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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:15:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-commons-james-moore-refuses-to-believe-his-government-would-increase-a-tax/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-commons-james-moore-refuses-to-believe-his-government-would-increase-a-tax/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:44:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373798 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-commons-james-moore-refuses-to-believe-his-government-would-increase-a-tax/feed/ 0 The Commons: The hideousness of taxation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-qp-clip-when-parliamentarians-traded-fish-puns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-qp-clip-when-parliamentarians-traded-fish-puns/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:46:04 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373796 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-qp-clip-when-parliamentarians-traded-fish-puns/feed/ 0 The exchange you can't miss from this afternoon's Question Period http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-would-rather-not-focus-on-the-details-of-the-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-would-rather-not-focus-on-the-details-of-the-budget/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:53:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365325 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-would-rather-not-focus-on-the-details-of-the-budget/feed/ 0 The Commons: Read Ted Menzies' lips http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-commons-ted-menzies-challenges-everyone-to-find-a-tax-increase-in-the-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-commons-ted-menzies-challenges-everyone-to-find-a-tax-increase-in-the-budget/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:13:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-commons-ted-menzies-challenges-everyone-to-find-a-tax-increase-in-the-budget/feed/ 0 The budget becomes a reading comprehension test http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/heres-your-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/heres-your-problem/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:13:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/heres-your-problem/feed/ 0 Never mind civility, first free the backbench MP http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/the-commons-give-or-take-a-dozen-billion-dollars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/the-commons-give-or-take-a-dozen-billion-dollars/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:52:05 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/the-commons-give-or-take-a-dozen-billion-dollars/feed/ 0 Debating numbers big and small http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/speaker-scheers-2nd-annual-hilloween-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/speaker-scheers-2nd-annual-hilloween-party/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:30:28 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310049 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/speaker-scheers-2nd-annual-hilloween-party/feed/ 0 Speaker Andrew Scheer hosted his second annual Hilloween party for MPs, staffers and all... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/23/five-stories-were-watching-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/23/five-stories-were-watching-2/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:00:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296014 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/23/five-stories-were-watching-2/feed/ 0 The Maclean's Ottawa bureau on yesterday's stories and tomorrow's headlines http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/what-they-said-about-the-pbo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/what-they-said-about-the-pbo/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:00:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270554 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/what-they-said-about-the-pbo/feed/ 0 A short history of Conservatives speaking excitedly about the creation of a parliamentary budget... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/the-commons-peter-kent-promises-two-hours-of-enlightenment-delivers-only-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/the-commons-peter-kent-promises-two-hours-of-enlightenment-delivers-only-one/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 21:39:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262759 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/31/the-commons-peter-kent-promises-two-hours-of-enlightenment-delivers-only-one/feed/ 0 The Environment Minister is only so generous with his time http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/ted-the-segue-menzies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/ted-the-segue-menzies/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 17:44:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261978 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/ted-the-segue-menzies/feed/ 0 It seems of late that nearly everything the opposition says reminds Ted Menzies of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:50:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/feed/ 0 'Mr. Speaker, I actually have some examples here of what constitutes suitable employment', reported Ted Menzies http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/a-conservative-st-patricks-day-bash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/a-conservative-st-patricks-day-bash/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:55:04 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247126 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/a-conservative-st-patricks-day-bash/feed/ 0 A St. Patrick’s Day celebration was held in the office of MP James Rajotte... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/mitchel-raphael-on-the-art-of-a-senator-and-a-60th-birthday-bash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/mitchel-raphael-on-the-art-of-a-senator-and-a-60th-birthday-bash/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:05:26 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241324 The recipe for billion-dollar decisions The folks in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty...’s office]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/mitchel-raphael-on-the-art-of-a-senator-and-a-60th-birthday-bash/feed/ 0 The recipe for billion-dollar decisions The folks in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty...’s office http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/25/ted-menzies-turns-60/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/25/ted-menzies-turns-60/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:05:48 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/25/ted-menzies-turns-60/feed/ 0 A surprise 60th birthday party was held for Ted Menzies, minister of state for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/dirty-sleazy-internet-tricks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/dirty-sleazy-internet-tricks/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:18:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240740 