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Sat, 18 May 2013 17:07:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/a-short-history-of-limiting-debate-in-the-house-of-commons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/a-short-history-of-limiting-debate-in-the-house-of-commons/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:19:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367465 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/a-short-history-of-limiting-debate-in-the-house-of-commons/feed/ 0 Have MPs forgotten how to work together? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/suddenly-the-prime-minister-believes-he-needs-the-oppositions-permission/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/suddenly-the-prime-minister-believes-he-needs-the-oppositions-permission/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:02:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354860 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/suddenly-the-prime-minister-believes-he-needs-the-oppositions-permission/feed/ 0 Has he forgotten about the option of time allocation? 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/2013/01/31/time-management/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/time-management/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:24:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345152 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/time-management/feed/ 0 The government moves to limit debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/c-38-how-this-will-go-down/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/c-38-how-this-will-go-down/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:41:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266273 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/12/c-38-how-this-will-go-down/feed/ 0 The Conservatives have just moved a motion of time allocation for both report stage... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/limited-tolerance-for-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/limited-tolerance-for-debate/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 20:25:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262110 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/limited-tolerance-for-debate/feed/ 0 Twice today—this morning in regards to C-31, this afternoon in regards to back-to-work legislation... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/who-here-believes-in-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/who-here-believes-in-democracy/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:07:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257154 Marc Garneau:... Madam Speaker,]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/who-here-believes-in-democracy/feed/ 0 From QP this morning, Marc Garneau challenges the government backbench. Marc Garneau:... Madam Speaker, http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/13/time-gentlemen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/13/time-gentlemen/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:37:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229450 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/13/time-gentlemen/feed/ 0 The Liberals have released figures documenting what they believe to be Mr. Harper’s abuse... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/the-house-supports-the-curtailment-of-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/the-house-supports-the-curtailment-of-debate/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:20:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227382 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/the-house-supports-the-curtailment-of-debate/feed/ 17 With all Conservatives present voting nay, the NDP motion on time allocation has been... 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/2011/11/22/youve-changed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/youve-changed/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:00:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/youve-changed/feed/ 61 The New Democrats sent up backbencher Dan Harris just before Question Period yesterday with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/like-a-young-pat-martin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/like-a-young-pat-martin/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226143 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/like-a-young-pat-martin/feed/ 15 On the afternoon of May 25, 1998, a young parliamentarian—a member of the opposition,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/it-takes-a-swear-word/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/it-takes-a-swear-word/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:03:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226108 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/it-takes-a-swear-word/feed/ 21 Speaking with reporters after QP this morning, Pat Martin claims a kind of victory.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/no-apologies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/no-apologies/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:30:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225826 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/no-apologies/feed/ 22 Lisa Raitt and Vic Toews are profoundly saddened, but Pat Martin regrets nothing (aside... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-2/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:59:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-2/feed/ 78 Via Twitter, the NDP MP reacts to the government’s latest move to limit debate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-house-of-rubber-stamps/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-house-of-rubber-stamps/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:45:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-house-of-rubber-stamps/feed/ 8 Peter Van Loan complains that the opposition parties continue to oppose the Harper government’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/the-house-on-time-allocation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/the-house-on-time-allocation/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:30:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/the-house-on-time-allocation/feed/ 25 We return to our periodic series to consider recent efforts to limit the House’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/what-is-this-house-for/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/what-is-this-house-for/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:03:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223917 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/what-is-this-house-for/feed/ 38 With the last intervention of Question Period yesterday, Elizabeth May asked the government to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/just-deliver-dont-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/just-deliver-dont-debate/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:01:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222501 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/just-deliver-dont-debate/feed/ 12 Peter Van Loan responds to complaints about the Harper government’s moves to limit debate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/time-is-short/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/time-is-short/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:34:11 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222010 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/time-is-short/feed/ 9 The Conservatives have invoked time allocation on C-19, the bill that eliminates the long-gun... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/no-time-for-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/no-time-for-debate/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:54:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219715 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/no-time-for-debate/feed/ 9 While the Liberals complain that the budget implementation act received just four days of...