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Wed, 22 May 2013 19:20:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/mark-warawa-and-the-conservative-backbenchers-won/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/mark-warawa-and-the-conservative-backbenchers-won/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:05:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377730 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/mark-warawa-and-the-conservative-backbenchers-won/feed/ 0 Thoughts on a small, but potentially useful, victory http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/the-speakers-ruling-on-the-case-of-mark-warawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/the-speakers-ruling-on-the-case-of-mark-warawa/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:30:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/the-speakers-ruling-on-the-case-of-mark-warawa/feed/ 0 No breach of privilege, but an opening for the uprising to continue http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-backbench-spring-brent-rathgeber-on-justin-trudeaus-gambit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-backbench-spring-brent-rathgeber-on-justin-trudeaus-gambit/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:47:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-backbench-spring-brent-rathgeber-on-justin-trudeaus-gambit/feed/ 0 A lukewarm reception from a government backbencher http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/how-to-make-the-house-a-little-bit-safer-for-mark-warawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/how-to-make-the-house-a-little-bit-safer-for-mark-warawa/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:43:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364885 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/how-to-make-the-house-a-little-bit-safer-for-mark-warawa/feed/ 0 Take the power away from the parties http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/there-may-be-some-exceptions-in-those-african-dictatorships/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/there-may-be-some-exceptions-in-those-african-dictatorships/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:28:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348189 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/there-may-be-some-exceptions-in-those-african-dictatorships/feed/ 0 How about less party discipline and a stricter Speaker? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/lets-all-fret-about-our-democracy-and-the-monarchy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/lets-all-fret-about-our-democracy-and-the-monarchy/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:00:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330891 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/lets-all-fret-about-our-democracy-and-the-monarchy/feed/ 0 The At Issue panel takes viewer questions. I’d like the Speaker to be more... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-speaker-on-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-speaker-on-parliament/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:00:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-speaker-on-parliament/feed/ 0 The Speaker returned to the House yesterday with a response to the points of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-speaker-on-decorum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-speaker-on-decorum/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:00:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327739 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-speaker-on-decorum/feed/ 0 Before the House rose last night for Christmas, the Speaker delivered a statement on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/not-quite-a-sleepover-after-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/not-quite-a-sleepover-after-all/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:11:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/not-quite-a-sleepover-after-all/feed/ 0 As per the Speaker’s ruling this morning, there will be a maximum of 47... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/how-not-to-ask-a-question-about-supply-management/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/how-not-to-ask-a-question-about-supply-management/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:52:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269664 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/how-not-to-ask-a-question-about-supply-management/feed/ 0 Fans of both supply management and proper parliamentary practice take note: the government side... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/c-38-a-breach-of-privilege/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/c-38-a-breach-of-privilege/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:51:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265986 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/c-38-a-breach-of-privilege/feed/ 0 NDP House leader Nathan Cullen rose after QP this afternoon on a point of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/elizabeth-may-reacts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/elizabeth-may-reacts/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:26:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265949 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/elizabeth-may-reacts/feed/ 0 Via Twitter. Speaker rules against my point of Order. So C-38 continues to Report... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/the-chair-cannot-justify-setting-aside-bill-c-38/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/the-chair-cannot-justify-setting-aside-bill-c-38/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:29:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265910 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/the-chair-cannot-justify-setting-aside-bill-c-38/feed/ 0 The prepared text of Speaker Scheer’s ruling on Elizabeth May’s point of order. I... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/265804/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/265804/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:00:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265804 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/265804/feed/ 0 The Globe, Star, Canadian Press, Postmedia, CBC and Huffington Post preview this week’s budget... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/qa-elizabeth-may/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/qa-elizabeth-may/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:39:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264180 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/qa-elizabeth-may/feed/ 0 While she took a short break from the House this morning, the Green MP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/how-to-properly-chastise-another-mp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/how-to-properly-chastise-another-mp/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:14:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259635 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/how-to-properly-chastise-another-mp/feed/ 0 As noted yesterday, there was a small discussion after QP yesterday about the proper... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/we-may-have-reached-the-point-where-we-are-going-too-far/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/we-may-have-reached-the-point-where-we-are-going-too-far/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:51:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258337 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/we-may-have-reached-the-point-where-we-are-going-too-far/feed/ 0 On the afternoon of January 26, 1971, Robert McCleave, the Progressive Conservative MP for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/case-dismissed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/case-dismissed/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 19:51:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257320 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/case-dismissed/feed/ 0 Shortly after QP this afternoon, the Speaker dismissed Bob Rae’s question of privilege for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/lunch-room-monitor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/lunch-room-monitor/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:14:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/lunch-room-monitor/feed/ 0 Joe Comartin would like to empower the Speaker somehow to better sort out the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/you-cant-ask-that-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/you-cant-ask-that-here/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:15:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228241 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/you-cant-ask-that-here/feed/ 11 On the requirement that questions concern the “administrative responsibility” of government, the Speaker now... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/the-curtailment-of-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/the-curtailment-of-debate/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:00:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227009 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/the-curtailment-of-debate/feed/ 5 The House will spend Friday debating an NDP motion on the use of time... 