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Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-commons-the-conservatives-run-out-of-answers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-commons-the-conservatives-run-out-of-answers/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386552 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-commons-the-conservatives-run-out-of-answers/feed/ 0 And Pat Martin wonders where it all went wrong http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:41:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382319 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/feed/ 0 May you never again have to wonder where your senator lives http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-commons-we-talk-in-maths/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-commons-we-talk-in-maths/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 22:24:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-commons-we-talk-in-maths/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper hails the National Household Survey http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-commons-justin-trudeau-monday-night-renfrew/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-commons-justin-trudeau-monday-night-renfrew/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 21:45:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381127 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-commons-justin-trudeau-monday-night-renfrew/feed/ 0 'What I've seen over the past six months ... is people who want to believe that politics can matter once again' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/the-commons-it-is-the-ndps-fault-tony-clement-doesnt-know-where-that-3-billion-went/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/the-commons-it-is-the-ndps-fault-tony-clement-doesnt-know-where-that-3-billion-went/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 03:09:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/the-commons-it-is-the-ndps-fault-tony-clement-doesnt-know-where-that-3-billion-went/feed/ 0 The Commons: The search for the $3.1 billion continues http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-commons-tony-clement-defers-to-the-experts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-commons-tony-clement-defers-to-the-experts/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 21:43:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379949 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-commons-tony-clement-defers-to-the-experts/feed/ 0 At least when it comes to website design http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-thinks-hes-found-a-boondoggle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-thinks-hes-found-a-boondoggle/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 00:02:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378887 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-thinks-hes-found-a-boondoggle/feed/ 0 The money's not missing, it's just not perfectly accounted for http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/the-commons-jason-kenney-and-thomas-mulcair-disagreeably-agree/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/the-commons-jason-kenney-and-thomas-mulcair-disagreeably-agree/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:39:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378456 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/the-commons-jason-kenney-and-thomas-mulcair-disagreeably-agree/feed/ 0 Of temporary foreign workers, they are almost of one mind http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-commons-the-silly-and-the-hallowed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-commons-the-silly-and-the-hallowed/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:28:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376631 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-commons-the-silly-and-the-hallowed/feed/ 0 An hour and a half in the life of the House of Commons http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-commons-a-day-to-debate-terrorism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-commons-a-day-to-debate-terrorism/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:19:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375338 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-commons-a-day-to-debate-terrorism/feed/ 0 Justin Trudeau, the Boston Marathon bombing and Uncle Albert http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-commons-let-he-who-is-not-full-of-it-cast-the-first-aspersion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-commons-let-he-who-is-not-full-of-it-cast-the-first-aspersion/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:20:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373253 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-commons-let-he-who-is-not-full-of-it-cast-the-first-aspersion/feed/ 0 The Conservatives, New Democrats and Liberals exchange charges of hypocrisy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/the-commons-of-taxes-toplessness-and-justin-trudeau/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/the-commons-of-taxes-toplessness-and-justin-trudeau/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:01:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372133 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/the-commons-of-taxes-toplessness-and-justin-trudeau/feed/ 0 The Second Trudeau Era begins http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/the-commons-the-ndp-convenes-with-its-past-and-its-future/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/the-commons-the-ndp-convenes-with-its-past-and-its-future/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:17:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371340 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/the-commons-the-ndp-convenes-with-its-past-and-its-future/feed/ 0 A weekend in Montreal with Mulcair and his brothers and sisters 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/2013/03/20/the-commons-stephen-harper-is-very-sensitive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/the-commons-stephen-harper-is-very-sensitive/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:57:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362712 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/the-commons-stephen-harper-is-very-sensitive/feed/ 0 And Pierre Poilievre calls us all to a higher purpose http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/the-commons-keystone-xl-and-peter-penashue-are-both-great/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/the-commons-keystone-xl-and-peter-penashue-are-both-great/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:46:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362168 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/the-commons-keystone-xl-and-peter-penashue-are-both-great/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper champions a pipeline and the former MP for Labrador http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-commons-vic-toews-real-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-commons-vic-toews-real-world/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:37:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-commons-vic-toews-real-world/feed/ 0 Imagining what other reality TV shows the government might approve of http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-commons-think-of-the-f-35-as-a-senate-with-wings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-commons-think-of-the-f-35-as-a-senate-with-wings/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:35:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358194 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-commons-think-of-the-f-35-as-a-senate-with-wings/feed/ 0 Though at least the Senate can operate in cloudy weather 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/2013/02/28/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/the-commons-tony-clement-would-prefer-you-disregard-his-estimates-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/the-commons-tony-clement-would-prefer-you-disregard-his-estimates-now/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:30:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354804 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/the-commons-tony-clement-would-prefer-you-disregard-his-estimates-now/feed/ 0 Rest assured, the Conservatives are saving money. Somehow. 