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Sat, 18 May 2013 19:13:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/welcome-to-america-prince-harry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/welcome-to-america-prince-harry/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:38:09 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/welcome-to-america-prince-harry/feed/ 0 The royal charmer leaves women swooning in his wake http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/canadians-are-angered-and-in-a-state-of-shock-over-the-actions-of-the-ndp-leader/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/canadians-are-angered-and-in-a-state-of-shock-over-the-actions-of-the-ndp-leader/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:40:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/canadians-are-angered-and-in-a-state-of-shock-over-the-actions-of-the-ndp-leader/feed/ 0 The Conservatives attack Thomas Mulcair's meeting with Gary Freeman http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/carbon-pricing-beyond-the-talking-point/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/carbon-pricing-beyond-the-talking-point/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:15:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/carbon-pricing-beyond-the-talking-point/feed/ 0 It's all fun and games until China institutes a carbon tax http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/obamas-newfound-progressive-agenda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/obamas-newfound-progressive-agenda/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:35:07 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340566 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/obamas-newfound-progressive-agenda/feed/ 0 He'll need more than vision and good intentions to succeed, writes John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/inauguration-101-what-to-watch-and-when/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/inauguration-101-what-to-watch-and-when/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:00:37 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339476 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/inauguration-101-what-to-watch-and-when/feed/ 0 Why doesn’t the Canadian Prime Minister warrant the hooplah being lavished on Barack Obama... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/how-bout-that-weather/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/how-bout-that-weather/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:30:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337195 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/how-bout-that-weather/feed/ 0 Tim Harper wonders whether extreme weather and U.S. policy could put pressure on the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/u-s-congress-considers-money-saving-changeto-1-coin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/u-s-congress-considers-money-saving-changeto-1-coin/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:26:46 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/u-s-congress-considers-money-saving-changeto-1-coin/feed/ 0 Congress taking new look at doing away with $1 bill in favour of dollar coins http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/10/a-carbon-tax-swap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/10/a-carbon-tax-swap/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:57:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313643 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/10/a-carbon-tax-swap/feed/ 0 In the United States, the carbon tax discussion continues. From the National Journal. Over... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/chinas-america-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/chinas-america-problem/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:31:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306866 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/chinas-america-problem/feed/ 0 China-bashing is all the rage in the U.S. Beijing is pushing back http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/bad-meat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/bad-meat/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:00:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301277 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/bad-meat/feed/ 0 Andre Picard sees breakdowns of communication and leadership around the XL Foods recall. Mr.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/the-carbon-pricing-debate-in-the-united-states/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/the-carbon-pricing-debate-in-the-united-states/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:11:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/the-carbon-pricing-debate-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 In 2007, economist Greg Mankiw wrote an op-ed for the New York Times to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/on-how-geography-threatens-the-u-s-makes-africa-poor-and-may-alter-our-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/on-how-geography-threatens-the-u-s-makes-africa-poor-and-may-alter-our-economy/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:00:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/on-how-geography-threatens-the-u-s-makes-africa-poor-and-may-alter-our-economy/feed/ 0 On how geography threatens the U.S., makes Africa poor and may alter our economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/on-leaving-england-finding-america-and-finally-thinking-about-mortality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/on-leaving-england-finding-america-and-finally-thinking-about-mortality/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:26:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287153 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/on-leaving-england-finding-america-and-finally-thinking-about-mortality/feed/ 0 In conversation with Mike Doherty http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/u-s-national-debt-hits-16-trillion-as-republicans-blast-obamas-handling-of-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/u-s-national-debt-hits-16-trillion-as-republicans-blast-obamas-handling-of-economy/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:57:10 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289356 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/u-s-national-debt-hits-16-trillion-as-republicans-blast-obamas-handling-of-economy/feed/ 0 Republicans blast Obama's handling of economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/presidents-questions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/presidents-questions/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:51:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274931 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/presidents-questions/feed/ 0 No Labels, a bipartisan organization pursuing democratic reform in the United States, revives the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/heat-wave-finds-politicians-losing-their-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/heat-wave-finds-politicians-losing-their-cool/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:28:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271740 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/heat-wave-finds-politicians-losing-their-cool/feed/ 0 The heat wave along the eastern seaboard has some politicians a little hot under... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/obama-tuned-into-network-miscues-on-health-care/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/obama-tuned-into-network-miscues-on-health-care/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:48:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271362 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/obama-tuned-into-network-miscues-on-health-care/feed/ 0 Not event the leader of the free world is immune to misinformation. President Obama’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/seven-year-old-girl-shot-dead-at-lemonade-stand/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/seven-year-old-girl-shot-dead-at-lemonade-stand/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:36:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271350 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/29/seven-year-old-girl-shot-dead-at-lemonade-stand/feed/ 0 A seven-year-old girl in Chicago was shot dead while selling cold drinks and candy... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/pole-tax-in-houston-to-finance-backlog-on-rape-kits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/pole-tax-in-houston-to-finance-backlog-on-rape-kits/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:06:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271207 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/pole-tax-in-houston-to-finance-backlog-on-rape-kits/feed/ 0 A new $5 sin tax on Houston strip clubs will help finance the city’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/designer-drug-played-no-part-in-zombie-attack-examiner-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/designer-drug-played-no-part-in-zombie-attack-examiner-says/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:15:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/designer-drug-played-no-part-in-zombie-attack-examiner-says/feed/ 0 Police say the “bath salts” drug had no part in the brutal cannibalism attack... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/aclu-defends-kkks-right-to-adopt-a-highway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/aclu-defends-kkks-right-to-adopt-a-highway/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:14:36 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/aclu-defends-kkks-right-to-adopt-a-highway/feed/ 0 How’s this for an unlikely pair: the American Civil Liberties Union is defending the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/24/california-offloads-the-cost-of-crime/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/24/california-offloads-the-cost-of-crime/#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:57:26 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270485 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/24/california-offloads-the-cost-of-crime/feed/ 0 California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a law mandating the “realignment” of the way California puts people behind bars. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/stephen-harper-thomas-mulcair-and-europe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/stephen-harper-thomas-mulcair-and-europe/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:41:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265466 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/stephen-harper-thomas-mulcair-and-europe/feed/ 0 Before QP yesterday, the Conservatives used four members’ statements—from Shelly Glover, Randy Hoback, Bernard... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/hes-never-been-in-it-for-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/hes-never-been-in-it-for-you/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 15:47:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262288 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/hes-never-been-in-it-for-you/feed/ 0 Daniel Kitts notes an interesting detail of the Obama campaign’s general election plan. But... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/power-parliament-and-the-prime-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/power-parliament-and-the-prime-minister/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 20:57:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257187 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/power-parliament-and-the-prime-minister/feed/ 0 Donner winners Mark Jarvis and Lori Turnbull argue that the Prime Minister has become... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/the-commons-give-us-your-tired-your-poor-your-convicted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/the-commons-give-us-your-tired-your-poor-your-convicted/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 22:19:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256184 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/the-commons-give-us-your-tired-your-poor-your-convicted/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair had news. Or, rather, he'd read the news. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/threats-at-home-and-abroad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/threats-at-home-and-abroad/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:30:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234130 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/threats-at-home-and-abroad/feed/ 0 CBC has posted Peter Mansbridge’s complete interview with the Prime Minister. In addition to... 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/2011/09/27/united-states-the-hottest-state%e2%80%94ever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/united-states-the-hottest-state%e2%80%94ever/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/united-states-the-hottest-state%e2%80%94ever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/united-states-the-hottest-state%e2%80%94ever/feed/ 0 Amid wildfires and "exceptional" drought conditions, Texas is praying for rain http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/a-new-kind-of-mexican-influx/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/a-new-kind-of-mexican-influx/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:05:43 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/a-new-kind-of-mexican-influx/feed/ 1 With drugs cartels making business difficult to conduct at home, more well-heeled Mexicans are investing in the U.S. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/about-that-world-debt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/about-that-world-debt/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:08:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/about-that-world-debt/feed/ 1 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries have some questions for Jim Flaherty ahead of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/31/mind-the-border/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/31/mind-the-border/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:14:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212308 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/31/mind-the-border/feed/ 1 Earlier this week, John Baird released two reports on the proposed security perimeter deal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/30/talking-to-the-taliban/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/30/talking-to-the-taliban/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:57:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212201 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/30/talking-to-the-taliban/feed/ 14 An interesting moment from Saturday’s state funeral seems particularly timely in light of this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/the-genius-of-westminster/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/the-genius-of-westminster/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:30:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=211807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/the-genius-of-westminster/feed/ 13 Fareed Zakaria wonders if America would be better off with a parliament. Remember, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/the-centre-in-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/the-centre-in-crisis/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:13:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207179 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/the-centre-in-crisis/feed/ 47 Bob Rae draws lessons from the U.S. debt crisis. The deep partisanship that has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/ideological-purity-and-governance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/ideological-purity-and-governance/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:00:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/ideological-purity-and-governance/feed/ 7 In light of the U.S. debt crisis, Fareed Zakaria compares the American system to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/debt-and-responsibility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/debt-and-responsibility/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:37:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=206978 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/debt-and-responsibility/feed/ 3 John Pepall, author of Against Reform, points to the U.S. debt crisis as another... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/plan-for-the-worst/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/plan-for-the-worst/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:59:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=206727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/plan-for-the-worst/feed/ 25 Peter Devries says if Jim Flaherty is really worried about European and American debt,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/violence-rhetoric-and-rhetorical-violence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/violence-rhetoric-and-rhetorical-violence/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:07:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=206591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/violence-rhetoric-and-rhetorical-violence/feed/ 4 Charles P. Pierce considers rhetoric and violence in American politics. (This was first published... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/diplomatic-overkill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/diplomatic-overkill/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:49:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=204886 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/diplomatic-overkill/feed/ 5 Adam Chapnik explains the wisdom of dysfunction at the United Nations. To suggest, however,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/all-options-are-back-on-the-table/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/all-options-are-back-on-the-table/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 20:17:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192087 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/all-options-are-back-on-the-table/feed/ 5 According to a leaked cable from the U.S. embassy in Ottawa, the Harper government... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/19/acts-of-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/19/acts-of-war/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:28:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178373 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/19/acts-of-war/feed/ 57 From Paris, the Prime Minister comments on the Libya campaign. “We should not kid... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/idea-alert-48/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/idea-alert-48/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:36:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=171716 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/idea-alert-48/feed/ 37 Conservative Senator Hugh Segal proposes a North American community. Segal outlines several goals the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/the-commons-the-prime-minister-does-not-deign-to-explain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/the-commons-the-prime-minister-does-not-deign-to-explain/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:39:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171001 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/the-commons-the-prime-minister-does-not-deign-to-explain/feed/ 78 Stephen Harper will only commit to obeying the law http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/the-commons-lawrence-cannon-sees-whats-going-on-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/the-commons-lawrence-cannon-sees-whats-going-on-here/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:23:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=170810 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/the-commons-lawrence-cannon-sees-whats-going-on-here/feed/ 46 Canada's Foreign Minister is no fool