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Sun, 19 May 2013 12:02:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/audit-into-senators-housing-allowances-to-be-made-public/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/audit-into-senators-housing-allowances-to-be-made-public/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 11:51:39 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382001 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/audit-into-senators-housing-allowances-to-be-made-public/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Potentially explosive audits into dodgy housing expenses claimed by three senators are... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/travel-expenses-70-per-cent-of-senators-take-a-hint/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/travel-expenses-70-per-cent-of-senators-take-a-hint/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:31:28 +0000 Amanda Shendruk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366795 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/travel-expenses-70-per-cent-of-senators-take-a-hint/feed/ 0 An interactive breakdown of the Senate's travel spending http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/harper-appoints-five-new-senators-from-ontario-alberta-saskatchewan-and-n-l/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/harper-appoints-five-new-senators-from-ontario-alberta-saskatchewan-and-n-l/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:15:11 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342236 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/harper-appoints-five-new-senators-from-ontario-alberta-saskatchewan-and-n-l/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Personal connections and political obligations played a role Friday as Stephen Harper... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/17/the-commons-just-laugh-it-off/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/17/the-commons-just-laugh-it-off/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:07:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158717 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/17/the-commons-just-laugh-it-off/feed/ 51 The sooner we begin quietly accepting the government's decisions, the easier it will be for everyone http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/17/todays-constitutional-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/17/todays-constitutional-crisis/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:16:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158625 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/17/todays-constitutional-crisis/feed/ 294 Conservatives senators called a snap vote last night and defeated Bill C-311, the Climate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/youve-got-mail-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/youve-got-mail-2/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:24:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157702 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/youve-got-mail-2/feed/ 27 The government that wants—on “principle”—to end the vote subsidy for political parties, finds a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/18/the-red-shift/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/18/the-red-shift/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:41:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/18/the-red-shift/feed/ 0 Liberal senator Grant Mitchell contemplates the potential possibilities and pitfalls of senate reform. Electing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/18/how-they-do-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/18/how-they-do-it/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:32:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143110 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/18/how-they-do-it/feed/ 0 If senate reform is, as has been hinted, to be prominent in the government’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/what-happened-to-you-guys-you-used-to-be-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/what-happened-to-you-guys-you-used-to-be-cool/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:00:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137863 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/what-happened-to-you-guys-you-used-to-be-cool/feed/ 0 Two of Stephen Harper’s senators are now openly quibbling with the idea of a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/i-am-pleased-to-have-this-opportunity-to-respond/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/i-am-pleased-to-have-this-opportunity-to-respond/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:54:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114251 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/i-am-pleased-to-have-this-opportunity-to-respond/feed/ 31 A few weeks ago, Liberal Senator James Cowan wrote the Justice Minister requesting a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/unelected-senators-to-save-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/unelected-senators-to-save-democracy/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:34:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110654 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/unelected-senators-to-save-democracy/feed/ 58 Senator Elaine McCoy makes the case for a reformed, but still appointed, Senate. Consider... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/i-look-forward-to-your-clarification-of-these-issues-for-canadians/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/i-look-forward-to-your-clarification-of-these-issues-for-canadians/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:20:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=106346 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/i-look-forward-to-your-clarification-of-these-issues-for-canadians/feed/ 15 Senator James Cowan cordially partakes of the ancient art of open-letter writing. As Minister... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/from-the-magazine-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/from-the-magazine-3/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:12:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/from-the-magazine-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/from-the-magazine-3/feed/ 9 Something like 750 words on the last of the Progressive Conservatives on Parliament Hill.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/01/idea-alert-16/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/01/idea-alert-16/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:02:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104919 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/01/idea-alert-16/feed/ 64 Michael Ignatieff proposes senate reform. Ignatieff proposed a 12-year term limit on Senate positions... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/five-for-fighting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/five-for-fighting/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:22:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104626 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/five-for-fighting/feed/ 14 You new senators are Bob Runciman, Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Vim Kochhar, Elizabeth Marshall, and Rose-May... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/if-thats-their-excuse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/if-thats-their-excuse/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:38:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=100783 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/if-thats-their-excuse/feed/ 25 Picking one of the excuses offered so far, a former House of Commons procedural... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/11/stoffer-undaunted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/11/stoffer-undaunted/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:27:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91815 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/11/stoffer-undaunted/feed/ 43 Peter Stoffer was apparently unpersuaded by Mike Duffy’s taunts last week. “I’m responsible to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/everybodys-got-a-price/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/everybodys-got-a-price/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:39:12 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87870 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/19/everybodys-got-a-price/feed/ 12 As I was watching my beloved Habs drop yet another game last Thursday—seriously guys,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/06/it-can-be-boring-it-can-be-riveting-it-can-be-silly-it-can-be-vital-to-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/06/it-can-be-boring-it-can-be-riveting-it-can-be-silly-it-can-be-vital-to-democracy/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:55:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=85779 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/06/it-can-be-boring-it-can-be-riveting-it-can-be-silly-it-can-be-vital-to-democracy/feed/ 3 The Star’s Joanna Smith gazes upon the Senate, survives to report back. In the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/the-commons-and-thats-when-the-nuns-started-yelling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/the-commons-and-thats-when-the-nuns-started-yelling/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:53:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=82152 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/the-commons-and-thats-when-the-nuns-started-yelling/feed/ 47 All eyes were on Jack Layton, after those unruly "sisters" were escorted outside http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/15/horse-and-buggy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/15/horse-and-buggy/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:09:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=81854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/15/horse-and-buggy/feed/ 45 Liberals employ an antiquated form of transportation to make a point about something. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/08/the-case-for-doug-finley/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/08/the-case-for-doug-finley/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:59:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=80196 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/08/the-case-for-doug-finley/feed/ 14 Richard Albert bravely makes the case for senators Finley, Stewart-Olsen and Plett. That the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/31/unelected-representative-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/31/unelected-representative-democracy/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:54:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=73692 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/31/unelected-representative-democracy/feed/ 54 Dale Smith sings the praises of the Governor General, then goes ahead and makes...