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/dirty-sleazy-internet-tricks/feed/ 0 Seven times during QP this morning—six times by John Baird, once by Ted Menzies—the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/future-old-people-take-note/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/future-old-people-take-note/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:59:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/future-old-people-take-note/feed/ 0 The Harper government explains how its supporters and spokespeople should be explaining potential changes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/the-commons-down-with-inequality-up-with-the-price-of-cheese/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/the-commons-down-with-inequality-up-with-the-price-of-cheese/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:14:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/the-commons-down-with-inequality-up-with-the-price-of-cheese/feed/ 16 MPs agree: in Canada, you can never pay too much for dairy http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/the-commons-life-under-occupation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/the-commons-life-under-occupation/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:55:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/the-commons-life-under-occupation/feed/ 30 Quit your whining and show some gratitude, Canada! http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/22/three-and-a-half-hours-to-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/22/three-and-a-half-hours-to-go/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:35:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/22/three-and-a-half-hours-to-go/feed/ 12 While Pat Martin seems to think there’s going to be an election, the Canadian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/the-commons-bow-before-the-independent-business-owner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/the-commons-bow-before-the-independent-business-owner/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:55:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171259 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/the-commons-bow-before-the-independent-business-owner/feed/ 101 As soon as MPs know precisely what they want, they will give it to them http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/mitchel-raphael-on-how-stockwell-day-got-crutches-and-lost-his-shirt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/mitchel-raphael-on-how-stockwell-day-got-crutches-and-lost-his-shirt/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:00:32 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169915 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/mitchel-raphael-on-how-stockwell-day-got-crutches-and-lost-his-shirt/feed/ 3 Plus: the scene in Ottawa on Parliament's first day back http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/19/ted-menzies-talks-about-wanting-your-money/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/19/ted-menzies-talks-about-wanting-your-money/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:55:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=167674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/19/ted-menzies-talks-about-wanting-your-money/feed/ 60 The Conservatives have launched a feature on their website called “Canada Talks.” So far... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/05/seventy-six-shoulders-strong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/05/seventy-six-shoulders-strong/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:23:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/05/seventy-six-shoulders-strong/feed/ 25 Just how many people does Stephen Harper plan to appoint to cabinet? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/the-cabinet-shuffle-meaningful-but-not-momentous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/the-cabinet-shuffle-meaningful-but-not-momentous/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:42:52 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165572 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/the-cabinet-shuffle-meaningful-but-not-momentous/feed/ 53 The key move is Peter Kent taking over as environment minister http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/who-goes-where/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/who-goes-where/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:39:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165538 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/who-goes-where/feed/ 25 Peter Kent goes from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs to Minister of Environment. ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/watching-a-cabinet-shuffle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/watching-a-cabinet-shuffle/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:58:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165534 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/04/watching-a-cabinet-shuffle/feed/ 11 Julian Fantino has just arrived at Rideau Hall for today’s cabinet shuffle. At last... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/28/jim-prentice%e2%80%99s-goodbye-bash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/28/jim-prentice%e2%80%99s-goodbye-bash/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:11:48 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165073 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/28/jim-prentice%e2%80%99s-goodbye-bash/feed/ 1 Former cabinet minister Jim Prentice held a goodbye party before the House rose. Prentice... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-commons-who-loves-ya-baby/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-commons-who-loves-ya-baby/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:58:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-commons-who-loves-ya-baby/feed/ 0 To the Conservatives, some takeovers are more foreign than others http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/02/hardest-working-ted-menzies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/02/hardest-working-ted-menzies/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:55:36 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=130050 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/02/hardest-working-ted-menzies/feed/ 3 On the road again http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/senators-boogie-on-the-dance-floor-at-all-party-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/senators-boogie-on-the-dance-floor-at-all-party-party/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 13:15:29 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=125656 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/senators-boogie-on-the-dance-floor-at-all-party-party/feed/ 7 The final All-Party Party organized by NDP MP Peter Stoffer packed 200 West Block.