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Walk, chew gum35 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 7 hours ago: Dec. 30, 2009. More than 30 bills will die on the order paper, with more than half of them part of t … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Dimitri Soudas, Economy, House of Commons, John McCain, Parliament, PMO, Prime Minister's Office, prorogation

The shorter and shorter Parliament43 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 day ago: Taking a moment from an otherwise pleasant vacation to do some math… Here is a quickly put-tog … more →

Tags: Capital Read, House of Commons, Parliament, prorogation, Prorogue, sitting days, Stephen Harper

Political scientists (IV)13 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 day ago: Isaiah Berlin’s consideration of political judgment. The quality I am attempting to describe i … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Albert Einstein, bismarck, democracy, einstein, Emperor Claudius, Franklin Roosevelt, Freud, Isaiah Berlin

Political scientists (III)87 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 2 days ago: Glen Pearson considers himself as a “doe-eyed” 59-year-old. I have brought all these exp … more →

Tags: Capital Read, democracy, Glen Pearson, House of Commons, John Diefenbaker, Lester B. Pearson, Parliament, politicians, Politics

Political scientists (II)6 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 3 days ago: Chris Selley considers Jason Kenney and KAIROS. Heaven only knows what went on here. Maybe it’ … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Bev Oda, democracy, Faith, Foreign Aid, Israel, Jason Kenney, Kairos, Politics

Political scientists31 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 3 days ago: Canadians consider Ottawa. Ipsos Reid asked Canadians if they would “encourage any family memb … more →

Tags: Capital Read, democracy, House of Commons, Ipsos-Reid, Ottawa, Parliament, politicians, Politics

The pivotal paperwork (IV)13 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: After a week without explanation as to why a reference to abuse was redacted from that 2006 field re … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Afghanistan, Detainees, Peter MacKay, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers, Walter Natynczyk

Cameramen not apparently entitled to enjoy holiday season with friends, family35 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: The Canadian Press, Sun, Star, CBC and Canwest report from today’s unofficial meeting of the A … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Afghanistan, Afghanistan committee, Amnesty International, Detainees, Gar Pardy, Paul Champ, Richard Colvin, special committee on Afghanistan

Auld Lang Syne131 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: CBC, June 20, 2008. Prime Minister Stephen Harper pulled no punches on Friday in describing a carbon … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Carbon Tax, climate change, Environment, Stephen Harper

Happy holidays (II)8 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: Four years ago tomorrow, Stephen Harper made a campaign stop in Winnipeg, where he outlined his part … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Afghanistan, Afghanistan committee, Detainees, Gilles duceppe, Jack Layton, Jamey Heath, Ken Polk, Laurie Hawn

Happy holidays23 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: Laurie Hawn writes to inform the Afghanistan committee that Conservative members won’t be atte … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Afghanistan, Afghanistan committee, Detainees, Kevin Rowcliffe, Laurie Hawn, Michel Gauthier, Military Police Complaints Commission, MPCC

What the ministers were told71 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: The head of the International Red Cross is reported to have met with Peter MacKay, Gordon O’Co … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Afghanistan, Detainees, Gordon O'Connor, ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter MacKay, Red Cross, Richard Colvinm

The year in Ignatieff81 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: The leader of the opposition does the end-of-year rounds, talking to the Canadian Press, Globe and M … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Bob Rae, Deficit, Employment, Jean Chretien, michael ignatieff, paul martin, ron Graham, Stephen Harper

Pretty please15 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: The opposition requested a meeting of the special committee on Afghanistan for next Tuesday and that … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Afghanistan, Afghanistan committee, Detainees, Richard Colvin, Rick Casson, special committee on Afghanistan, Torture, Transfers

Bless this mess16 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: In a two-part post—here and here—Kady O’Malley reviews all that has befallen Parliament’ … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Afghanistan, Afghanistan committee, Committee, Detainees, gary goodyear, in and out, Joe Preston, Parliament

'The buck stopped nowhere'34 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: Global details the case of a detainee kept in extreme conditions while in Canadian custody and the a … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Afghanistan, david mulroney, Detainees, NATO, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers

Freedom and accountability40 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 2 weeks ago: David Eaves considers the implications of Richard Colvin’s accusations. When the most senior r … more →

Tags: Capital Read, access to information, Afghanistan, David Eaves, Freedom of Information, Gil Shochat, Public Service, Richard Colvin, Torture

It's a wonderful life5 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 2 weeks ago: From 22 Minutes. … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Afghanistan, Detainees, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers

In summary37 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 2 weeks ago: Canadian Press pulls together some of the more relevant bits from Richard Colvin’s letter to t … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Afghanistan, Detainees, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers


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