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Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-do-you-hate-veterans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-do-you-hate-veterans/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:07:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-do-you-hate-veterans/feed/ 0 A Conservative MP explains why MPs have to support the budget http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/rodger-cuzner-is-unimpressed-with-tony-clement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/rodger-cuzner-is-unimpressed-with-tony-clement/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:53:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350935 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/rodger-cuzner-is-unimpressed-with-tony-clement/feed/ 0 A Liberal MP tweets seven unflattering adjectives http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/tory-changes-to-veterans-disability-claims-fall-short-ombudsman-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/tory-changes-to-veterans-disability-claims-fall-short-ombudsman-3/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:31:56 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/tory-changes-to-veterans-disability-claims-fall-short-ombudsman-3/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The veterans ombudsman says he’s disappointed with the Harper government’s response to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/tory-changes-to-veterans-disability-claims-fall-short-ombudsman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/tory-changes-to-veterans-disability-claims-fall-short-ombudsman/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:22:33 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346920 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/tory-changes-to-veterans-disability-claims-fall-short-ombudsman/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The veterans ombudsman says he’s disappointed with the Harper government’s response to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/impoverished-soldiers-deserve-more-dignified-burials-royal-canadian-legion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/impoverished-soldiers-deserve-more-dignified-burials-royal-canadian-legion/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:06:05 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345176 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/impoverished-soldiers-deserve-more-dignified-burials-royal-canadian-legion/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Royal Canadian Legion is launching a national letter-writing campaign aimed at... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/the-last-post-fund-and-caring-for-veterans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/the-last-post-fund-and-caring-for-veterans/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:27:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313850 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/the-last-post-fund-and-caring-for-veterans/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper declined to directly address the matter of the Last Post Fund this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/our-prime-minister-and-his-government-dont-see-it-as-a-priority/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/our-prime-minister-and-his-government-dont-see-it-as-a-priority/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:11:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311341 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/our-prime-minister-and-his-government-dont-see-it-as-a-priority/feed/ 0 A fund created to help with the funeral costs of veterans has been rejecting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/the-auditor-general-on-cyber-security-veterans-and-national-finance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/the-auditor-general-on-cyber-security-veterans-and-national-finance/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:32:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/the-auditor-general-on-cyber-security-veterans-and-national-finance/feed/ 0 "Canadians do not have all the relevant information to understand the long-term impact of budgets" http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/veterans-affairs-wont-be-exempt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/veterans-affairs-wont-be-exempt/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:20:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244196 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/veterans-affairs-wont-be-exempt/feed/ 0 With the Conservatives voting against, the House defeated the NDP’s motion on veterans affairs... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/to-cut-or-not-to-cut-veterans-affairs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/to-cut-or-not-to-cut-veterans-affairs/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:55:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243939 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/to-cut-or-not-to-cut-veterans-affairs/feed/ 0 The House will vote this evening on an NDP motion to exempt Veterans Affairs... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/supporting-the-veterans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/supporting-the-veterans/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:12:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225014 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/supporting-the-veterans/feed/ 1 The former veterans ombudsman is scathing in his criticism of Veterans Affairs and veterans... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/this-solemn-day-of-reflection/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/this-solemn-day-of-reflection/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:15:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224914 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/this-solemn-day-of-reflection/feed/ 0 Liberal leader Bob Rae’s statement on the occasion of Remembrance Day. Today we honour... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/remembering-is-not-enough/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/remembering-is-not-enough/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:45:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224920 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/remembering-is-not-enough/feed/ 0 The leader of the official opposition’s statement on Remembrance Day. Today, tomorrow and all... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/their-duty-to-remember/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/their-duty-to-remember/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:00:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/their-duty-to-remember/feed/ 0 The Governor General’s message on the occasion of Remembrance Day. The terrible price that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/lest-we-forget-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/lest-we-forget-2/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:30:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224909 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/lest-we-forget-2/feed/ 3 The Prime Minister’s statement on the occasion of Remembrance Day. The values our veterans... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-quiet-cuts-8/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-quiet-cuts-8/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:35:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220317 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-quiet-cuts-8/feed/ 18 Veterans Affairs is planning to trim its budget by $226 million. Environment Canada has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/policy-alert-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/policy-alert-10/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:18:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181427 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/policy-alert-10/feed/ 13 Michael Ignatieff promises education for veterans. Canadian soldiers can expect four years of government-paid... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/02/what-it-sounds-like-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/02/what-it-sounds-like-2/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:50:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181163 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/02/what-it-sounds-like-2/feed/ 1 Below the audio of the NDP rally inside the bingo hall of the Dartmouth... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/auditor-general-to-investigate-lump-sum-payments-for-veterans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/auditor-general-to-investigate-lump-sum-payments-for-veterans/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:05:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163146 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/auditor-general-to-investigate-lump-sum-payments-for-veterans/feed/ 6 Payments represent $40 million a year savings http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/mitchel-raphael-on-belinda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/mitchel-raphael-on-belinda/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:00:17 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158858 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/mitchel-raphael-on-belinda/feed/ 8 MacKay’s new romance, Coffee, compost and the PMO, James Moore’s father-son trips http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/supporting-the-troops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/supporting-the-troops/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:14:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148601 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/supporting-the-troops/feed/ 0 CP reports on what seems a particularly dark turn in the discussion about how... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/the-commons-supporting-the-troops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/the-commons-supporting-the-troops/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:34:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142974 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/the-commons-supporting-the-troops/feed/ 0 Veterans ombudsman lashes out at 'the system' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/signs-of-life-for-michael-ignatieff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/signs-of-life-for-michael-ignatieff/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:39 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111230 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/signs-of-life-for-michael-ignatieff/feed/ 116 Prorogation allowed Ignatieff to see through the fog of his foibles and find his vision http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/should-you-be-interested-in-making-our-minority-parliament-work/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/should-you-be-interested-in-making-our-minority-parliament-work/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:51:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107675 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/should-you-be-interested-in-making-our-minority-parliament-work/feed/ 13 Apparently in response to a request from the Prime Minister, Michael Ignatieff writes to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-commons-canadians-are-not-as-cynical-as-he-thought/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-commons-canadians-are-not-as-cynical-as-he-thought/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:09:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=100440 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-commons-canadians-are-not-as-cynical-as-he-thought/feed/ 87 Ignatieff blasts Harper and sets out his "not-so-threatening" prorogue agenda http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/let-us-keep-the-faith-let-us-keep-hope/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/let-us-keep-the-faith-let-us-keep-hope/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:14:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91025 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/let-us-keep-the-faith-let-us-keep-hope/feed/ 1 After Question Period yesterday, the House paused to mark Remembrance Day. Fine contributions from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/11/what-we-remember/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/11/what-we-remember/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:10:41 +0000 Michael Petrou http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/11/what-we-remember/feed/ 9 BY MICHAEL PETROU