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Mon, 20 May 2013 04:09:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/feed/ 0 From the coalition crisis of 2008 to the Senate crisis of 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/the-senate-the-only-thing-standing-between-us-and-tyranny/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/the-senate-the-only-thing-standing-between-us-and-tyranny/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:34:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359886 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/the-senate-the-only-thing-standing-between-us-and-tyranny/feed/ 0 Bert Brown fears what abolishment would bring http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/contempt-for-the-whole-institution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/contempt-for-the-whole-institution/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357559 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/contempt-for-the-whole-institution/feed/ 0 After months of scandals, could it finally be time to scrap the Senate? John Geddes reports http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-senate-and-the-clarity-act-are-safe-for-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-senate-and-the-clarity-act-are-safe-for-now/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:45:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357680 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-senate-and-the-clarity-act-are-safe-for-now/feed/ 0 The House votes to keep both http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-commons-what-if-we-all-just-refused-to-be-appointed-to-the-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-commons-what-if-we-all-just-refused-to-be-appointed-to-the-senate/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:16:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-commons-what-if-we-all-just-refused-to-be-appointed-to-the-senate/feed/ 0 Somewhere a mariachi band plays a plaintive tune http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/the-commons-kicking-the-senate-around-and-kevin-page-as-lord-voldemort/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/the-commons-kicking-the-senate-around-and-kevin-page-as-lord-voldemort/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:34:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356752 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/the-commons-kicking-the-senate-around-and-kevin-page-as-lord-voldemort/feed/ 0 The NDP attacks the Senate, the Senate questions the PBO http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/lets-talk-about-abolishing-the-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/lets-talk-about-abolishing-the-senate/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:31:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356721 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/lets-talk-about-abolishing-the-senate/feed/ 0 The NDP attempts to win House approval for the end of the red chamber http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/abolish-the-senate-and-save-future-michael-fortiers-the-disappointment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/abolish-the-senate-and-save-future-michael-fortiers-the-disappointment/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:19:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/abolish-the-senate-and-save-future-michael-fortiers-the-disappointment/feed/ 0 A Conservative senator questions the Senate's "usefulness" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/the-commons-john-baird-pierre-poilievre-and-the-hypocritical-oath/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/the-commons-john-baird-pierre-poilievre-and-the-hypocritical-oath/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:53:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355478 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/the-commons-john-baird-pierre-poilievre-and-the-hypocritical-oath/feed/ 0 The gleeful master of gotcha and the Minister of State for I-Know-You-Are-But-What-Am-I? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/suddenly-the-prime-minister-believes-he-needs-the-oppositions-permission/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/suddenly-the-prime-minister-believes-he-needs-the-oppositions-permission/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:02:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354860 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/suddenly-the-prime-minister-believes-he-needs-the-oppositions-permission/feed/ 0 Has he forgotten about the option of time allocation? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/how-to-spend-a-year-not-doing-anything-on-senate-reform-while-demanding-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/how-to-spend-a-year-not-doing-anything-on-senate-reform-while-demanding-change/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:00:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/how-to-spend-a-year-not-doing-anything-on-senate-reform-while-demanding-change/feed/ 0 Why don't the Conservatives just pass their bill? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/bob-rae-on-abolishing-the-senate-circa-1984/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/bob-rae-on-abolishing-the-senate-circa-1984/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:42:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354285 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/bob-rae-on-abolishing-the-senate-circa-1984/feed/ 0 Long ago wisdom from a young New Democrat http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/the-commons-senators-need-not-fear-unemployment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/the-commons-senators-need-not-fear-unemployment/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:40:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/the-commons-senators-need-not-fear-unemployment/feed/ 0 Diane Finley explains the difference between a quota and a target http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/breaking-marc-garneau-disagrees-with-justin-trudeau/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/breaking-marc-garneau-disagrees-with-justin-trudeau/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:26:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/breaking-marc-garneau-disagrees-with-justin-trudeau/feed/ 0 This time, it's about Senate reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/tories-to-supreme-court-review-senate-reform-and-make-it-snappy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/tories-to-supreme-court-review-senate-reform-and-make-it-snappy/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:50:14 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351503 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/tories-to-supreme-court-review-senate-reform-and-make-it-snappy/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The federal government is asking the Supreme Court to study its Senate-reform... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/do-canadians-want-a-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/do-canadians-want-a-senate/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:14:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351341 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/do-canadians-want-a-senate/feed/ 0 Conservative Senator Hugh Segal revives his proposal of a referendum on Senate abolition. Segal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-nothing-ever-gets-done-on-senate-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-nothing-ever-gets-done-on-senate-reform/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:52:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350740 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-nothing-ever-gets-done-on-senate-reform/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin explains why the status quo is here to stay http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/how-would-trudeau-appoint-senators/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/how-would-trudeau-appoint-senators/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:41:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350632 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/how-would-trudeau-appoint-senators/feed/ 0 'A transparent, open process that leaves people confident' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-commons-and-so-stephen-harper-finds-himself-having-to-defend-unelected-senators/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-commons-and-so-stephen-harper-finds-himself-having-to-defend-unelected-senators/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:05:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350290 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-commons-and-so-stephen-harper-finds-himself-having-to-defend-unelected-senators/feed/ 0 Oh for the bygone simplicity of Senate reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-solution-is-not-better-patronage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-solution-is-not-better-patronage/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:31:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349812 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-solution-is-not-better-patronage/feed/ 0 Justin Trudeau's flawed solution to Senate reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/patrick-brazeaus-sordid-story-and-senate-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/patrick-brazeaus-sordid-story-and-senate-reform/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:39:30 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/patrick-brazeaus-sordid-story-and-senate-reform/feed/ 0 Removed from this week's news, it's a question worth asking http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/amending-the-constitution-to-keep-the-senate-from-vetoing-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/amending-the-constitution-to-keep-the-senate-from-vetoing-the-house/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:20:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/amending-the-constitution-to-keep-the-senate-from-vetoing-the-house/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister apparently has a plan http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/dear-supreme-court-please-tell-us-what-to-do-with-the-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/dear-supreme-court-please-tell-us-what-to-do-with-the-senate/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:56:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/dear-supreme-court-please-tell-us-what-to-do-with-the-senate/feed/ 0 The Conservatives seek advice on Senate reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/capital-diary-8/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/capital-diary-8/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:44:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327371 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/capital-diary-8/feed/ 0 Mitchel Raphael on the minister's favourtie musical and wine issues at the Liberal party http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/the-senates-last-stand/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/the-senates-last-stand/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:41:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315830 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/the-senates-last-stand/feed/ 0 The Windsor Star says if the Senate defeats C-290 it will be another reason... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/told-you-so-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/told-you-so-2/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:55:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294513 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/told-you-so-2/feed/ 0 Stephane Dion chides the Conservatives on news that the Harper government will be referring... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/paging-the-supreme-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/paging-the-supreme-court/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:30:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294408 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/paging-the-supreme-court/feed/ 0 More than six years after forming government, the Conservatives want the Supreme Court to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/a-strongly-worded-letter-from-stephane-dion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/a-strongly-worded-letter-from-stephane-dion/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:20:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280983 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/a-strongly-worded-letter-from-stephane-dion/feed/ 0 Stephane Dion, who has some experience with the written argument, sends a letter to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-the-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-the-senate/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:34:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278434 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-the-senate/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press finds that the Senate is not quite an exemplar of openness... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/stephen-harpers-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/stephen-harpers-senate/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:51:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274881 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/stephen-harpers-senate/feed/ 0 Postmedia tries to figure out how long the Senate could be Conservative. A Postmedia... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/roger-gibbins-against-senate-reform-the-hell-you-say/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/roger-gibbins-against-senate-reform-the-hell-you-say/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 10:07:28 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/roger-gibbins-against-senate-reform-the-hell-you-say/feed/ 0 Even the departing head of a Western Canadian think tank that preached the Senate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/10-more-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-alberta-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/10-more-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-alberta-election/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:14:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/10-more-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-alberta-election/feed/ 0 NDP leader Brian Mason's first words on reaching the podium? "The phone booth just doubled!" http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/our-looming-constitutional-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/our-looming-constitutional-crisis/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:15:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/our-looming-constitutional-crisis/feed/ 0 In the midst of defending the Senate, Colin Kenny offers the following. No question,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/07/a-double-e-g-g/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/07/a-double-e-g-g/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:57:54 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/07/a-double-e-g-g/feed/ 0 In the journalism game, we call it “burying the lede”. Friday’s Postmedia papers have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/a-muddled-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/a-muddled-senate/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:16:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219372 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/a-muddled-senate/feed/ 15 Jeff Jedras notes Stephane Dion’s continued dissection of the Harper government’s Senate reforms, including... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/senate-reform-its-harper-vs-the-experts%e2%80%94again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/senate-reform-its-harper-vs-the-experts%e2%80%94again/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:53:50 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219365 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/senate-reform-its-harper-vs-the-experts%e2%80%94again/feed/ 15 Peter O’Neil of the Vancouver Sun takes an enterprising approach in this story that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/experts-in-b-c-alberta-don%e2%80%99t-like-harper%e2%80%99s-senate-reforms/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/experts-in-b-c-alberta-don%e2%80%99t-like-harper%e2%80%99s-senate-reforms/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:30:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219379 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/experts-in-b-c-alberta-don%e2%80%99t-like-harper%e2%80%99s-senate-reforms/feed/ 7 Survey of profs finds few like the Conservative approach http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-mp-who-has-to-talk-about-the-senate-all-summer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-mp-who-has-to-talk-about-the-senate-all-summer/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:20:18 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210171 Handy having an orthopaedic surgeon Ontario Conservative MP Patrick Brown...’s annual Hockey Night]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-mp-who-has-to-talk-about-the-senate-all-summer/feed/ 2 Handy having an orthopaedic surgeon Ontario Conservative MP Patrick Brown...’s annual Hockey Night http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-u-s-debt-ceiling-dance-and-canadian-senate-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-u-s-debt-ceiling-dance-and-canadian-senate-reform/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:40:55 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205613 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-u-s-debt-ceiling-dance-and-canadian-senate-reform/feed/ 35 Canadians and Brits have no reason to feel superior to the U.S. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/mr-fix-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/mr-fix-it/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:00:45 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201975 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/mr-fix-it/feed/ 24 Tim Uppal's first big obstacle is opposition from within his own party. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/canadians-want-senate-referendum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/canadians-want-senate-referendum/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:20:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=202018 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/canadians-want-senate-referendum/feed/ 16 New poll shows large majority in favour of vote on future of Red Chamber http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/12/a-senate-if-we-must-but-must-we-have-a-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/12/a-senate-if-we-must-but-must-we-have-a-senate/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:37:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201740 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/12/a-senate-if-we-must-but-must-we-have-a-senate/feed/ 6 It is obviously noteworthy that the Canadian public largely supports Stephen Harper’s proposed reforms... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/dion-positions-liberals-with-west-on-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/dion-positions-liberals-with-west-on-senate/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:21:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200467 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/dion-positions-liberals-with-west-on-senate/feed/ 6 Former Liberal leader tries to undermine Harper in his Tory heartland with position on reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/our-upper-house-of-ill-repute/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/our-upper-house-of-ill-repute/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:30:55 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199590 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/our-upper-house-of-ill-repute/feed/ 40 Andrew Coyne on why the Senate is intolerable http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/original-sin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/original-sin/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:09:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199374 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/original-sin/feed/ 61 JJ McCullough blames the founding fathers for the Senate. Canada is a living example...