp-leadership-toward-a-topp-mulcair-alliance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/ndp-leadership-toward-a-topp-mulcair-alliance/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:47:09 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240960 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/ndp-leadership-toward-a-topp-mulcair-alliance/feed/ 0 'It has to be either Brian or Thomas' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/the-case-for-paul-dewar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/the-case-for-paul-dewar/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:32:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/the-case-for-paul-dewar/feed/ 0 The text of an email sent by NDP MP Hélène Laverdière to her riding...