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Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/prime-minister-harpers-inner-circle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/prime-minister-harpers-inner-circle/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:52:20 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/prime-minister-harpers-inner-circle/feed/ 0 Photograph reveals a rare glimpse of the PM's advisers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/on-second-thought-maybe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/on-second-thought-maybe/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:50:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301730 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/on-second-thought-maybe/feed/ 0 After seeming not particularly concerned five months ago about Huawei’s dealing with Canadian firms,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/print-people-on-video-talking-about-the-mysteries-of-the-conservatives-strategy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/print-people-on-video-talking-about-the-mysteries-of-the-conservatives-strategy/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:18:37 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300879 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/print-people-on-video-talking-about-the-mysteries-of-the-conservatives-strategy/feed/ 0 Our view from the Hill http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/nigel-wright-and-barrick/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/nigel-wright-and-barrick/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:00:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292430 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/nigel-wright-and-barrick/feed/ 0 The ethics commissioner is going to follow up on CP’s investigation of contact between... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/bruce-carson-charged/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/bruce-carson-charged/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:09:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277539 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/bruce-carson-charged/feed/ 0 The RCMP has charged the former PMO advisor with influence peddling. The Royal Canadian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-harper-ford-summit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-harper-ford-summit/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:54:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276313 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-harper-ford-summit/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister will meet with the mayor of Toronto tomorrow afternoon in Scarborough.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/what-rob-ford-meant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/what-rob-ford-meant/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:00:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/what-rob-ford-meant/feed/ 0 Courtesy of Newstalk 1010′s John Downs, here is audio of Rob Ford attempting to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/wind-turbines-and-the-need-for-consultation-and-evidence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/wind-turbines-and-the-need-for-consultation-and-evidence/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:53:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273984 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/wind-turbines-and-the-need-for-consultation-and-evidence/feed/ 0 I asked Megan Leslie for an NDP response to the general issue of wind... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/qa-brad-trost/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/qa-brad-trost/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:54:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241801 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/qa-brad-trost/feed/ 0 'Everyone knows I'm a pro-life Member of Parliament' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/whose-fault-is-it-anyway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/whose-fault-is-it-anyway/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/whose-fault-is-it-anyway/feed/ 0 The McGuinty and Harper governments blame each other for the situation at Electro-Motive in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/keeping-a-prime-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/keeping-a-prime-minister/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:24:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232487 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/keeping-a-prime-minister/feed/ 0 Amy Minsky tallies the Privy Council Office. In the mid-1990s, under Liberal prime minister... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/amid-an-emergency-a-strategy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/amid-an-emergency-a-strategy/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:30:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/amid-an-emergency%e2%80%94-a-strategy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/amid-an-emergency-a-strategy/feed/ 11 WELLS: Short attention spans will get the focus off Attawapiskat. Fixing the actual problem will take longer. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/so-many-people-to-say-nothing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/so-many-people-to-say-nothing/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:34:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226215 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/so-many-people-to-say-nothing/feed/ 17 The Hill Times tallies the number of people employed by the government for the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/we-dont-fully-understand-some-of-the-things-the-school-was-involved-in/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/we-dont-fully-understand-some-of-the-things-the-school-was-involved-in/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:45:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219588 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/we-dont-fully-understand-some-of-the-things-the-school-was-involved-in/feed/ 9 Greg Weston looks into what Bruce Carson was doing after he left the Prime... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/still-on-message/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/still-on-message/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:50:01 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/still-on-message/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/still-on-message/feed/ 14 After nine years with the prime minister, Soudas surely has tales to tell. Getting them is another matter. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/harper%e2%80%99s-single-white-males/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/harper%e2%80%99s-single-white-males/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:05:22 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213656 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/harper%e2%80%99s-single-white-males/feed/ 126 Paul Wells takes an inside look at where the power really lies in Ottawa http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/01/harper%e2%80%99s-new-spin-doctor-decries-francophone-bureaucrats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/01/harper%e2%80%99s-new-spin-doctor-decries-francophone-bureaucrats/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:13:07 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212519 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/01/harper%e2%80%99s-new-spin-doctor-decries-francophone-bureaucrats/feed/ 3 Old Persichilli column slams Quebec nationalism http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/31/angelo-persichilli-named-pmo-director-of-communications/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/31/angelo-persichilli-named-pmo-director-of-communications/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:29:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212316 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/31/angelo-persichilli-named-pmo-director-of-communications/feed/ 2 Toronto Star columnist replaces Dimitri Soudas http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/05/the-barbeque-they-dont-want-you-to-see/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/05/the-barbeque-they-dont-want-you-to-see/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:00:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/05/the-barbeque-they-dont-want-you-to-see/feed/ 14 Video of the Prime Minister speaking at Rob Ford’s barbeque was apparently removed from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/for-your-own-good-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/for-your-own-good-ii/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:44:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=202101 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/for-your-own-good-ii/feed/ 0 The government has decided to release the Champlain Bridge report, but denies this constitutes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/had-i-known-these-things/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/had-i-known-these-things/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:19:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/had-i-known-these-things/feed/ 40 Stephen Harper reacts to the latest revelations about his former advisor, Bruce Carson. “I... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/intrigue-and-water-filtration/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/intrigue-and-water-filtration/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:42:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178085 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/intrigue-and-water-filtration/feed/ 23 The Ottawa Citizen reviews Bruce Carson’s past legal troubles and talks to Mr. Carson’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/another-rcmp-investigation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/another-rcmp-investigation/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:59:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/another-rcmp-investigation/feed/ 65 As a result of APTN’s reporting, the Prime Minister’s Office has asked the RCMP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/great-moments-in-communications/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/great-moments-in-communications/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:44:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/great-moments-in-communications/feed/ 68 The Privy Council Office explains that there’s been no “formal directive” to rebrand everything... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/pmo-apologizes-to-ignatieff-camp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/pmo-apologizes-to-ignatieff-camp/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:43:56 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/pmo-apologizes-to-ignatieff-camp/feed/ 15 Harper’s staff removed journalists from event prior to Liberal leader’s address http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/harperland/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/harperland/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:24:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/harperland/feed/ 57 The federal government has officially been renamed. … a directive went out to public... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/better-democracy-through-technology/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/better-democracy-through-technology/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:49:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175124 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/better-democracy-through-technology/feed/ 36 Michael Ignatieff lays out a democratic reform agenda that includes a smaller PMO, Access... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-conservative-ndp-coalition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-conservative-ndp-coalition/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:22:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173795 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-conservative-ndp-coalition/feed/ 35 A note just sent out from the NDP press office. New Democrat leader Jack... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/thats-a-no-sort-of/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/thats-a-no-sort-of/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:16:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172037 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/thats-a-no-sort-of/feed/ 33 Transport Minister Chuck Strahl dismisses any use of gas tax revenues to fund an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/31/netanyahu-on-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/31/netanyahu-on-the-hill/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 15:13:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=129739 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/31/netanyahu-on-the-hill/feed/ 132 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on Parliament Hill this morning to meet with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/31/walk-chew-gum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/31/walk-chew-gum/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:22:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=99446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/31/walk-chew-gum/feed/ 47 Dec. 30, 2009. More than 30 bills will die on the order paper, with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/20/dont-look-away-iii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/20/dont-look-away-iii/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:49:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88106 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/20/dont-look-away-iii/feed/ 14 The Star expands on what Hillier’s memoir says about the debate over what the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/20/dont-look-away/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/20/dont-look-away/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:11:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88081 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/20/dont-look-away/feed/ 2 In his new memoir, General Rick Hillier, former chief of defence staff, reportedly discusses... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/09/tonight-in-acronyms/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/09/tonight-in-acronyms/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:58:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=86857 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/09/tonight-in-acronyms/feed/ 67 The NDP appeals to the CPC to investigate the RCMP’s investigation of the PMO.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/what-he-was-talking-about-when-he-talked-about-colonialism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/what-he-was-talking-about-when-he-talked-about-colonialism/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:33:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=84917 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/what-he-was-talking-about-when-he-talked-about-colonialism/feed/ 68 The Prime Minister’s Office offers its interpretation of what the Prime Minister meant when... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/28/plus-ca-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/28/plus-ca-change/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:03:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=73169 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/28/plus-ca-change/feed/ 3 Adam Radwanski likely strikes the appropriate tone on today’s news from the Prime Minister’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/03/life-is-but-a-series-of-photo-opportunities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/03/life-is-but-a-series-of-photo-opportunities/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:37:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=47692 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/03/life-is-but-a-series-of-photo-opportunities/feed/ 11 The Prime Minister’s Office quite rightly dismisses the attention paid to yesterday’s Prime Ministerial... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/14/unnamed-pmo-official-to-kevin-chan-dont-let-the-revolving-door-hit-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/14/unnamed-pmo-official-to-kevin-chan-dont-let-the-revolving-door-hit-you/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:26:49 +0000 kadyomalley http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=28208 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/14/unnamed-pmo-official-to-kevin-chan-dont-let-the-revolving-door-hit-you/feed/ 25 So yeah, I guess this clears up any lingering uncertainty over just how much... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/02/from-the-pmo-press-office-a-paid-message-from-canadas-conservatives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/02/from-the-pmo-press-office-a-paid-message-from-canadas-conservatives/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:59:35 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=21453 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/02/from-the-pmo-press-office-a-paid-message-from-canadas-conservatives/feed/ 92 Passed along by the Prime Minister’s office, according to Kory Teneycke, in order to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/shoved-down-the-memory-hole/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/shoved-down-the-memory-hole/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:51:49 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=19937 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/shoved-down-the-memory-hole/feed/ 23 Very possibly for entirely justifiable reasons. Still, I’d love to know the story behind... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/19/behold-the-ridiculousness-of-this-existence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/19/behold-the-ridiculousness-of-this-existence/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:19:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18734 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/19/behold-the-ridiculousness-of-this-existence/feed/ 24 For some months now, the Prime Minister’s Office has been conducting periodic briefings for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/22/law-and-order-pmo-mailing-list-unit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/22/law-and-order-pmo-mailing-list-unit/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:05:56 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=8943 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/22/law-and-order-pmo-mailing-list-unit/feed/ 42 See, commenters-who-were-appalled-that-I-was-insufficiently-appalled-by-the-breach? The diabolical genius(es) behind Sunday’s listserv shenanigans are now the subject of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/30/scenes-from-the-stakeout-at-24-sussex/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/30/scenes-from-the-stakeout-at-24-sussex/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:49:15 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=6470 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/30/scenes-from-the-stakeout-at-24-sussex/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry has the highlights here, but I figured that if I wasn’t going... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/15/this-month-in-now-mandatorily-disclosed-lobbying-who-says-stephen-harper-isnt-approachable/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/15/this-month-in-now-mandatorily-disclosed-lobbying-who-says-stephen-harper-isnt-approachable/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:42:32 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=5105 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/15/this-month-in-now-mandatorily-disclosed-lobbying-who-says-stephen-harper-isnt-approachable/feed/ 0 Not Jayson Myers of the Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters Canada, that’s for sure.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/09/mike-white-international-man-of-mystery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/09/mike-white-international-man-of-mystery/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:54:52 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=4514 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/09/mike-white-international-man-of-mystery/feed/ 0 (Okay, maybe just “interprovincial”, since he hasn’t  — yet –  been dispatched across the...