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Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-tale-of-two-patronage-appointments/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-tale-of-two-patronage-appointments/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:28:26 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-tale-of-two-patronage-appointments/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on Bernard Drainville’s conspicuous silence http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/outraged-in-quebec-wait-ten-minutes-youll-be-outraged-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/outraged-in-quebec-wait-ten-minutes-youll-be-outraged-again/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:45:27 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369282 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/outraged-in-quebec-wait-ten-minutes-youll-be-outraged-again/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on a political pas de deux http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-for-alberta-good-for-marois/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-for-alberta-good-for-marois/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:35:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357553 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-for-alberta-good-for-marois/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the Parti Québécois's sudden love of resources http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/the-thinning-blue-line/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/the-thinning-blue-line/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:54:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/the-thinning-blue-line/feed/ 0 'They're in favour of law and order, but they won't fund it' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/quebecs-maple-spring-an-isolated-event-or-dawn-of-youth-power-in-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/quebecs-maple-spring-an-isolated-event-or-dawn-of-youth-power-in-politics/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:17:30 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/quebecs-maple-spring-an-isolated-event-or-dawn-of-youth-power-in-politics/feed/ 0 What started as a protest over provincial tuition hikes became political game changer. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:44:59 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/feed/ 0 A search for coherence at the closing of the year http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/victory-is-sweet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/victory-is-sweet/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320651 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/victory-is-sweet/feed/ 0 A new NDP leader, a Liberal boxer, and a Canadian cycling champion grabbed headlines in 2012. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/veterans-miffed-at-quebec-premier-over-fleur-de-lis-in-poppy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/veterans-miffed-at-quebec-premier-over-fleur-de-lis-in-poppy/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:13:17 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310779 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/veterans-miffed-at-quebec-premier-over-fleur-de-lis-in-poppy/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – The premier of Quebec has swiftly removed a Fleur-de-lis pin from her... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/pq-accomplishes-the-impossible-makes-life-easy-for-liberals/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/pq-accomplishes-the-impossible-makes-life-easy-for-liberals/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:03:46 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/pq-accomplishes-the-impossible-makes-life-easy-for-liberals/feed/ 0 Marois has already overplayed her hand and completely misread the population she claims to represent http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/to-the-contrary-monsieur-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/to-the-contrary-monsieur-harper/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:45:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/to-the-contrary-monsieur-harper/feed/ 0 Marois's new Harper-opposing policies discourage investment, immigration, resource development and healthy universities http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/if-a-flag-doesnt-flap-and-nobody-makes-noise-is-it-a-flag-flap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/if-a-flag-doesnt-flap-and-nobody-makes-noise-is-it-a-flag-flap/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:26:02 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294846 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/if-a-flag-doesnt-flap-and-nobody-makes-noise-is-it-a-flag-flap/feed/ 0 A few notes on a controversy that refuses to be a controversy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/harper-vs-the-pq-the-element-of-surprise-is-key/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/harper-vs-the-pq-the-element-of-surprise-is-key/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:50:10 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293926 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/harper-vs-the-pq-the-element-of-surprise-is-key/feed/ 0 Ten days after Quebecers elected a Parti Québécois government, the government of Stephen Harper... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/abandoning-asbestos/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/abandoning-asbestos/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:44:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293925 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/abandoning-asbestos/feed/ 0 A little less than a year ago, the House voted on an NDP motion... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/all-the-nous-thats-fit-to-speak/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/all-the-nous-thats-fit-to-speak/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:18:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292639 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/all-the-nous-thats-fit-to-speak/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the fundamental changes in the party's language and identity policies http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-pq-has-lost-its-monopoly-over-sovereignty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-pq-has-lost-its-monopoly-over-sovereignty/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:55:04 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292547 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-pq-has-lost-its-monopoly-over-sovereignty/feed/ 0 Québec Solidaire and Option Nationale won an amount of votes equal to 25 per cent of the PQ vote http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/a-shocking-night/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/a-shocking-night/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:10:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289676 