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/mitchel-raphael-on-what-justin-learned-from-his-whistler-days-and-a-helena-homage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/mitchel-raphael-on-what-justin-learned-from-his-whistler-days-and-a-helena-homage/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 18:00:13 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122951 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/mitchel-raphael-on-what-justin-learned-from-his-whistler-days-and-a-helena-homage/feed/ 19 'It's Not your mother's pot', Why he put forward that bilingual bill and Butter-tart war http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/mps-say-cheese-please/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/mps-say-cheese-please/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 12:00:13 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=123686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/mps-say-cheese-please/feed/ 3 The Dairy Farmers of Canada held a reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier. Below,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/27/the-commons-the-cause-of-and-solution-to-all-lifes-problems/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/27/the-commons-the-cause-of-and-solution-to-all-lifes-problems/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:04:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104091 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/27/the-commons-the-cause-of-and-solution-to-all-lifes-problems/feed/ 81 The Liberals seek to prove "you can walk and chew gum at the same time" http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/20/former-parliamentarians-gather-with-future-former-parliamentarians/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/20/former-parliamentarians-gather-with-future-former-parliamentarians/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:54:06 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=93777 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/20/former-parliamentarians-gather-with-future-former-parliamentarians/feed/ 14 The Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians held a dinner in the Fairmont Château Laurier... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/mind-trap-of-the-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/mind-trap-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:33:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=82611 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/mind-trap-of-the-day/feed/ 38 From Question Period this afternoon. Hon. John McCallum (Markham—Unionville, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/06/mps-do-their-part-and-chow-down-on-lobster/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/06/mps-do-their-part-and-chow-down-on-lobster/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:00:41 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=68704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/06/mps-do-their-part-and-chow-down-on-lobster/feed/ 33 Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea hosted a packed reception at the Westin... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/29/hey-remember-late-2004/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/29/hey-remember-late-2004/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 17:30:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=60829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/29/hey-remember-late-2004/feed/ 1 Back to the previous Conservative opposition’s demand for objective analysis of the national finances.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/07/flaherty-aide-bids-adieu/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/07/flaherty-aide-bids-adieu/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 13:00:57 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=55275 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/07/flaherty-aide-bids-adieu/feed/ 2 Adam Chambers, the aide constantly at Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s side has gone back... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/02/the-commons-we-will-continue-to-insist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/02/the-commons-we-will-continue-to-insist/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:01:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=47625 The Scene.... To everyone’s infinite credit, Question Period passed today without a single reference]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/02/the-commons-we-will-continue-to-insist/feed/ 0 The Scene.... To everyone’s infinite credit, Question Period passed today without a single reference http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/20/mitchel-raphael-on-harper%e2%80%99s-hairstylist-and-the-%e2%80%98slumdog%e2%80%99-star%e2%80%99s-opinion-of-calgary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/20/mitchel-raphael-on-harper%e2%80%99s-hairstylist-and-the-%e2%80%98slumdog%e2%80%99-star%e2%80%99s-opinion-of-calgary/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:55:00 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=2468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/20/mitchel-raphael-on-harper%e2%80%99s-hairstylist-and-the-%e2%80%98slumdog%e2%80%99-star%e2%80%99s-opinion-of-calgary/feed/ 7 And the ‘Slumdog’ star’s opinion of Calgary http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/12/politics-and-the-pen-plus-the-cabinet-ministers-hairdresser/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/12/politics-and-the-pen-plus-the-cabinet-ministers-hairdresser/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:31:22 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43115 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/12/politics-and-the-pen-plus-the-cabinet-ministers-hairdresser/feed/ 50 The Writers’ Trust of Canada handed out their annual $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize honouring... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/15/mps-and-chocolate-fudge-cheddar-cheese/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/15/mps-and-chocolate-fudge-cheddar-cheese/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:21:29 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=35950 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/15/mps-and-chocolate-fudge-cheddar-cheese/feed/ 16 The Dairy Farmers of Canada held a special reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/11/its-not-your-fault/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/11/its-not-your-fault/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:46:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=34950 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/11/its-not-your-fault/feed/ 68 Not to pick on Ted Menzies, who seems like a nice enough guy and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/10/the-government-ignored-early-signs-of-bad-times/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/10/the-government-ignored-early-signs-of-bad-times/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:28:45 +0000 John Geddes http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=34772 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/10/the-government-ignored-early-signs-of-bad-times/feed/ 12 A prudent government would have started building less upbeat projections into its planning far sooner