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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/2013/04/13/canadas-own-iron-ladies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/canadas-own-iron-ladies/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:02:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371293 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/canadas-own-iron-ladies/feed/ 0 In the days after the death of Margaret Thatcher — the original ‘Iron Lady’... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/government-ad-spending-up-72-per-cent-since-the-recession/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/government-ad-spending-up-72-per-cent-since-the-recession/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:20:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346564 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/government-ad-spending-up-72-per-cent-since-the-recession/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – When Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the economy is his top priority,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-guide-to-the-ontario-liberal-leadership-race/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-guide-to-the-ontario-liberal-leadership-race/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:11:08 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342026 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-guide-to-the-ontario-liberal-leadership-race/feed/ 0 What you need to know about the six candidates, and then some http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-house-of-car-salesmen-lawyers-and-journalists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-house-of-car-salesmen-lawyers-and-journalists/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:41:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-house-of-car-salesmen-lawyers-and-journalists/feed/ 0 Samuel Kirz compares the trustworthiness of MPs to the trustworthiness of the jobs that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-5-longest-serving-opposition-leaders-who-never-became-prime-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-5-longest-serving-opposition-leaders-who-never-became-prime-minister/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:35:43 +0000 Blog of Lists http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325940 1. Robert Stanfield... (Nov. 6, 1967– Feb. 21, 1976): The former Nova Scotia premier]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-5-longest-serving-opposition-leaders-who-never-became-prime-minister/feed/ 0 1. Robert Stanfield... (Nov. 6, 1967– Feb. 21, 1976): The former Nova Scotia premier http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/the-truthiness-era/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/the-truthiness-era/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:20:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314236 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/the-truthiness-era/feed/ 0 Andrew Potter considers the nature of truth in politics. Political leadership is a form... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/unruly-voices/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/unruly-voices/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:00:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/unruly-voices/feed/ 0 Steve Paikin talks to Mark Kingwell about civility.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/fundamental-disconnects/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/fundamental-disconnects/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:00:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309078 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/fundamental-disconnects/feed/ 0 Michael Ignatieff tries to draw a line between adversaries and enemies. In his speech,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/cpc-vs-pbo-the-liberal-leadership-race-john-baird-and-canadas-place-in-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/cpc-vs-pbo-the-liberal-leadership-race-john-baird-and-canadas-place-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:00:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303026 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/cpc-vs-pbo-the-liberal-leadership-race-john-baird-and-canadas-place-in-the-world/feed/ 0 Video: Geddes, Wherry and Wells on the week in politics http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/taking-it-to-the-streets-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/taking-it-to-the-streets-2/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:33:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301782 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/taking-it-to-the-streets-2/feed/ 0 Alex Himelfarb considers democracy, income inequality, consumerism and citizenship. The result: a marketized politics... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/theres-too-much-at-stake-to-be-silent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/theres-too-much-at-stake-to-be-silent/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:03:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301531 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/theres-too-much-at-stake-to-be-silent/feed/ 0 Allan Gregg reflects on his “assault on reason” cri de coeur. History shows us... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/justin-trudeau-on-his-father-his-family-and-whats-really-behind-his-decision-to-run/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/justin-trudeau-on-his-father-his-family-and-whats-really-behind-his-decision-to-run/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:18:32 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300364 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/justin-trudeau-on-his-father-his-family-and-whats-really-behind-his-decision-to-run/feed/ 0 Watch for our exclusive interview in this week's magazine http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/canadian-gays-and-lesbians-want-to-know-how-jason-kenney-got-their-email-address/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/canadian-gays-and-lesbians-want-to-know-how-jason-kenney-got-their-email-address/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:16:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296628 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/canadian-gays-and-lesbians-want-to-know-how-jason-kenney-got-their-email-address/feed/ 0 After a mass email, which praised the Harper governments record on gay refugees from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/the-problem-is-both-bigger-and-smaller/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/the-problem-is-both-bigger-and-smaller/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:11:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292320 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/the-problem-is-both-bigger-and-smaller/feed/ 0 Don Lenihan troubleshoots Allan Gregg’s essay. Politics has gone through a transformative change in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/the-chaos-of-democracy-is-not-so-easily-explained/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/the-chaos-of-democracy-is-not-so-easily-explained/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:54:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292246 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/the-chaos-of-democracy-is-not-so-easily-explained/feed/ 0 William Watson rightfully mocks the “wisdom of the voters” explanation that regularly surfaces in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/what-orwell-foretold/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/what-orwell-foretold/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:00:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/what-orwell-foretold/feed/ 0 Allan Gregg considers the Harper government’s approach to evidence, reasoning and language in policy... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/the-existential-crises-of-the-modern-political-reporter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/the-existential-crises-of-the-modern-political-reporter/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:46:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/the-existential-crises-of-the-modern-political-reporter/feed/ 0 Ezra Klein considers truth in the American presidential campaign. Quite simply, the Romney campaign... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/idea-alert-71/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/idea-alert-71/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:12:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287590 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/idea-alert-71/feed/ 0 Former Liberal MP Omar Alghabra proposes an association of politicians dedicated to accountability. An... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/in-search-of-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/in-search-of-democracy/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:52:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276300 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/in-search-of-democracy/feed/ 0 Rick Salutin is searching the world for the essence of democracy—see here, here and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/politicizing-that-which-is-already-political/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/politicizing-that-which-is-already-political/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:00:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/politicizing-that-which-is-already-political/feed/ 0 In the wake of tragedy, demand for debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/the-kids-and-their-pots/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/the-kids-and-their-pots/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:44:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/the-kids-and-their-pots/feed/ 0 Alex Himelfarb is both hopeful of and concerned for the next generation. We have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/our-politicians-have-an-image-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/our-politicians-have-an-image-problem/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:15:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272942 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/our-politicians-have-an-image-problem/feed/ 0 To this and this and this, you can add this recent poll from Ipsos... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/british-democracy-in-crisis-still-possibly-healthier-than-ours/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/british-democracy-in-crisis-still-possibly-healthier-than-ours/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:26:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272834 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/british-democracy-in-crisis-still-possibly-healthier-than-ours/feed/ 0 A report by the Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom concludes that democracy in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/election-2011-our-complicated-relationship-with-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/election-2011-our-complicated-relationship-with-politics/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272619 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/election-2011-our-complicated-relationship-with-politics/feed/ 0 In its post-campaign survey and its mail-back survey, the Canadian Election Study tested several... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/conservatives-lose-money-but-gain-politically-without-per-vote-subsidies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/conservatives-lose-money-but-gain-politically-without-per-vote-subsidies/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:15:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272244 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/conservatives-lose-money-but-gain-politically-without-per-vote-subsidies/feed/ 0 The political purse strings have officially been tightened. According to figures released by Elections... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/lost-in-the-supermarket/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/lost-in-the-supermarket/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:45:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/lost-in-the-supermarket/feed/ 0 Susan Delacourt reviews Political Marketing in Canada, which includes an interview with Conservative strategist... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/questioning-the-press-gallery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/questioning-the-press-gallery/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:32:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270946 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/questioning-the-press-gallery/feed/ 0 Samara‘s latest report looks at political news coverage and how it compares to some... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/deborah-coyne-joins-race-for-liberal-leadership/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/deborah-coyne-joins-race-for-liberal-leadership/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:13:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270878 John Geddes spoke to Deborah Coyne this morning. Click here to read the Q ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/deborah-coyne-joins-race-for-liberal-leadership/feed/ 0 John Geddes spoke to Deborah Coyne this morning. Click here to read the Q ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/sorry-seems-to-be-the-hardest-word-experts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/sorry-seems-to-be-the-hardest-word-experts/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:43:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/sorry-seems-to-be-the-hardest-word-experts/feed/ 0 Why is it so hard for our elected officials to admit it when they... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/with-rae-gone-all-eyes-turn-on-trudeau/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/with-rae-gone-all-eyes-turn-on-trudeau/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:42:59 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=267179 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/with-rae-gone-all-eyes-turn-on-trudeau/feed/ 0 Yesterday reporters and pundits, including our own Paul Wells and John Geddes, considered the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/audit-to-expose-house-and-senate-spending-rules/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/audit-to-expose-house-and-senate-spending-rules/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:18:36 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266481 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/audit-to-expose-house-and-senate-spending-rules/feed/ 0 Auditor General Michael Ferguson is poised to release performance audits of MP and Senate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/latest-nanos-numbers-show-ndp-and-conservatives-tied/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/latest-nanos-numbers-show-ndp-and-conservatives-tied/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:44:35 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/latest-nanos-numbers-show-ndp-and-conservatives-tied/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair’s controversial comments on a possible case of Dutch disease in Canada have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/the-language-of-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/the-language-of-politics/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 20:04:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/the-language-of-politics/feed/ 0 This speech is a few months old—it was delivered in March—but it has only... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/when-you-fear-the-sound-of-your-own-voice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/when-you-fear-the-sound-of-your-own-voice/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:14:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255776 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/when-you-fear-the-sound-of-your-own-voice/feed/ 0 Armando Iannucci—writer of The Thick Of It, In The Loop and Veep—talks to Slate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/ndp-will-fill-both-of-laytons-shoes-in-ottawa-and-toronto-this-week/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/ndp-will-fill-both-of-laytons-shoes-in-ottawa-and-toronto-this-week/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:01:32 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246518 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/ndp-will-fill-both-of-laytons-shoes-in-ottawa-and-toronto-this-week/feed/ 0 As the NDP gears up for this weekend’s convention in Toronto, set to finally... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/communicating-like-a-bar-fight/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/communicating-like-a-bar-fight/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:35:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/communicating-like-a-bar-fight/feed/ 0 Jennifer Ditchburn connects the dots between Stephane Dion, Michael Ignatieff, the health care accord... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/making-sausages/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/making-sausages/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:41:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/making-sausages/feed/ 12 Andrew Potter questions our stated distaste for politics. These may be descriptions of actual... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/they-know-what-they-dont-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/they-know-what-they-dont-like/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:25:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228931 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/they-know-what-they-dont-like/feed/ 13 For its latest report on the state of our democracy, Samara consulted the public.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/conservatives-place-false-byelection-calls-in-liberal-riding/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/conservatives-place-false-byelection-calls-in-liberal-riding/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:56:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227867 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/conservatives-place-false-byelection-calls-in-liberal-riding/feed/ 11 Liberal MP's constituents told of purported pending resignation http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/journalism-or-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/journalism-or-politics/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:45:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220447 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/journalism-or-politics/feed/ 4 From the recent Ontario election, The Agenda convenes a panel of journalists who decided... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/have-we-given-up-on-legislatures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/have-we-given-up-on-legislatures/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:30:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220425 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/have-we-given-up-on-legislatures/feed/ 9 The House of Commons will sit for fewer days than it used to http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/idea-alert-59/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/idea-alert-59/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:45:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220331 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/idea-alert-59/feed/ 11 David Berlin proposes a new kind of parliamentary government. Provincial and federal systems are... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/15/this-is-the-week-that-was-15/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/15/this-is-the-week-that-was-15/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:31:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/15/this-is-the-week-that-was-15/feed/ 2 Brian Topp won another endorsement. Romeo Saganash called for change. Thomas Mulcair launched his... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-patient-is-unresponsive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-patient-is-unresponsive/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:43:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220220 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-patient-is-unresponsive/feed/ 1 Jane Hilderman argues that people won’t vote if they don’t think the system is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/politics-these-days/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/politics-these-days/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:04:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219527 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/politics-these-days/feed/ 47 While pollsters try to adjust for the demographics of voting, Ilona Dougherty defends the...