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/a-shocking-night/feed/ 0 Paul Wells and Martin Patriquin take us inside a dramatic campaign with a terrifying finish http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/thomas-mulcair-and-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/thomas-mulcair-and-quebec/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:18:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/thomas-mulcair-and-quebec/feed/ 0 The NDP leader says he doesn’t expect another referendum and describes his approach to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/montrealers-eager-to-distance-metropolis-shooting-from-political-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/montrealers-eager-to-distance-metropolis-shooting-from-political-debate/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:19:23 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289511 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/montrealers-eager-to-distance-metropolis-shooting-from-political-debate/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on a city and its exquisite sense of proportion in political debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/stephen-harper-and-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/stephen-harper-and-quebec/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:18:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289553 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/stephen-harper-and-quebec/feed/ 0 The Globe editorial board says the Parti Quebecois’ victory puts the onus on the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/reaction-to-the-shooting-in-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/reaction-to-the-shooting-in-quebec/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:31:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/reaction-to-the-shooting-in-quebec/feed/ 0 MPs offer thoughts and prayers to people of Quebec http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/stephen-harper-on-the-quebec-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/stephen-harper-on-the-quebec-election/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:42:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289292 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/stephen-harper-on-the-quebec-election/feed/ 0 A statement from the Prime Minister. “The people of Quebec have made the decision... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/01/pauline-marois-among-the-people/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/01/pauline-marois-among-the-people/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:39:22 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288656 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/01/pauline-marois-among-the-people/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on an encounter with the PQ leader on the trail http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/memo-to-harper-from-marois-if-i-become-premier-im-going-to-call-soon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/memo-to-harper-from-marois-if-i-become-premier-im-going-to-call-soon/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:13:43 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288350 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/memo-to-harper-from-marois-if-i-become-premier-im-going-to-call-soon/feed/ 0 It would be an awkward chat http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/marois-describes-plan-to-gain-international-support-for-quebec-independence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/marois-describes-plan-to-gain-international-support-for-quebec-independence/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:42:00 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286597 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/marois-describes-plan-to-gain-international-support-for-quebec-independence/feed/ 0 QUEBEC – Pauline Marois, who could be elected premier of Quebec next week, has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/bernard-drainville-the-guy-whos-tripping-up-pauline-marois/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/bernard-drainville-the-guy-whos-tripping-up-pauline-marois/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:38:23 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286060 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/bernard-drainville-the-guy-whos-tripping-up-pauline-marois/feed/ 0 It should have been a cakewalk... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/want-to-do-charest-a-favour-keep-talking-about-sovereignty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/want-to-do-charest-a-favour-keep-talking-about-sovereignty/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:38:12 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/want-to-do-charest-a-favour-keep-talking-about-sovereignty/feed/ 0 And NOT about corruption http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/charest-marois-the-cage-match/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/charest-marois-the-cage-match/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:59:43 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/charest-marois-the-cage-match/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on Monday's debate: 'Etiquette lesson aside, there was some content to this debate, too' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/19/quebec-debate-i-change-vs-marois-of-the-same/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/19/quebec-debate-i-change-vs-marois-of-the-same/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 03:08:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284750 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/19/quebec-debate-i-change-vs-marois-of-the-same/feed/ 0 What do Quebec voters want? There's too much ahead to make any predictions right now http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/jean-tremblay-loony-but-not-irrelevant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/jean-tremblay-loony-but-not-irrelevant/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:13:15 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/jean-tremblay-loony-but-not-irrelevant/feed/ 0 Even the Liberals are pandering to Quebec's Jesus-lovin' country mayor http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/constitutional-lawyer-pq-charter-an-empty-fantasy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/constitutional-lawyer-pq-charter-an-empty-fantasy/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:36:37 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/constitutional-lawyer-pq-charter-an-empty-fantasy/feed/ 0 The law on religious wear wouldn't survive a court challenge http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/marois-charter-of-secularism-backfires-in-less-than-48-hours/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/marois-charter-of-secularism-backfires-in-less-than-48-hours/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:13:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284008 