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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:06:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/imagine-a-world-without-gangnam-style/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/imagine-a-world-without-gangnam-style/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 15:37:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/imagine-a-world-without-gangnam-style/feed/ 0 Steven Blaney on the significance of our military history http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/the-lingering-political-problem-of-world-war-i-tories-vs-boulerice-and-beyond/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/the-lingering-political-problem-of-world-war-i-tories-vs-boulerice-and-beyond/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:22:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/the-lingering-political-problem-of-world-war-i-tories-vs-boulerice-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Thoughts on refighting the past http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/breaking-six-years-ago-alexandre-boulerice-questioned-purpose-of-world-war-i/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/breaking-six-years-ago-alexandre-boulerice-questioned-purpose-of-world-war-i/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:34:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369992 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/breaking-six-years-ago-alexandre-boulerice-questioned-purpose-of-world-war-i/feed/ 0 While we're at it, let's refight the Conscription Crisis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-commons-the-age-of-austerity-as-not-seen-on-tv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-commons-the-age-of-austerity-as-not-seen-on-tv/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:43:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354397 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-commons-the-age-of-austerity-as-not-seen-on-tv/feed/ 0 In light of spending cuts, perhaps a new advertising campaign is in order http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/its-snow-grooming-machine-week-apparently/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/its-snow-grooming-machine-week-apparently/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:00:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314930 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/its-snow-grooming-machine-week-apparently/feed/ 0 The week so far in federal funding for snow grooming machines. Tuesday. Acting on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/the-last-post-fund-and-caring-for-veterans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/the-last-post-fund-and-caring-for-veterans/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:27:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313850 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/the-last-post-fund-and-caring-for-veterans/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper declined to directly address the matter of the Last Post Fund this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/the-commons-the-joke-is-on-you-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/the-commons-the-joke-is-on-you-canada/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:25:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294570 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/the-commons-the-joke-is-on-you-canada/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on the first day back http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/01/happy-canada-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/01/happy-canada-day/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:26:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271458 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/01/happy-canada-day/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on who said what on July 1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/to-cut-or-not-to-cut-veterans-affairs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/to-cut-or-not-to-cut-veterans-affairs/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:55:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243939 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/to-cut-or-not-to-cut-veterans-affairs/feed/ 0 The House will vote this evening on an NDP motion to exempt Veterans Affairs... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/who-gets-to-support-the-troops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/who-gets-to-support-the-troops/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:30:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223511 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/who-gets-to-support-the-troops/feed/ 19 After Question Period yesterday, the House proceeded to the traditional messages on the occasion... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/22/this-is-the-week-that-was-16/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/22/this-is-the-week-that-was-16/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:22:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221244 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/22/this-is-the-week-that-was-16/feed/ 0 Paul Dewar and Brian Topp divvied up endorsements. Nathan Cullen proposed joint nomination meetings.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/picking-sides-in-18th-century-fights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/picking-sides-in-18th-century-fights/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:44:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220543 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/picking-sides-in-18th-century-fights/feed/ 10 In case you were wondering, Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney kind of wishes the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-commons-getting-the-words-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-commons-getting-the-words-right/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:37:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197125 Should we make Gadhafi go? Apparently no. Or at least not quite.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-commons-getting-the-words-right/feed/ 27 Should we make Gadhafi go? Apparently no. Or at least not quite. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/the-commons-humble-brag/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/the-commons-humble-brag/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:14:18 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196885 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/the-commons-humble-brag/feed/ 18 Across the street and behind a metal barricade, a young man in a bike... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/we-are-all-proud-to-share-basic-principles/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/we-are-all-proud-to-share-basic-principles/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:42:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172108 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/we-are-all-proud-to-share-basic-principles/feed/ 91 Conservative backbencher Steven Blaney—with the public support of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney—has introduced a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/islamists-iran-and-the-rcmp-the-government-responds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/islamists-iran-and-the-rcmp-the-government-responds/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:39:53 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154758 Mr. Steven Blaney ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/islamists-iran-and-the-rcmp-the-government-responds/feed/ 0 From yesterday’s House of Commons proceedings: Here is my original post: Mr. Steven Blaney ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/29/standing-up-to-imagined-tyranny/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/29/standing-up-to-imagined-tyranny/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:45:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/29/standing-up-to-imagined-tyranny/feed/ 0 Yesterday’s House debate on the census starts here. The following is the first government... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/message-control/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/message-control/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:44:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/message-control/feed/ 0 On the same day it’s reported that government scientists can’t talk about ancient floods... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/01/le-devoir-turns-100/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/01/le-devoir-turns-100/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:49:36 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118776 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/01/le-devoir-turns-100/feed/ 0 Folks from Le Devoir were on the Hill with MPs to mark the Quebec... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/an-mps-job-isnt-to-kill-time-in-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/an-mps-job-isnt-to-kill-time-in-ottawa/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:40:33 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=102104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/15/an-mps-job-isnt-to-kill-time-in-ottawa/feed/ 23 Via Jean-François Lisée over at our French-language sister site comes video evidence the Conservative... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/mps-at-the-movies-smores-served/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/mps-at-the-movies-smores-served/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:10:12 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=92302 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/mps-at-the-movies-smores-served/feed/ 13 Heritage Minister James Moore held a special screening of the Quebec film De Père... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/24/jason-kenney-is-unimpressed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/24/jason-kenney-is-unimpressed/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:46:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=45281 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/24/jason-kenney-is-unimpressed/feed/ 5 From his Twitter feed. I’m always amazed by how many special interest micro-issues the...