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Fri, 24 May 2013 23:52:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/they-are-part-of-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/they-are-part-of-us/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:14:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351272 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/they-are-part-of-us/feed/ 0 House to create committee to study violence against Aboriginal women http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-act/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:55:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-act/feed/ 0 Romeo Saganash’s bill on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/the-commons-theresa-spence-exits-the-stage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/the-commons-theresa-spence-exits-the-stage/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:41:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/the-commons-theresa-spence-exits-the-stage/feed/ 0 The most influential woman in the country ends her protest http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/romeo-saganash-returns-to-the-shadow-cabinet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/romeo-saganash-returns-to-the-shadow-cabinet/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:54:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338651 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/romeo-saganash-returns-to-the-shadow-cabinet/feed/ 0 The New Democrats announced this morning that Romeo Saganash has been named the “Deputy... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/romeo-saganash-is-back-in-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/romeo-saganash-is-back-in-the-house/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:26:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338082 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/romeo-saganash-is-back-in-the-house/feed/ 0 The NDP talks about alcoholism, residential schools and #IdleNoMore http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/qa-romeo-saganash-part-two/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/qa-romeo-saganash-part-two/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:28:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338048 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/qa-romeo-saganash-part-two/feed/ 0 The second part of my conversation with Romeo Saganash. In this segment we talk... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/qa-romeo-saganash-part-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/qa-romeo-saganash-part-one/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:43:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337881 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/qa-romeo-saganash-part-one/feed/ 0 The NDP MP talks to Aaron Wherry about alcoholism, family and the residential school experience http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/romeo-saganash-to-return/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/romeo-saganash-to-return/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:02:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335194 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/romeo-saganash-to-return/feed/ 0 The NDP MP, who took a leave in October to deal with an alcohol... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/newsmakers-71/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/newsmakers-71/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:30:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306830 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/newsmakers-71/feed/ 0 Danielle Smith's offal tweet, Fidel Castro reappears (it seems), and Roberto Luongo a Leaf? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-need-help-to-overcome-a-medical-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-need-help-to-overcome-a-medical-problem/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:14:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305993 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-need-help-to-overcome-a-medical-problem/feed/ 0 A statement from NDP MP Romeo Saganash about the incident on board an Air... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-regret-what-happened-and-it-wont-happen-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-regret-what-happened-and-it-wont-happen-again/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:32:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305953 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/i-regret-what-happened-and-it-wont-happen-again/feed/ 0 The CBC reports that NDP MP Romeo Saganash was removed from an Air Canada... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/getting-food-to-the-north/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/getting-food-to-the-north/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:24:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271199 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/getting-food-to-the-north/feed/ 0 NDP MP Romeo Saganash and Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett say Nutrition North has failed,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:30:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/feed/ 0 Here again is the roster for Thomas Mulcair’s shadow cabinet. What to make of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/saganash-for-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/saganash-for-mulcair/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:18:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/saganash-for-mulcair/feed/ 0 Former leadership candidate Romeo Saganash now endorses Thomas Mulcair. (Mr. Saganash’s campaign manager previously... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/the-dewar-campaign-poll/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/the-dewar-campaign-poll/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:22:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239530 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/the-dewar-campaign-poll/feed/ 0 Paul Dewar’s campaign has released the results of an interactive voice response poll of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-out/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:08:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239080 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-out/feed/ 0 Romeo Saganash will announce tomorrow morning that he is dropping out of the NDP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-on-taxes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-on-taxes/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:15:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238901 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-on-taxes/feed/ 0 Romeo Saganash proposes tax code reform. About $152 billion gets redistributed currently. Much of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/the-measure-of-the-race/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/the-measure-of-the-race/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:53:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/the-measure-of-the-race/feed/ 0 As part of its latest filing with Elections Canada, the NDP has tabled fundraising... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/29/live-blogging-the-ndp-halifax-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/29/live-blogging-the-ndp-halifax-debate/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:49:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236457 2:16pm.... Candidates get 90 seconds for closing statements. They should get five. Mr. Mulcair]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/29/live-blogging-the-ndp-halifax-debate/feed/ 0 2:16pm.... Candidates get 90 seconds for closing statements. They should get five. Mr. Mulcair http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/29/ndp-leadership-debate-in-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/29/ndp-leadership-debate-in-toronto/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/29/ndp-leadership-debate-in-toronto/feed/ 0 All the NDP leadership candidates gathered in Toronto to a  packed house.    ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/28/money-where-your-mouth-is/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/28/money-where-your-mouth-is/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:36:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/28/money-where-your-mouth-is/feed/ 0 Glen McGregor finds that two leadership candidates—Thomas Mulcair and Romeo Saganash—haven’t donated to the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/on-marijuana/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/on-marijuana/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:38:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235708 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/on-marijuana/feed/ 0 Six of the eight NDP leadership candidates respond to a survey on drug policy.