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Sun, 19 May 2013 15:22:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/how-not-to-clean-up-elections/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/how-not-to-clean-up-elections/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:17:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372986 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/how-not-to-clean-up-elections/feed/ 0 Legislation to fight fraudulent calls is now seven months past due http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/how-to-spend-a-year-not-doing-anything-on-senate-reform-while-demanding-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/how-to-spend-a-year-not-doing-anything-on-senate-reform-while-demanding-change/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:00:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/how-to-spend-a-year-not-doing-anything-on-senate-reform-while-demanding-change/feed/ 0 Why don't the Conservatives just pass their bill? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/dear-supreme-court-please-tell-us-what-to-do-with-the-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/dear-supreme-court-please-tell-us-what-to-do-with-the-senate/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:56:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/dear-supreme-court-please-tell-us-what-to-do-with-the-senate/feed/ 0 The Conservatives seek advice on Senate reform 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/2012/08/03/a-strongly-worded-letter-from-stephane-dion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/a-strongly-worded-letter-from-stephane-dion/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:20:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280983 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/a-strongly-worded-letter-from-stephane-dion/feed/ 0 Stephane Dion, who has some experience with the written argument, sends a letter to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-wardrobe-and-water-closets-of-nycole-turmel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-wardrobe-and-water-closets-of-nycole-turmel/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:55:31 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-wardrobe-and-water-closets-of-nycole-turmel/feed/ 0 Green turban for St. Patrick's day, popcorn at the Sens game, and a closet fiasco 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/2012/01/13/internet-1-old-school-discretion-0/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/internet-1-old-school-discretion-0/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:24:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233633 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/internet-1-old-school-discretion-0/feed/ 0 Via Twitter, Democratic Reform Minister Tim Uppal has announced that the ban on reporting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/firefighters-in-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/firefighters-in-ottawa/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:06:15 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222790 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/firefighters-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 The International Association of Firefighters arrived in Ottawa and held a reception at the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/the-newest-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/the-newest-math/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:24:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221968 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/the-newest-math/feed/ 16 After one version last week and another last night, the official House of Commons... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/house-of-commons-math-revisited-and-revised/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/house-of-commons-math-revisited-and-revised/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:40:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/house-of-commons-math-revisited-and-revised/feed/ 15 How the provinces stack up under the new seat redistribution formula http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/subject-to-change-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/subject-to-change-2/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:05:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220652 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/subject-to-change-2/feed/ 2 Democratic Reform Minister Tim Uppal suggests the numbers leaked Tuesday might not match what... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/28/hockey-night-in-barrie-nhl-meets-mps/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/28/hockey-night-in-barrie-nhl-meets-mps/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:14:16 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=211995 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/28/hockey-night-in-barrie-nhl-meets-mps/feed/ 2 Ontario Conservative MP Patrick Brown’s annual Hockey Night in Barrie continues to grow. Each... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-mp-who-has-to-talk-about-the-senate-all-summer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-mp-who-has-to-talk-about-the-senate-all-summer/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:20:18 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210171 Handy having an orthopaedic surgeon Ontario Conservative MP Patrick Brown...’s annual Hockey Night]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/mitchel-raphael-on-the-mp-who-has-to-talk-about-the-senate-all-summer/feed/ 2 Handy having an orthopaedic surgeon Ontario Conservative MP Patrick Brown...’s annual Hockey Night http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-u-s-debt-ceiling-dance-and-canadian-senate-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-u-s-debt-ceiling-dance-and-canadian-senate-reform/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:40:55 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205613 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-u-s-debt-ceiling-dance-and-canadian-senate-reform/feed/ 35 Canadians and Brits have no reason to feel superior to the U.S. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/mr-fix-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/mr-fix-it/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:00:45 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201975 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/mr-fix-it/feed/ 24 Tim Uppal's first big obstacle is opposition from within his own party. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/this-years-models/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/this-years-models/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 14:43:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/this-years-models/feed/ 65 Welcome to live coverage of this morning’s cabinet shuffle, wherein we find out which... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/brave-voices-for-the-status-quo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/brave-voices-for-the-status-quo/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:06:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114283 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/brave-voices-for-the-status-quo/feed/ 6 Peter MacKay and Tim Uppal join Rod Bruinooge and Patrick Brown in opposing changes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/18/truth-in-advertising-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/18/truth-in-advertising-2/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:26:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=65423 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/18/truth-in-advertising-2/feed/ 18 Vic Toews may or may not want the people of Provencher to believe Michael... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/03/mitchel-raphael-on-layton%e2%80%99s-tight-pants/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/03/mitchel-raphael-on-layton%e2%80%99s-tight-pants/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:21:00 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3772 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/03/mitchel-raphael-on-layton%e2%80%99s-tight-pants/feed/ 0 Why Ruby's not the first and an MP's wedding http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/mps-dole-out-the-pork-literally/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/mps-dole-out-the-pork-literally/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 16:50:58 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=56433 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/mps-dole-out-the-pork-literally/feed/ 4 The Canadian Pork Council held a Hill BBQ to show the safety of Canada’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-v/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-v/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:07:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-v/feed/ 23 Jim Abbott is up now defending Tim Uppal’s right to impugn the character of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-iv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-iv/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:16:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43255 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-iv/feed/ 50 Tim Uppal rose just now and attempted a rant against Michael Ignatieff, only to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-iii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-iii/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:04:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43241 Mr. Tim Uppal (Edmonton—Sherwood Park, CPC)...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-iii/feed/ 5 Yesterday’s debate, in its entirety, after the jump. Mr. Tim Uppal (Edmonton—Sherwood Park, CPC)... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/06/israeli-wine-meets-canadian-cheese/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/06/israeli-wine-meets-canadian-cheese/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:16:48 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=41615 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/06/israeli-wine-meets-canadian-cheese/feed/ 2 The Canada Israel Committee and the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee held a special... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/24/would-canada-fly-a-pot-flag/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/24/would-canada-fly-a-pot-flag/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:29:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=38569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/24/would-canada-fly-a-pot-flag/feed/ 3 Heritage Minister James Moore presided over a special Flag Day celebration in Speaker Peter...