http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/not-powerful-enough-to-be-corrupted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/not-powerful-enough-to-be-corrupted/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:25:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207205 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/not-powerful-enough-to-be-corrupted/feed/ 13 Rest assured, the Canadian news media isn’t nearly powerful enough for anything like the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/the-people-and-the-press/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/the-people-and-the-press/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:52:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200942 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/the-people-and-the-press/feed/ 21 The Boston Globe compares what Barack Obama was asked about during yesterday’s Twitter town... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-demands-an-answer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-demands-an-answer/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:10:37 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200120 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-demands-an-answer/feed/ 9 John Allemang profiles Terry Milewski. “I happen to think that Canadians can be a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/the-twitter-effect/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/the-twitter-effect/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 19:18:27 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190717 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/the-twitter-effect/feed/ 21 This speech from Hugh Winsor is a few months old, but likely remains relevant,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/from-the-magazine-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/from-the-magazine-5/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:17:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183151 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/from-the-magazine-5/feed/ 2 A dispatch from Jack Layton’s campaign. The plane emblazoned with his name is taxiing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/the-fourth-estate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/the-fourth-estate/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:23:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181817 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/the-fourth-estate/feed/ 40 Walter Wymer considers the role of the press during an election campaign. The point... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/01/media-relations-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/01/media-relations-ii/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:30:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180837 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/01/media-relations-ii/feed/ 16 Michael Ignatieff promises more access. “I’ve been a working journalist. I’m not going to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/media-relations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/media-relations/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:40:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/media-relations/feed/ 104 The reporters travelling with Mr. Harper’s campaign used some of their few questions today... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/the-list-of-acceptable-topics-for-discussion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/the-list-of-acceptable-topics-for-discussion/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:17:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/the-list-of-acceptable-topics-for-discussion/feed/ 70 The reporters travelling with Stephen Harper have one less subject to consider asking him... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/the-bubble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/the-bubble/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:45:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180126 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/the-bubble/feed/ 37 Mark Kennedy reports from the Harper campaign. After the announcement, Harper holds a news... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/bus-lag/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/bus-lag/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:05:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179802 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/bus-lag/feed/ 10 Susan Delacourt reflects on the lessons of campaigns past. Reporters will make “fit to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/whos-to-blame-if-no-one-cares/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/whos-to-blame-if-no-one-cares/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:55:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177831 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/whos-to-blame-if-no-one-cares/feed/ 87 That the public is generally disinterested in the business of Ottawa is something I... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/taking-attendance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/taking-attendance/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:02:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/taking-attendance/feed/ 31 The Globe frets that too many MPs are failing to show up to cast... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/01/the-circle-of-life/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/01/the-circle-of-life/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:32:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169543 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/01/the-circle-of-life/feed/ 45 After speculating extensively about the possibility that an election might be called this spring,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/28/today-in-wild-guesses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/28/today-in-wild-guesses/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:03:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169137 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/28/today-in-wild-guesses/feed/ 10 The NDP is willing to endorse a Conservative budget! The NDP is split on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/when-former-chiefs-of-staff-tweet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/when-former-chiefs-of-staff-tweet/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:02:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165525 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/when-former-chiefs-of-staff-tweet/feed/ 15 Having departed the Prime Minister’s Office with a gracious salute to his employer, Guy... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/governing-as-sport/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/governing-as-sport/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:19:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163324 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/governing-as-sport/feed/ 28 Last year. “For anyone who believes that our governments should be honest, open and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/03/our-democracy-runneth-over-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/03/our-democracy-runneth-over-ii/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:23:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162214 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/03/our-democracy-runneth-over-ii/feed/ 22 Rob Silver calls for the outing of misleading sources. I have lost count of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/touche/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/touche/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:26:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161698 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/touche/feed/ 26 Glen Pearson questions the reliability of the narrator. Following Jim Prentice’s retirement, I recall... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/a-mutually-destructive-relationship/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/a-mutually-destructive-relationship/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:35:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/a-mutually-destructive-relationship/feed/ 22 Two weeks ago, Ken Dryden lamented for the press gallery, leading Susan Delacourt to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/all-is-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/all-is-politics/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:00:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155285 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/all-is-politics/feed/ 0 Ken Dryden laments for the press gallery. Political writers, almost irresistibly, make everything about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/22/ottawa-in-short/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/22/ottawa-in-short/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:58:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154229 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/22/ottawa-in-short/feed/ 0 In August, the Sun reported the findings of a “secret government survey.” A day... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/15/pay-attention/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/15/pay-attention/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:15:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145736 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/15/pay-attention/feed/ 0 WHERRY: Removing them would be an admission of defeat http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/this-unintended-educational-experience/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/this-unintended-educational-experience/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:49:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/this-unintended-educational-experience/feed/ 0 Max Fawcett considers the state of the census debate. Look, it’s not as though... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/16/send-in-the-strategists-and-psychics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/16/send-in-the-strategists-and-psychics/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:53:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142889 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/16/send-in-the-strategists-and-psychics/feed/ 0 Grant Burns considers the state of the census debate. It’s worrying to see the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/ignatieff-in-summer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/ignatieff-in-summer/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:03:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/ignatieff-in-summer/feed/ 0 In the latest print edition of Maclean’s there are something like 1,300 words, under... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/28/the-rolling-people/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/28/the-rolling-people/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:32:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=140655 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/28/the-rolling-people/feed/ 0 As of tomorrow morning, I’m on the road, again. In this case that means... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/21/personally-i-blame-myself-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/21/personally-i-blame-myself-2/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 18:19:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/21/personally-i-blame-myself-2/feed/ 11 Preston Manning endorses the Chong Plan for Question Period, but wonders if the press... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/the-commons-the-loneliness-of-the-opposition-leader/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/the-commons-the-loneliness-of-the-opposition-leader/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 23:12:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=125919 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/the-commons-the-loneliness-of-the-opposition-leader/feed/ 69 Overshadowed by a busy day in Ottawa, Ignatieff is put through his paces on his 63rd birthday http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/we-cannot-be-trusted-with-this-information/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/we-cannot-be-trusted-with-this-information/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:39:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117050 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/we-cannot-be-trusted-with-this-information/feed/ 35 Conservative Gerald Keddy explains why details of MP expenses shouldn’t be made public. South... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/dont-you-people-read-newspapers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/dont-you-people-read-newspapers/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:18:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116414 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/dont-you-people-read-newspapers/feed/ 16 Jeff Jedras considers the Prime Minister’s YouTube interview, and similar forays by the leader... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/08/magical-objectivity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/08/magical-objectivity/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:35:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/08/magical-objectivity/feed/ 47 Ta-Nehisi Coates considers modern political reportage. There is, in the press, a profane bias... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/19/how-we-talk-about-this-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/19/how-we-talk-about-this-2/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:35:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109507 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/19/how-we-talk-about-this-2/feed/ 16 Matthew Yglesias considers Packer. I consider this another reason to try to enhance understanding... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/how-we-talk-about-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/how-we-talk-about-this/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:10:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108978 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/how-we-talk-about-this/feed/ 29 George Packer considers the way we discuss this stuff. Broder wasn’t analyzing Palin’s positions... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/on-the-run-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/on-the-run-2/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:30:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108493 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/on-the-run-2/feed/ 1 Included among the hundreds of films now online from the National Film Board is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/please-remain-seated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/please-remain-seated/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:47:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104827 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/please-remain-seated/feed/ 58 Stephen Harper, Nov. 21, 2009. We believe strongly that Canadians’ freedom is enhanced when... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/look-at-us-doing-stuff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/look-at-us-doing-stuff/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:11:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=100816 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/look-at-us-doing-stuff/feed/ 24 The Prime Minister’s Office has helpfully sent the press gallery these 13 seconds of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-commons-canadians-are-not-as-cynical-as-he-thought/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-commons-canadians-are-not-as-cynical-as-he-thought/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:09:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=100440 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-commons-canadians-are-not-as-cynical-as-he-thought/feed/ 87 Ignatieff blasts Harper and sets out his "not-so-threatening" prorogue agenda http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/04/that-is-the-system-that-we-have/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/04/that-is-the-system-that-we-have/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:07:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=99564 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/04/that-is-the-system-that-we-have/feed/ 46 A little over a year ago, the Hill Times checked up on the relationship... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/16/escape-route/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/16/escape-route/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:54:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=92694 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/16/escape-route/feed/ 48 Tim Naumetz reveals the Prime Minister’s way in and out of Question Period each... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/that-was-totally-useless-thank-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/that-was-totally-useless-thank-you/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:49:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=90944 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/that-was-totally-useless-thank-you/feed/ 46 Strolling casually around the House of Commons foyer yesterday, Public Safety Minister Peter Van... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/01/liberal-media-conspiracy-infiltrates-harper-cabinet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/01/liberal-media-conspiracy-infiltrates-harper-cabinet/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:30:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=90068 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/01/liberal-media-conspiracy-infiltrates-harper-cabinet/feed/ 137 Congratulations are due to Peter MacKay. In a startling reversal of roles, it was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/27/false-dichotomy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/27/false-dichotomy/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:54:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=89106 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/27/false-dichotomy/feed/ 11 Rob Silver responds to Glen Pearson’s response to Andrew Coyne’s suggestion. The dichotomy Glen... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/through-the-looking-glass/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/through-the-looking-glass/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:52:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=86402 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/through-the-looking-glass/feed/ 24 Former anonymous source laments press gallery’s use of anonymous sources.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/24/any-limits-on-content-or-opinion-were-my-own/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/24/any-limits-on-content-or-opinion-were-my-own/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:08:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=83907 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/24/any-limits-on-content-or-opinion-were-my-own/feed/ 2 Bit tardy in getting to this, but here is the late Doug Fisher’s last...