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/marois-charter-of-secularism-backfires-in-less-than-48-hours/feed/ 0 Foreign-born PQ member becomes a target http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/here-we-go-again-the-pq-takes-on-crown-symbols-and-hijabs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/here-we-go-again-the-pq-takes-on-crown-symbols-and-hijabs/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:47:35 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283884 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/here-we-go-again-the-pq-takes-on-crown-symbols-and-hijabs/feed/ 0 But crucifixes are OK, of course http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/charestmageddon-quebecerdammerung/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/charestmageddon-quebecerdammerung/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:56:48 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279467 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/charestmageddon-quebecerdammerung/feed/ 0 “Pour le Québec,” the slogan on the side of Jean Charest’s campaign bus reads.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/harpers-new-friend-in-france/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/harpers-new-friend-in-france/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:57:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273548 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/harpers-new-friend-in-france/feed/ 0 What do a Canadian conservative and a French socialist have in common? Quebec. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/the-pq-becomes-a-jacques-parizeau-cargo-cult/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/the-pq-becomes-a-jacques-parizeau-cargo-cult/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:07:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272587 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/the-pq-becomes-a-jacques-parizeau-cargo-cult/feed/ 0 The arrival of a Parizeau acolyte and a Parizeau biographer at Marois's side is vindication http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/charest-boisclairs-marois/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/charest-boisclairs-marois/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:42:42 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/charest-boisclairs-marois/feed/ 0 Jean Charest is betting that when Pauline Marois went all in with the tuition protests, she bet wrong http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/on-a-federal-government-working-with-the-pq/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/on-a-federal-government-working-with-the-pq/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:03:55 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270541 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/on-a-federal-government-working-with-the-pq/feed/ 0 Paul Wells poses a few questions for down the line http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/stephen-harpers-secret-weapon-in-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/stephen-harpers-secret-weapon-in-quebec/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:44:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/stephen-harpers-secret-weapon-in-quebec/feed/ 0 Any Conservative gains in the province will have much to do with insider Denis Lebel http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/07/canada-2013-a-world-of-fun/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/07/canada-2013-a-world-of-fun/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:01:16 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251098 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/07/canada-2013-a-world-of-fun/feed/ 0 With Danielle Smith stomping across Alberta in the boots of history (OK, lousy metaphor),... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/the-sound-of-jean-charests-election-window-closing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/the-sound-of-jean-charests-election-window-closing/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:46:51 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241571 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/the-sound-of-jean-charests-election-window-closing/feed/ 0 Despite assorted travails, Charest may have had a shot at winning another term. No longer. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/quebecs-imaginary-boyfriends/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/quebecs-imaginary-boyfriends/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:32:43 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234471 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/quebecs-imaginary-boyfriends/feed/ 0 Just two months after pledging his unequivocal support for Pauline Marois, Gilles Duceppe is reportedly angling for her job http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/construction-chaos-ahead/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/construction-chaos-ahead/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:15:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/construction-chaos-ahead/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/construction-chaos-ahead/feed/ 6 The Duchesneau report details corruption, a money-laundering transport ministry and language laws that stymie competition http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/there-isnt-a-huge-appetite-for-sovereignty%e2%80%94pauline-marois/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/there-isnt-a-huge-appetite-for-sovereignty%e2%80%94pauline-marois/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:03:52 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=211883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/there-isnt-a-huge-appetite-for-sovereignty%e2%80%94pauline-marois/feed/ 3 My colleague Alec Castonguay, who toils over at our sister publication L’actualité, posted a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/the-man-with-a-plan-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/the-man-with-a-plan-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:05:33 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199636 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/the-man-with-a-plan-2/feed/ 0 He leads a right-leaning ‘coalition’ that calls sovereignty dépassé. And Quebec can’t get enough of him. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/marois-says-remaining-caucus-members-committed-to-pq/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/marois-says-remaining-caucus-members-committed-to-pq/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:59:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198798 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/marois-says-remaining-caucus-members-committed-to-pq/feed/ 0 Embattled Parti Québécois leader asks MNAs to declare loyalty