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/the-ndp%e2%80%99s-human-shields-of-tedium/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/the-ndp%e2%80%99s-human-shields-of-tedium/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:40:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/the-ndp%e2%80%99s-human-shields-of-tedium/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/the-ndp%e2%80%99s-human-shields-of-tedium/feed/ 0 Scott Feschuk on how watching the poor suckers in the background was the fun part of the leaders’ debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/attawapiskat-math-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/attawapiskat-math-ii/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:44:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228075 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/attawapiskat-math-ii/feed/ 22 Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan says “things don’t add up.” Romeo Saganash has forwarded... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/26/this-is-the-week-that-was-21/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/26/this-is-the-week-that-was-21/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:11:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227153 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/26/this-is-the-week-that-was-21/feed/ 1 The long-gun registry split the NDP leadership contenders. Paul Dewar talked medical infrastructure. Nathan... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/the-saganash-doctrine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/the-saganash-doctrine/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:30:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/the-saganash-doctrine/feed/ 8 Romeo Saganash explains how to beat the Conservatives. We will start by returning to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/write-in-campaign/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/write-in-campaign/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:00:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225962 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/write-in-campaign/feed/ 1 Romeo Saganash considers rural policy (at the Huffington Post). The Conservatives and Liberals have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/12/this-is-the-week-that-was-19/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/12/this-is-the-week-that-was-19/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:30:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225084 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/12/this-is-the-week-that-was-19/feed/ 0 One part of the In-and-Out scandal came to an end with the Conservatives pleading... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/the-negotiator/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/the-negotiator/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:02:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224560 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/the-negotiator/feed/ 1 Romeo Saganash touts his history as a negotiator for Cree communities in Quebec. “I... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/a-turning-point/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/a-turning-point/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:30:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224010 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/a-turning-point/feed/ 0 Romeo Saganash restates his position on secession and recounts his life. Saganash was ripped... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/06/this-is-the-week-that-was-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/06/this-is-the-week-that-was-18/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:15:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/06/this-is-the-week-that-was-18/feed/ 0 Brian Topp won the endorsement of Charmaine Borg. Paul Dewar sided with Robin Hood,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/50-plus-what/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/50-plus-what/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:30:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223816 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/50-plus-what/feed/ 3 Romeo Saganash questions his party’s position on secession. The Cree MP, who represents a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/how-about-a-little-socialist-trash-talk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/how-about-a-little-socialist-trash-talk/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:40:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/how-about-a-little-socialist-trash-talk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/how-about-a-little-socialist-trash-talk/feed/ 6 How the contenders could spice up the leadership race http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/shadow-shuffle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/shadow-shuffle/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:31:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/shadow-shuffle/feed/ 1 As noted from the outset of the race, any NDP MP seeking the leadership... 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/be-the-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/be-the-change/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:45:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220160 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/be-the-change/feed/ 2 Romeo Saganash debuts his new column for the Huffington Post. I am appalled at... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/newsmakers-63/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/newsmakers-63/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/newsmakers-63/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/newsmakers-63/feed/ 0 Miley gets political, the Pope gets stung and Julian Assange gets an autobiography he doesn’t want http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/a-no-name-race-to-replace-jack-layton/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/a-no-name-race-to-replace-jack-layton/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:00:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/a-no-name-race-to-replace-jack-layton/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/a-no-name-race-to-replace-jack-layton/feed/ 15 Most Canadians couldn’t pick Thomas Mulcair or Brian Topp out of a police lineup http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/17/this-is-the-week-that-was-11/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/17/this-is-the-week-that-was-11/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:06:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216004 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/17/this-is-the-week-that-was-11/feed/ 0 Brian Topp entered the race to be the next leader of the NDP. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/o-romeo-romeo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/o-romeo-romeo/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:15:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215984 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/o-romeo-romeo/feed/ 2 Contrary to yesterday’s reports that he’d be throwing his support to Brian Topp, Romeo... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/who-ya-got/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/who-ya-got/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:35:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215717 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/who-ya-got/feed/ 2 NDP MPs Robert Aubin, Francois Lapointe, Jamie Nicholls, Marie-Claude Morin, Alexandrine Latendresse, Pierre Nantel... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/starting-at-the-topp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/starting-at-the-topp/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:00:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/starting-at-the-topp/feed/ 0 Charlie Angus thought about it and decided not to seek the NDP leadership. Peggy... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/who-might-be-in-whos-threatening-to-stay-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/who-might-be-in-whos-threatening-to-stay-out/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:21:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212969 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/who-might-be-in-whos-threatening-to-stay-out/feed/ 2 Romeo Saganash is leaving open the possibility of a run for the NDP leadership... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/the-ndp-and-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/the-ndp-and-quebec/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 03:30:03 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190059 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/the-ndp-and-quebec/feed/ 48 The likeliest route to a revival of the Bloc Québécois is a replay of those heady days in 1990