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/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/2013/02/06/the-commons-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-commons-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-mike-duffy/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:16:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347450 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-commons-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 You'd be surprised what adjusting riding boundaries can accomplish http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-commons-diane-finleys-words-are-used-to-hurt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-commons-diane-finleys-words-are-used-to-hurt/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:41:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346471 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-commons-diane-finleys-words-are-used-to-hurt/feed/ 0 Let us now debate who are the "bad guys" here http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-commons-this-uncivil-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-commons-this-uncivil-democracy/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:55:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344205 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-commons-this-uncivil-democracy/feed/ 0 It would be nice if MPs were nicer, but that's not the problem http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/the-commons-idle-no-more-and-the-complaints-of-before/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/the-commons-idle-no-more-and-the-complaints-of-before/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:21:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/the-commons-idle-no-more-and-the-complaints-of-before/feed/ 0 Maybe something has changed, but it's still hard to explain the F-35 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/the-commons-theresa-spence-exits-the-stage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/the-commons-theresa-spence-exits-the-stage/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:41:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/the-commons-theresa-spence-exits-the-stage/feed/ 0 The most influential woman in the country ends her protest http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-tries-to-look-and-sound-the-part/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-tries-to-look-and-sound-the-part/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:37:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337538 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-tries-to-look-and-sound-the-part/feed/ 0 The NDP leader waxes poetic about "best practices" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/the-commons-this-was-not-nothing-but-what-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/the-commons-this-was-not-nothing-but-what-now/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:41:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336216 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/the-commons-this-was-not-nothing-but-what-now/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on the meeting of the PM and the AFN: This was not nothing, but what now? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/the-commons-shawn-atleo-at-the-fork-in-the-road/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/the-commons-shawn-atleo-at-the-fork-in-the-road/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:08:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335692 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/the-commons-shawn-atleo-at-the-fork-in-the-road/feed/ 0 'We have arrived at a moment unlike any other,' AFN chief says http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-attempts-to-conduct-an-intervention/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-attempts-to-conduct-an-intervention/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:23:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326958 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-commons-thomas-mulcair-attempts-to-conduct-an-intervention/feed/ 0 Desk-thumping and 'fear mongering' about the F-35 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-commons-back-to-the-future-of-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-commons-back-to-the-future-of-the-f-35/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:49:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/the-commons-back-to-the-future-of-the-f-35/feed/ 0 The opposition insists on living in the past http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-commons-a-little-progress/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-commons-a-little-progress/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:39:43 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324718 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-commons-a-little-progress/feed/ 0 A moment of silence, then oral questions http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/the-commons-rona-ambrose-slips-on-a-fifth-generation-banana-peel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/the-commons-rona-ambrose-slips-on-a-fifth-generation-banana-peel/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:52:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324078 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/the-commons-rona-ambrose-slips-on-a-fifth-generation-banana-peel/feed/ 0 The Public Works Minister commits a Kinsley gaffe http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/the-commons-in-praise-of-the-simple-question/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/the-commons-in-praise-of-the-simple-question/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:54:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/the-commons-in-praise-of-the-simple-question/feed/ 0 A dull day in the House is not entirely wasted http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/the-commons-know-your-cuts-of-meat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/the-commons-know-your-cuts-of-meat/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:11:17 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321513 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/the-commons-know-your-cuts-of-meat/feed/ 0 Gerry Ritz refuses to apologize 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/2012/11/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-and-libby-davies-trade-howlers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-and-libby-davies-trade-howlers/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:51:33 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320145 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-and-libby-davies-trade-howlers/feed/ 0 It was a knee-slapping good time http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/the-commons-should-the-federal-government-pay-for-a-refugee-claimants-cancer-treatment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/the-commons-should-the-federal-government-pay-for-a-refugee-claimants-cancer-treatment/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:30:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319683 The Scene.... Ralph Goodale stood with right hand in pocket, a piece of paper]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/the-commons-should-the-federal-government-pay-for-a-refugee-claimants-cancer-treatment/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Ralph Goodale stood with right hand in pocket, a piece of paper http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-commons-retroactively-outraged/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-commons-retroactively-outraged/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:23:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318411 The Scene.... Jason Kenney walked out into the foyer, towards the appointed microphone, perhaps]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/the-commons-retroactively-outraged/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Jason Kenney walked out into the foyer, towards the appointed microphone, perhaps http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-commons-happily-outraged/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-commons-happily-outraged/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:03:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317476 The Scene.... Oh how happy Conservatives must’ve been made last night to read the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-commons-happily-outraged/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Oh how happy Conservatives must’ve been made last night to read the http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/the-commons-holier-than-thou-as-long-as-thou-is-greece/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/the-commons-holier-than-thou-as-long-as-thou-is-greece/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:23:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316956 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/the-commons-holier-than-thou-as-long-as-thou-is-greece/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry sums up Question Period http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/the-commons-tony-clement-does-his-maxime-bernier-impression/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/the-commons-tony-clement-does-his-maxime-bernier-impression/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:36:27 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316433 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/the-commons-tony-clement-does-his-maxime-bernier-impression/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry makes sense of QP's numbers