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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/2013/02/04/will-the-arduous-fight-over-the-tommy-douglas-intelligence-file-end-up-at-the-supreme-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/will-the-arduous-fight-over-the-tommy-douglas-intelligence-file-end-up-at-the-supreme-court/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:31:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/will-the-arduous-fight-over-the-tommy-douglas-intelligence-file-end-up-at-the-supreme-court/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The federal government says there is “no issue of public importance” involved... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/trudeau-quoting-goethe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/trudeau-quoting-goethe/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:03:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/trudeau-quoting-goethe/feed/ 0 Pat Martin thought he heard echoes of Tommy Douglas in Justin Trudeau’s speech last... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/new-democrats-will-continue-to-work-to-ensure-that-one-day-it-becomes-part-of-a-constitution-that-includes-us-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/new-democrats-will-continue-to-work-to-ensure-that-one-day-it-becomes-part-of-a-constitution-that-includes-us-all/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:53:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252892 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/new-democrats-will-continue-to-work-to-ensure-that-one-day-it-becomes-part-of-a-constitution-that-includes-us-all/feed/ 0 A statement from NDP leader Thomas Mulcair on the anniversary of the Charter. It... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/keeper-of-the-flame/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/keeper-of-the-flame/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:28:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247606 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/keeper-of-the-flame/feed/ 0 As the NDP prepares to select its seventh leader, here is a 1986 documentary... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/talking-shop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/talking-shop/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:01:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226441 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/talking-shop/feed/ 2 Aaron Wherry sits down with Bob Rae to discuss the state of Parliament and politics http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/the-idealist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/the-idealist/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:03:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219255 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/the-idealist/feed/ 2 The Literary Review of Canada excerpts Jack Layton’s foreword to a new book about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/our-country%e2%80%99s-story-has-not-been-written-only-by-election-winners/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/our-country%e2%80%99s-story-has-not-been-written-only-by-election-winners/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:15:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212311 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/our-country%e2%80%99s-story-has-not-been-written-only-by-election-winners/feed/ 0 Jack Layton's state funeral was a ceremony of love, respect and civility http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/mitchel-raphael-on-trudeau-muscle-and-why-elizabeth-may-is-feeling-guilty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/mitchel-raphael-on-trudeau-muscle-and-why-elizabeth-may-is-feeling-guilty/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:14:20 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207529 How tough is Justin Trudeau? When Montreal Liberal MP Justin Trudeau... was in Toronto]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/mitchel-raphael-on-trudeau-muscle-and-why-elizabeth-may-is-feeling-guilty/feed/ 2 How tough is Justin Trudeau? When Montreal Liberal MP Justin Trudeau... was in Toronto http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/tommy-doulgas-takes-vermont/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/tommy-doulgas-takes-vermont/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 19:53:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/tommy-doulgas-takes-vermont/feed/ 8 Vermont’s governor signs into law a single payer health care system. Tommy Douglas references... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/the-kids-are-perfectly-normal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/the-kids-are-perfectly-normal/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 18:55:37 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192071 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/the-kids-are-perfectly-normal/feed/ 28 Arash Azizi makes the case for Her Majesty’s youthful opposition. Far from being “one... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/the-peoples-preacher-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/the-peoples-preacher-2/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:25:43 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177136 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/the-peoples-preacher-2/feed/ 0 How Tommy Douglas honed his political skills behind the pulpit of a small-town church http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/this-week-newsmakers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/this-week-newsmakers/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:57:56 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=174133 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/this-week-newsmakers/feed/ 1 The fatheads who resent the war on fat, plus Quebec announces a new anti-corruption unit http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/500-ways-to-say-no/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/500-ways-to-say-no/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 12:00:09 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/500-ways-to-say-no/feed/ 7 Canada's Access to Information program is in shambles. Here's why. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/the-next-great-leader/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/the-next-great-leader/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:23:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117909 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/the-next-great-leader/feed/ 96 The Mark convenes a number of political actors and observers to discuss the best... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/on-socialism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/on-socialism/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:24:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=82512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/on-socialism/feed/ 25 Also from Dominic LeBlanc’s scrum yesterday. This is what it sounds like when coalitions... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/07/why-michael-ignatieff-is-hard-to-find-these-days/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/07/why-michael-ignatieff-is-hard-to-find-these-days/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:00:37 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=74324 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/07/why-michael-ignatieff-is-hard-to-find-these-days/feed/ 95 He’s the fourth Liberal leader since Chrétien. This in a party that once took 81 years to burn through that many leaders. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/31/dont-let-them-tell-you-theres-a-monster-under-your-bed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/31/dont-let-them-tell-you-theres-a-monster-under-your-bed/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:28:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=73684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/31/dont-let-them-tell-you-theres-a-monster-under-your-bed/feed/ 4 Jack Layton talks health care at Huffington Post. No care for life-threatening conditions, no... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/this-just-in-no-in-the-united-states-dies-at-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/this-just-in-no-in-the-united-states-dies-at-all/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:54:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72294 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/this-just-in-no-in-the-united-states-dies-at-all/feed/ 15 An hour before Barack Obama’s primetime press conference, Jack Layton addresses the nation. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/the-ghost-of-tommy-douglas-iii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/the-ghost-of-tommy-douglas-iii/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:34:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72159 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/the-ghost-of-tommy-douglas-iii/feed/ 2 Rob Silver wonders if Ujjal Dosanjh, Jack Layton and a Conservative to be named... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/03/jack-saves-america/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/03/jack-saves-america/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:37:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=61783 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/03/jack-saves-america/feed/ 8 The text of Jack Layton’s speech at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/09/stephen-harper-john-lennon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/09/stephen-harper-john-lennon/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:22:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=34295 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/09/stephen-harper-john-lennon/feed/ 14 Michael Adams discusses his most recent polling on who Canadians admire most. Pierre Trudeau... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/22/btc-morning-in-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/22/btc-morning-in-toronto/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:23:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=5549 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/22/btc-morning-in-toronto/feed/ 0 Another town hall, this one in a rather cavernous movie studio in east Toronto,...