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Wed, 22 May 2013 20:40:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:28:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/feed/ 0 The Harper government proudly touts Alberta's carbon price http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/the-commons-now-is-it-not-the-time-for-subtlety/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/the-commons-now-is-it-not-the-time-for-subtlety/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:32:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/the-commons-now-is-it-not-the-time-for-subtlety/feed/ 0 Oil and the climate are at war and you must pick a side http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/what-exactly-is-peter-kents-position-on-carbon-pricing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/what-exactly-is-peter-kents-position-on-carbon-pricing/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:28:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370607 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/what-exactly-is-peter-kents-position-on-carbon-pricing/feed/ 0 'There hasn't been a great deal of subtlety in talking about carbon pricing' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-harper-governments-scandalous-carbon-price-paying-past/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-harper-governments-scandalous-carbon-price-paying-past/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:37:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367981 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-harper-governments-scandalous-carbon-price-paying-past/feed/ 0 Sweet memories Vancouver Olympics now soured http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-conservatives-on-pricing-carbon-for-it-before-they-were-against-it-before-they-precipitated-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-conservatives-on-pricing-carbon-for-it-before-they-were-against-it-before-they-precipitated-it/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:35:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367364 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-conservatives-on-pricing-carbon-for-it-before-they-were-against-it-before-they-precipitated-it/feed/ 0 The farce grows stronger http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/what-does-carbon-cost/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/what-does-carbon-cost/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:45:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353964 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/what-does-carbon-cost/feed/ 0 The Harper government allows for a price on carbon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-peter-kent-school-of-journalism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-peter-kent-school-of-journalism/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:00:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-peter-kent-school-of-journalism/feed/ 0 The environment minister identifies an "activist" http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/reaching-our-ghg-goals-thanks-to-a-price-on-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/reaching-our-ghg-goals-thanks-to-a-price-on-carbon/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:32:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323774 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/reaching-our-ghg-goals-thanks-to-a-price-on-carbon/feed/ 0 Peter Kent addresses the UN convention on climate change in Doha. Canada is halfway... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/joe-oliver-tries-to-explain-the-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/joe-oliver-tries-to-explain-the-farce/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:54:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/joe-oliver-tries-to-explain-the-farce/feed/ 0 On Monday, Vancouver Sun columnist Craig McInnes criticized that the the Harper government’s “carbon... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/why-does-peter-kent-want-you-to-pay-more-for-a-car/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/why-does-peter-kent-want-you-to-pay-more-for-a-car/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:11:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320379 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/why-does-peter-kent-want-you-to-pay-more-for-a-car/feed/ 0 As a result of the greenhouse gas emissions regulations announced yesterday, the purchase price... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/what-will-the-harper-governments-regulations-cost/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/what-will-the-harper-governments-regulations-cost/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:19:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320028 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/what-will-the-harper-governments-regulations-cost/feed/ 0 Megan Leslie writes to the Environment Minister to inquire about what projections and analysis... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/peter-kent-does-not-appreciate-mischaracterization/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/peter-kent-does-not-appreciate-mischaracterization/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:23:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/peter-kent-does-not-appreciate-mischaracterization/feed/ 0 The NDP quizzed the Environment Minister yesterday on the cost of the government’s regulatory... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/how-to-rule-out-cap-and-trade-without-quite-ruling-out-cap-and-trade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/how-to-rule-out-cap-and-trade-without-quite-ruling-out-cap-and-trade/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:28:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316756 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/how-to-rule-out-cap-and-trade-without-quite-ruling-out-cap-and-trade/feed/ 0 Lobbed a friendly question yesterday afternoon, Joe Oliver stood in the House and declared... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/great-moments-in-farce-the-definitive-collection/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/great-moments-in-farce-the-definitive-collection/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303259 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/great-moments-in-farce-the-definitive-collection/feed/ 0 Most of these quotes have appeared here at one time or another over the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/cathy-mcleod-insists-on-the-presence-of-water-fowl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/cathy-mcleod-insists-on-the-presence-of-water-fowl/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:42:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303011 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/cathy-mcleod-insists-on-the-presence-of-water-fowl/feed/ 0 Via Twitter, Conservative MP Cathy McLeod responds to my post about her understanding of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/by-how-much-will-stephen-harper-raise-the-price-of-your-thanksgiving-turkey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/by-how-much-will-stephen-harper-raise-the-price-of-your-thanksgiving-turkey/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:00:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/by-how-much-will-stephen-harper-raise-the-price-of-your-thanksgiving-turkey/feed/ 0 Last week, Conservative MP Kellie Leitch warned that a cap-and-trade system would raise the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-quiet-cuts-that-were-supposed-to-be-someone-elses-fault/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-quiet-cuts-that-were-supposed-to-be-someone-elses-fault/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:00:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301281 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-quiet-cuts-that-were-supposed-to-be-someone-elses-fault/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press obtains the paper trail behind cuts to water-quality sampling in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/07/the-existential-crisis-of-the-opposition-mp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/07/the-existential-crisis-of-the-opposition-mp/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:37:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301135 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/07/the-existential-crisis-of-the-opposition-mp/feed/ 0 Megan Leslie had a dream last night. Had the weirdest dream about eye-less zombie... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/making-a-farce-of-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/making-a-farce-of-parliament/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:53:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300434 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/making-a-farce-of-parliament/feed/ 0 Between 2pm and 3pm this afternoon in the House, four Conservative MPs—Phil McColeman, Peter... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/the-lemonade-stand-test/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/the-lemonade-stand-test/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:42:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296445 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/the-lemonade-stand-test/feed/ 0 As noted, the “revenue” part of the government’s new argument against cap-and-trade is a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/peter-kent-tries-to-explain-the-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/peter-kent-tries-to-explain-the-farce/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:00:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296266 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/peter-kent-tries-to-explain-the-farce/feed/ 0 The Environment Minister talks to Canadian Press. In an interview with The Canadian Press,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/a-rough-guide-to-the-conservatives-carbon-tax-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/a-rough-guide-to-the-conservatives-carbon-tax-farce/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295617 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/a-rough-guide-to-the-conservatives-carbon-tax-farce/feed/ 0 Have you been afraid to ask? Here's what you need to know http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/nuancing-the-farce-part-three/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/nuancing-the-farce-part-three/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:24:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/nuancing-the-farce-part-three/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister’s Office tries to impose a statute of limitations on what the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/the-suggestion-that-the-regulations-have-been-softened-or-weakened-is-a-misperception/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/the-suggestion-that-the-regulations-have-been-softened-or-weakened-is-a-misperception/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:09:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290089 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/the-suggestion-that-the-regulations-have-been-softened-or-weakened-is-a-misperception/feed/ 0 As the Canadian Press previewed earlier this week, Peter Kent has announced regulations for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/again-with-the-cannibalism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/again-with-the-cannibalism/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:26:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/again-with-the-cannibalism/feed/ 0 Following Ryan Leef’s flub, Peter Kent also introduces Stephen Harper as the “Prime Minister... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/northern-gateway-pro-and-con/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/northern-gateway-pro-and-con/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:29:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275642 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/northern-gateway-pro-and-con/feed/ 0 Peter Kent seems unswayed by official American criticism of an Enbridge oil spill in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/pricing-carbon-then-and-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/pricing-carbon-then-and-now/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:12:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274991 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/pricing-carbon-then-and-now/feed/ 0 An urgent bulletin from the Conservative party of Canada. Today senior Liberal MP Kirsty... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/what-happens-if-the-united-states-decides-to-pursue-cap-and-trade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/what-happens-if-the-united-states-decides-to-pursue-cap-and-trade/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:00:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270989 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/what-happens-if-the-united-states-decides-to-pursue-cap-and-trade/feed/ 0 As previously noted, the Harper government was keen to pursue a continental cap-and-trade system... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/on-carbon-pricing-the-tories-arent-just-battling-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/on-carbon-pricing-the-tories-arent-just-battling-mulcair/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:24:27 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270735 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/on-carbon-pricing-the-tories-arent-just-battling-mulcair/feed/ 0 In fact, on this issue the government stands against some of the biggest players in global energy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/fantasy-baseball/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/fantasy-baseball/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:33:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270032 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/fantasy-baseball/feed/ 0 The only thing more fun than a cabinet shuffle is speculating about a cabinet shuffle http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/so-what-was-the-2008-election-about-then/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/so-what-was-the-2008-election-about-then/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:52:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=268547 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/so-what-was-the-2008-election-about-then/feed/ 0 Talking to the House this weekend, Peter Kent discussed the National Roundtable on the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/the-commons-peter-kent-invites-you-to-celebrate-his-work/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/the-commons-peter-kent-invites-you-to-celebrate-his-work/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:31:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263815 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/the-commons-peter-kent-invites-you-to-celebrate-his-work/feed/ 0 "This is a great occasion for Canadians to celebrate what this government is doing" http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/c-38-as-literacy-test/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/c-38-as-literacy-test/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:29:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263043 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/c-38-as-literacy-test/feed/ 0 Environment Minister Peter Kent suggests criticism of the budget bill from four former ministers... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/the-commons-peter-kent-promises-two-hours-of-enlightenment-delivers-only-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/the-commons-peter-kent-promises-two-hours-of-enlightenment-delivers-only-one/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 21:39:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262759 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/the-commons-peter-kent-promises-two-hours-of-enlightenment-delivers-only-one/feed/ 0 The Environment Minister is only so generous with his time http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-late-show/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-late-show/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:48:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258867 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-late-show/feed/ 0 Starting around 9:30pm last night, the House of Commons spent four hours considering the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-conservatives-on-cap-and-trade-yes-no-and-maybe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-conservatives-on-cap-and-trade-yes-no-and-maybe/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258830 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-conservatives-on-cap-and-trade-yes-no-and-maybe/feed/ 0 Before throwing the Foreign Affairs Minister under the bus yesterday afternoon, Peter Kent actually... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/throwing-john-baird-under-the-bus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/throwing-john-baird-under-the-bus/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 20:43:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258787 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/throwing-john-baird-under-the-bus/feed/ 0 Pressed this afternoon to explain John Baird’s linking of the National Roundtable’s demise to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-commons-are-peter-kents-answers-being-laundered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-commons-are-peter-kents-answers-being-laundered/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:53:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-commons-are-peter-kents-answers-being-laundered/feed/ 0 And by "laundering" the Conservatives mean "cleaned of unfortunate spots and ironed of wrinkles" http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/lacking-in-reductions-and-projected-costs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/lacking-in-reductions-and-projected-costs/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:39:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/lacking-in-reductions-and-projected-costs/feed/ 0 The environment commissioner tabled his spring report this morning. Although the federal government has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/its-hard-out-here-for-a-comedian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/its-hard-out-here-for-a-comedian/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 13:10:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257395 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/its-hard-out-here-for-a-comedian/feed/ 0 After last week’s attempt at money-laundering humour, Peter Kent was mostly silent in Question... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/wocka-wocka/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/wocka-wocka/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 17:20:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/wocka-wocka/feed/ 0 Earlier this week, Environment Minister Peter Kent suggested some environmental advocacy groups had “laundered”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/day-two-of-the-budget-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/day-two-of-the-budget-debate/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:32:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257044 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/day-two-of-the-budget-debate/feed/ 0 Thursday’s budget debate began with a time allocation motion. Nathan Cullen, among others, was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/conservatives-celebrate-1-year-anniversary-of-getting-a-majority/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/conservatives-celebrate-1-year-anniversary-of-getting-a-majority/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:05:19 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256968 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/conservatives-celebrate-1-year-anniversary-of-getting-a-majority/feed/ 0 Tories gathered at the Hard Rock Café in Ottawa on Wednesday night.    ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/the-quiet-cuts-11/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/the-quiet-cuts-11/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:33:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253572 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/the-quiet-cuts-11/feed/ 0 Mike De Souza tallies the cuts at Environment Canada. About $4 million in funding... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/the-commons-speaking-of-redundancy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/the-commons-speaking-of-redundancy/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:59:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250125 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/the-commons-speaking-of-redundancy/feed/ 0 Cabinet ministers could be easily and cheaply replaced with some combination of Wikipedia, Twitter and Pinterest