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/2011/06/07/how-minority-parliaments-lower-the-tone-why-tossing-out-mps-fails-and-his-favourite-scotch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/how-minority-parliaments-lower-the-tone-why-tossing-out-mps-fails-and-his-favourite-scotch/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:30:12 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194879 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/how-minority-parliaments-lower-the-tone-why-tossing-out-mps-fails-and-his-favourite-scotch/feed/ 2 How minority Parliaments lower the tone, why tossing out MPs fails, and his favourite Scotch http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/hell-have-the-cold-cut-combo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/hell-have-the-cold-cut-combo/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:33:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195813 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/hell-have-the-cold-cut-combo/feed/ 4 The NDP apparently rejected a deal that would’ve made Lee Richardson the new Speaker.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/the-letter-and-spirit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/the-letter-and-spirit/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:41:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/the-letter-and-spirit/feed/ 4 Andrew Scheer’s remarks to Parliament yesterday as he sought the Speaker’s chair. In the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/02/in-need-of-a-speaker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/02/in-need-of-a-speaker/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:02:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195170 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/02/in-need-of-a-speaker/feed/ 44 LIVE BLOG: Aaron Wherry reports from the Speaker's election http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/30/for-your-consideration-barry-devolin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/30/for-your-consideration-barry-devolin/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 21:32:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194653 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/30/for-your-consideration-barry-devolin/feed/ 4 Next in our series on the prospective speakers, Barry Devolin, the MP for Haliburton-Kawartha... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/for-your-consideration-denise-savoie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/for-your-consideration-denise-savoie/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 21:26:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194336 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/for-your-consideration-denise-savoie/feed/ 0 Following Lee Richardson and Bruce Stanton, here are responses from Denise Savoie, the MP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/for-your-consideration-bruce-stanton/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/for-your-consideration-bruce-stanton/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 19:27:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194155 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/for-your-consideration-bruce-stanton/feed/ 6 Ahead of the election of a new Speaker on June 2, I’ve sent each... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/for-your-consideration-lee-richardson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/for-your-consideration-lee-richardson/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 12:43:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/for-your-consideration-lee-richardson/feed/ 44 Yesterday, I emailed the offices of the seven MPs confirmed to be seeking the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/the-decorum-question/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/the-decorum-question/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 12:52:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/the-decorum-question/feed/ 7 Andrew Scheer sounds ready to be a tough(er) Speaker. “In some ways Canada’s debate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/i%e2%80%99m-asking-my-fellow-mps-to-imagine-a-parliament-that-functions-well/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/i%e2%80%99m-asking-my-fellow-mps-to-imagine-a-parliament-that-functions-well/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 17:58:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/i%e2%80%99m-asking-my-fellow-mps-to-imagine-a-parliament-that-functions-well/feed/ 5 The NDP’s Denise Savoie has officially entered the race to be the next Speaker... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/place-your-bets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/place-your-bets/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 15:37:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192186 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/place-your-bets/feed/ 29 The Canadian Press widens the current field to replace Peter Milliken as Speaker to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/the-next-speaker-of-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/the-next-speaker-of-the-house/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 12:55:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191676 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/the-next-speaker-of-the-house/feed/ 2 Conservative MPs Andrew Scheer (who served as deputy speaker during the last Parliament) and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/i-must-respect-the-act-that-governs-my-work/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/i-must-respect-the-act-that-governs-my-work/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:55:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=184086 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/i-must-respect-the-act-that-governs-my-work/feed/ 119 The Auditor General has officially replied to Jack Layton’s letter of Tuesday evening. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/13/how-many-people-does-it-take-to-release-a-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/13/how-many-people-does-it-take-to-release-a-report/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:12:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183826 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/13/how-many-people-does-it-take-to-release-a-report/feed/ 23 The Speaker seemed yesterday to say it was up to the four party leaders... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/the-speaker-says-goodbye/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/the-speaker-says-goodbye/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:00:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/the-speaker-says-goodbye/feed/ 2 Below are the Speaker’s parting words to the House of Commons, delivered shortly after... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/this-is-not-a-hockey-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/this-is-not-a-hockey-game/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:03:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/this-is-not-a-hockey-game/feed/ 38 Speaking with reporters after QP yesterday, Michael Ignatieff’s response to the Prime Minister’s reaction... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/the-commons-john-baird-will-not-be-distracted-by-your-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/the-commons-john-baird-will-not-be-distracted-by-your-democracy/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:04:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176981 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/the-commons-john-baird-will-not-be-distracted-by-your-democracy/feed/ 142 In fairness to Mr. Baird, there is much to distract the Conservatives these days http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/prime-minister-shrug/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/prime-minister-shrug/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:45:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176968 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/prime-minister-shrug/feed/ 51 The Prime Minister reacts to yesterday’s rulings. “We have debates in Parliament all the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/09/the-rulings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/09/the-rulings/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:30:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176705 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/09/the-rulings/feed/ 165 House Speaker Peter Milliken finds the Conservatives in breach of parliamentary privilege http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/23/the-house-other-ideas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/23/the-house-other-ideas/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:21:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=174107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/23/the-house-other-ideas/feed/ 50 In writing about the House of Commons, I touched on one idea for reform:... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/profoundly-disturbing-questions-that-evidently-remain-unanswered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/profoundly-disturbing-questions-that-evidently-remain-unanswered/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:35:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171844 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/profoundly-disturbing-questions-that-evidently-remain-unanswered/feed/ 72 Last December, Liberal John McKay rose on a point of privilege to assert that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/new-year-new-fight/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/new-year-new-fight/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:15:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=170879 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/new-year-new-fight/feed/ 9 Ten months after the Speaker’s ruling on documents related to the treatment of detainees... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/31/the-year-in-parliamentary-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/31/the-year-in-parliamentary-democracy/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:24:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165289 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/31/the-year-in-parliamentary-democracy/feed/ 80 Let us remember last winter's pause to "recalibrate"