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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:11:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/in-our-hour-of-need-justin-trudeau-promises-us-better/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/in-our-hour-of-need-justin-trudeau-promises-us-better/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:07:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/in-our-hour-of-need-justin-trudeau-promises-us-better/feed/ 0 In the absence of an agenda, there are only various scandals to wonder about http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-commons-john-baird-tries-to-explain-what-he-understands-to-be-true/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-commons-john-baird-tries-to-explain-what-he-understands-to-be-true/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 21:54:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386131 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-commons-john-baird-tries-to-explain-what-he-understands-to-be-true/feed/ 0 The opposition is not appeased by the Prime Minister's acknowledgement of unhappiness http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/patrick-brown-maverick-watch-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/patrick-brown-maverick-watch-2/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:36:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377221 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/patrick-brown-maverick-watch-2/feed/ 0 Why a Conservative MP is now an honorary firefighter http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/what-it-means-when-peter-van-loan-gets-upset/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/what-it-means-when-peter-van-loan-gets-upset/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:20:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325897 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/what-it-means-when-peter-van-loan-gets-upset/feed/ 0 Is there meaning in last week's question period commotion? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/showdown-in-the-commons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/showdown-in-the-commons/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:05:06 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/showdown-in-the-commons/feed/ 0 The benches empty as Peter Van Loan crosses the aisle http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/the-commons-in-praise-of-the-simple-question/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/the-commons-in-praise-of-the-simple-question/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:54:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/the-commons-in-praise-of-the-simple-question/feed/ 0 A dull day in the House is not entirely wasted http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/the-commons-should-the-federal-government-pay-for-a-refugee-claimants-cancer-treatment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/the-commons-should-the-federal-government-pay-for-a-refugee-claimants-cancer-treatment/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:30:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319683 The Scene.... Ralph Goodale stood with right hand in pocket, a piece of paper]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/the-commons-should-the-federal-government-pay-for-a-refugee-claimants-cancer-treatment/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Ralph Goodale stood with right hand in pocket, a piece of paper http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-are-you-cover-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-are-you-cover-it/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:00:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-are-you-cover-it/feed/ 0 Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall rips the Harper government over its refusal to fund the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/video-the-trouble-with-the-house-omnibus-bills-to-name-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/video-the-trouble-with-the-house-omnibus-bills-to-name-one/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:13:56 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316635 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/video-the-trouble-with-the-house-omnibus-bills-to-name-one/feed/ 0 Ralph Goodale in conversation with Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/parliamentarian-of-the-year-2006-ralph-goodale/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/parliamentarian-of-the-year-2006-ralph-goodale/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:38:27 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/parliamentarian-of-the-year-2006-ralph-goodale/feed/ 0 One thing is for sure: he can take a punch http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/a-complete-dogs-breakfast/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/a-complete-dogs-breakfast/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:00:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=307638 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/a-complete-dogs-breakfast/feed/ 0 Ralph Goodale’s contribution to the C-45 debate. The Conservatives passed a motion of time... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/like-a-third-world-despot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/like-a-third-world-despot/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:20:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306472 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/like-a-third-world-despot/feed/ 0 Ralph Goodale condemns the latest budget bill. It’s a complete dog’s breakfast, deliberately designed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/goodbye-to-all-that-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/goodbye-to-all-that-2/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:38:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279439 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/goodbye-to-all-that-2/feed/ 0 The Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly ends today. The Prime Minister is in Kindersley to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gut-instinct-is-no-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gut-instinct-is-no-good/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:15:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gut-instinct-is-no-good/feed/ 0 Considering recent violence and crime policy, Ralph Goodale praises the approach of Saskatchewan Premier... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/why-is-there-money-for-this-and-not-for-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/why-is-there-money-for-this-and-not-for-that/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:16:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274739 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/why-is-there-money-for-this-and-not-for-that/feed/ 0 Ralph Goodale raises the matter of the Norman Bethune memorial to question cuts to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/01/happy-canada-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/01/happy-canada-day/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:26:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271458 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/01/happy-canada-day/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on who said what on July 1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/the-commons-a-long-night-of-known-unknowns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/the-commons-a-long-night-of-known-unknowns/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 04:22:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257705 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/the-commons-a-long-night-of-known-unknowns/feed/ 0 Less than 10 minutes into the evening, the NDP's Jack Harris seemed to give up hope http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/what-they-said-about-the-f-35-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/what-they-said-about-the-f-35-ii/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:17:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/what-they-said-about-the-f-35-ii/feed/ 0 Two weeks before the Liberals formally called for a reset of the fighter jet... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-commons-stephen-harpers-royal-canadian-air-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-commons-stephen-harpers-royal-canadian-air-farce/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:44:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250450 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/the-commons-stephen-harpers-royal-canadian-air-farce/feed/ 0 Suddenly, the F-35 purchase no longer seems to be about 'lives' and 'jobs' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/when-opposition-mps-tweet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/when-opposition-mps-tweet/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:30:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248722 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/when-opposition-mps-tweet/feed/ 0 Bob Rae and Ralph Goodale weren’t impressed with the NDP’s approach to QP yesterday.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/so-what-did-i-miss-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/so-what-did-i-miss-2/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:33:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246252 Bob Rae.... Mr. Speaker, on the subject of electoral]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/so-what-did-i-miss-2/feed/ 0 This was an interesting exchange. Bob Rae.... Mr. Speaker, on the subject of electoral http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/the-commons-vic-toews-teaches-us-a-valuable-lesson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/the-commons-vic-toews-teaches-us-a-valuable-lesson/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:10:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/the-commons-vic-toews-teaches-us-a-valuable-lesson/feed/ 0 Where once his critics stood with child pornographers, now he welcomes their advice http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/liberal-biennial-convention-2012-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/liberal-biennial-convention-2012-ottawa/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:12:05 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/liberal-biennial-convention-2012-ottawa/feed/ 0                            ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:11:19 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/feed/ 0 Maclean’s 5th annual Parliamentarians of the Year Awards ceremony at the Fairmont Château Laurier.  ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/your-parliamentarians-of-the-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/your-parliamentarians-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:00:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226358 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/your-parliamentarians-of-the-year/feed/ 9 Last night at the Chateau Laurier, Maclean’s and our gracious sponsors handed out the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/the-commons-james-moores-audition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/the-commons-james-moores-audition/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:39:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/the-commons-james-moores-audition/feed/ 11 Even Moore's pretend government has to answer for Tony Clement http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/the-commons-rest-assured-your-vote-is-appreciated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/the-commons-rest-assured-your-vote-is-appreciated/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:09:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/the-commons-rest-assured-your-vote-is-appreciated/feed/ 15 A vote for the Conservatives is a vote for Tony Clement to buy whatever he wants http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/24/of-love-and-politics-and-life/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/24/of-love-and-politics-and-life/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:00:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=211424 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/24/of-love-and-politics-and-life/feed/ 5 Jonathan McLeod notes Jack Layton’s use of the word “love.” It is unfortunate that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-liberals-wake-and-some-parting-remarks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-liberals-wake-and-some-parting-remarks/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 13:35:06 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192360 The final humiliation: a cash bar... Last week the Liberals gathered the night before]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-liberals-wake-and-some-parting-remarks/feed/ 33 The final humiliation: a cash bar... Last week the Liberals gathered the night before http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/the-commons-repeat-after-them/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/the-commons-repeat-after-them/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:19:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179208 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/the-commons-repeat-after-them/feed/ 54 John Baird does his best impression of a television ad http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/flatlined/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/flatlined/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:19:13 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176560 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/flatlined/feed/ 361 Ignatieff has done a lot of things right, but he's still dead in the polls http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/political-or-ministerial/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/political-or-ministerial/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:33:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176432 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/political-or-ministerial/feed/ 73 More concerns are raised about what Jason Kenney does with his time. … opposition... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/the-commons-leaping-over-a-low-bar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/the-commons-leaping-over-a-low-bar/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:12:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176275 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/the-commons-leaping-over-a-low-bar/feed/ 121 Baird invokes the sponsorship scandal to divert from the in-and-out http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-commons-this-unserious-business/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-commons-this-unserious-business/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:37:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175907 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-commons-this-unserious-business/feed/ 38 Pierre Poilievre must have a highly developed sense of humour http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/the-commons-a-five-year-old-accounting-dispute/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/the-commons-a-five-year-old-accounting-dispute/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:04:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175135 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/the-commons-a-five-year-old-accounting-dispute/feed/ 141 Those accusations of election fraud? A mere administrative matter. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/the-commons-this-era-of-shouted-fragments-and-empty-sentences/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/the-commons-this-era-of-shouted-fragments-and-empty-sentences/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:59:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172299 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/the-commons-this-era-of-shouted-fragments-and-empty-sentences/feed/ 43 Alas, there are days when even full sentences are insufficient http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/the-commons-lawrence-cannon-sees-whats-going-on-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/the-commons-lawrence-cannon-sees-whats-going-on-here/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:23:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=170810 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/the-commons-lawrence-cannon-sees-whats-going-on-here/feed/ 46 Canada's Foreign Minister is no fool http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/the-worlds-longest-april-fools-joke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/the-worlds-longest-april-fools-joke/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:54:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/the-worlds-longest-april-fools-joke/feed/ 25 Despite not having done anything with the bill since April 1 and despite anonymous... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/24/the-commons-yelling-into-the-abyss/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/24/the-commons-yelling-into-the-abyss/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:07:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159818 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/24/the-commons-yelling-into-the-abyss/feed/ 110 How does a government that once promised never to run a deficit justify being in the red? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/the-commons-what-alien-hordes-may-come/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/the-commons-what-alien-hordes-may-come/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:30:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159505 only $16-billion on fighter jets?]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/the-commons-what-alien-hordes-may-come/feed/ 110 Can we really be content to spend only $16-billion on fighter jets? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/07/the-backbench-top-ten-19/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/07/the-backbench-top-ten-19/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:05:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/07/the-backbench-top-ten-19/feed/ 2 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/the-commons-this-government-of-powerless-men/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/the-commons-this-government-of-powerless-men/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:02:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155794 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/the-commons-this-government-of-powerless-men/feed/ 0 In this moment, Tweeting Tony is quite possibly the most powerful man in Ottawa http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/31/155324/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/31/155324/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:43:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155324 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/31/155324/feed/ 0 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/the-commons-sergeant-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/the-commons-sergeant-harper/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:50:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154994 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/the-commons-sergeant-harper/feed/ 0 It won't be long before Mr. Harper will appear here in a camouflage suit and beret http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/24/the-backbench-top-ten-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/24/the-backbench-top-ten-18/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:31:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/24/the-backbench-top-ten-18/feed/ 0 Our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least...