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Aaron Wherry

Aaron Wherry covers the House of Commons and its 338 residents for Maclean’s.

Ottawa

Dueling rants: Mercer on Harper

From last week’s episode.

The Maclean’s bump

Reigning Parliamentarian of the Year Bill Blaikie wins a seat in the Manitoba government. "I’m looking forward to being on the...

Public intellectual (II)

Douglas Bell responds to Andrew Steele’s advice for Michael Ignatieff. Steele points to Ignatieff’s review of Leslie Gelb’s new...

A noted return

The Bloc’s Francine Lalonde, who is battling cancer, returned to the House today and received a standing ovation from all sides...

Jason Kenney is unimpressed

From his Twitter feed . I’m always amazed by how many special interest micro-issues the opposition raises during QP, rather than...

Questions without answers

Fans of Parliamentary procedure take note, the Speaker allowed three questions today (all by the NDP, two having to do with...

Try the veal

Mike Duffy, comedian . Duffy also roasted Federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and NDP leader Jack Layton, as well as the Jean...

Forgotten footnotes

From a profile of Stockwell Day, written for this magazine eight and a half years ago by John Geddes. He owns a .38 handgun, which...