http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:58:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/adjective-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/adjective-watch/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:10:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323225 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/adjective-watch/feed/ 0 If you are trying to think of how to describe this country’s immigration system,... 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/2012/10/28/our-policy-on-roma-refugees-hits-a-flat-note/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/our-policy-on-roma-refugees-hits-a-flat-note/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:50:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306846 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/our-policy-on-roma-refugees-hits-a-flat-note/feed/ 0 A 'Gypsy' jazz man on why so many of his people flee to Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/disagreeing-with-kelly-block/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/disagreeing-with-kelly-block/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:26:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305763 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/disagreeing-with-kelly-block/feed/ 0 Kelly Block’s refugee health care flyer draws a protest outside her constituency office. More... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/it-wasnt-meant-to-be-divisive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/it-wasnt-meant-to-be-divisive/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:53:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/it-wasnt-meant-to-be-divisive/feed/ 0 Conservative MP Kelly Block is receiving some criticism for a flyer she sent to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/as-a-medical-doctor-yourself/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/as-a-medical-doctor-yourself/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:43:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280747 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/as-a-medical-doctor-yourself/feed/ 0 Liberal MPs Hedy Fry and Carolyn Bennett—both doctors—challenge Conservative MP Kellie Leitch to join... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/very-fair-and-balanced-changes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/very-fair-and-balanced-changes/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:45:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279387 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/very-fair-and-balanced-changes/feed/ 0 After the Liberals demanded to see evidence, Jason Kenney points to numbers to defend... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/we-would-like-to-see-the-evidence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/we-would-like-to-see-the-evidence/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:31:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/we-would-like-to-see-the-evidence/feed/ 0 Parliament doesn’t reconvene for another six weeks, but the Liberals are serving notice that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/someone-will-die-from-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/someone-will-die-from-this/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:57:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/someone-will-die-from-this/feed/ 0 Doctors confronted Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq in Hamilton yesterday. O’Shea asked why the federal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/there-is-a-social-equity-issue-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/there-is-a-social-equity-issue-there/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:26:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/there-is-a-social-equity-issue-there/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney talks to the Edmonton Journal about cuts to health care coverage for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bogus-refugee-claimants-receiving-gold-plated-health-care-benefits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bogus-refugee-claimants-receiving-gold-plated-health-care-benefits/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:15:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bogus-refugee-claimants-receiving-gold-plated-health-care-benefits/feed/ 0 I asked Jason Kenney’s office if there was any response to my interview with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bbq-interrupted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bbq-interrupted/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bbq-interrupted/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney was shouted at this weekend by a teenager who wanted to inquire... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/qa-dr-philip-berger/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/qa-dr-philip-berger/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:00:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274542 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/qa-dr-philip-berger/feed/ 0 On Friday afternoon, I spoke over the phone with Dr. Philip Berger, one of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/the-shouting-continues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/the-shouting-continues/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:46:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/the-shouting-continues/feed/ 0 Bal Gosal was interrupted again this morning. See previously: Another news conference crashed, Bal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/another-news-conference-crashed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/another-news-conference-crashed/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:00:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274166 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/another-news-conference-crashed/feed/ 0 A doctor attempted to interrupt Bal Gasol, Minister of State for Sport, yesterday. While... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/bal-gosal-gets-interrupted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/bal-gosal-gets-interrupted/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:53:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273352 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/bal-gosal-gets-interrupted/feed/ 0 Doctors opposed to the government’s cuts to health care for refugee claimants confront a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/jason-kenney-invites-you-to-thank-him/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/jason-kenney-invites-you-to-thank-him/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:21:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273004 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/jason-kenney-invites-you-to-thank-him/feed/ 0 The Internet is currently laughing about this petition set up on Jason Kenney’s website.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/07/the-rabbis-the-nurses-the-doctors-and-the-nobel-peace-prize-winner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/07/the-rabbis-the-nurses-the-doctors-and-the-nobel-peace-prize-winner/#comments Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:05:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272868 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/07/the-rabbis-the-nurses-the-doctors-and-the-nobel-peace-prize-winner/feed/ 0 Elie Wiesel has joined with the Toronto Board of Rabbis to express concern about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/its-a-clarification/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/its-a-clarification/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:15:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272748 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/its-a-clarification/feed/ 0 The CBC obtains documents that add to the mystery of Jason Kenney’s refugee health... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/canada-to-failed-refugees-heres-a-one-way-plane-ticket-and-2000/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/canada-to-failed-refugees-heres-a-one-way-plane-ticket-and-2000/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:49:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272215 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/canada-to-failed-refugees-heres-a-one-way-plane-ticket-and-2000/feed/ 0 The federal government is offering up to $2,000 and a one-way plane ticket to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/did-jason-kenney-change-his-mind/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/did-jason-kenney-change-his-mind/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:37:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271750 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/did-jason-kenney-change-his-mind/feed/ 0 Maybe. There was no press release pointing to an eleventh-hour turnaround. In fact, in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/30/kenney-v-matthews/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/30/kenney-v-matthews/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:51:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/30/kenney-v-matthews/feed/ 0 Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews has written to Jason Kenney and Leona Aglukkaq—pdf here—to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/30/our-proudest-canadians/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/30/our-proudest-canadians/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:40:01 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269422 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/30/our-proudest-canadians/feed/ 0 A simple drink without a ration card represented glorious abundance to a young immigrant http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/health-care-coverage-for-refugees-is-about-to-change-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/health-care-coverage-for-refugees-is-about-to-change-in-canada/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:44:14 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271091 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/health-care-coverage-for-refugees-is-about-to-change-in-canada/feed/ 0 Our federal government determined that covering them wasn't worth the cost http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/the-conservatives-v-the-doctors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/the-conservatives-v-the-doctors/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:00:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270990 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/the-conservatives-v-the-doctors/feed/ 0 Another doctor confronts another cabinet minister. Williams allowed Aglukkaq to announce $238 million in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/members-of-the-conservative-government-will-be-disrupted-from-this-point-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/members-of-the-conservative-government-will-be-disrupted-from-this-point-on/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:01:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270691 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/members-of-the-conservative-government-will-be-disrupted-from-this-point-on/feed/ 0 On Friday, Joe Oliver was interrupted during an announcement by a doctor and medical... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/hunting-for-canada%e2%80%99s-most-wanted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/hunting-for-canada%e2%80%99s-most-wanted/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:45 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209983 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/hunting-for-canada%e2%80%99s-most-wanted/feed/ 77 Uncovering the story behind the mug shots http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/what-to-do-with-refugees/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/what-to-do-with-refugees/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:55:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207682 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/what-to-do-with-refugees/feed/ 1 Doug Saunders considers refugee policy and calls for an international solution. What Lamey proposes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/highest-number-of-refugees-in-15-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/highest-number-of-refugees-in-15-years/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:41:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/highest-number-of-refugees-in-15-years/feed/ 1 UN Refugee agency reports 43.7 million people displaced from homes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/running-from-the-regime/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/running-from-the-regime/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:05:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197382 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/running-from-the-regime/feed/ 1 Refugees at the Turkish border tell of horror and brutality as Bashar al-Assad tries to crush the uprising http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/13/the-bull-meter-jack-layton-on-the-conservatives-immigration-record/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/13/the-bull-meter-jack-layton-on-the-conservatives-immigration-record/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:02:51 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183843 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/13/the-bull-meter-jack-layton-on-the-conservatives-immigration-record/feed/ 37 Layton is right here. The face of Canadian immigration is changing, and it’s tilting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/15/27-dead-in-christmas-island-tragedy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/15/27-dead-in-christmas-island-tragedy/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:07:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163928 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/15/27-dead-in-christmas-island-tragedy/feed/ 2 A boat carrying asylum seekers sinks off Australia http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/20/call-it-the-bottom-of-the-boat-test/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/20/call-it-the-bottom-of-the-boat-test/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:00:21 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143100 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/20/call-it-the-bottom-of-the-boat-test/feed/ 0 COYNE: Call it the 'bottom of the boat' test http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/30/idea-alert-24/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/30/idea-alert-24/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:23:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118204 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/30/idea-alert-24/feed/ 33 Jason Kenney introduces refugee system reforms. To deal more quickly with those claimants, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/19/the-tragedy-of-forced-marriage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/19/the-tragedy-of-forced-marriage/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:40:39 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91728 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/19/the-tragedy-of-forced-marriage/feed/ 9 Afghan brides are burning themselves to death http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/memorial-to-a-very-very-oppressive-something/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/memorial-to-a-very-very-oppressive-something/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:40:40 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=85041 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/memorial-to-a-very-very-oppressive-something/feed/ 8 Say what you want about Stalin; he had an efficient decision process. There was that murderous regime, though. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/this-week-week-of-august-21/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/this-week-week-of-august-21/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:00:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=76623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/this-week-week-of-august-21/feed/ 0 Plus a week in the life of Y.E. Yang http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/09/our-bad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/09/our-bad/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:00:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=74986 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/09/our-bad/feed/ 35 The Prime Minister gives Mexico the It’s-Not-You-It’s-Me treatment. “This is not the fault of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/red-meat-get-your-red-meat-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/red-meat-get-your-red-meat-here/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:46:15 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/red-meat-get-your-red-meat-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/25/red-meat-get-your-red-meat-here/feed/ 58 A couple of days’ worth of headlines… Tories ‘prepared to defend’ polygamy ban Toews... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/04/between-the-pundits-incoherence-upheld/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/04/between-the-pundits-incoherence-upheld/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:01:42 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/04/between-the-pundits-incoherence-upheld/feed/ 0 The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a Federal Court ruling that had essentially...