http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:36:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/canada-eu-trade-any-day-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/canada-eu-trade-any-day-now/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:04:27 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396415 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/canada-eu-trade-any-day-now/feed/ 0 Why is it taking so long? Paul Wells explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/the-quebec-turban-ban-what-doesnt-get-said/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/the-quebec-turban-ban-what-doesnt-get-said/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:59:39 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394115 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/the-quebec-turban-ban-what-doesnt-get-said/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on multiculturalism and separation of church and state http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/the-case-for-the-quebec-soccer-turban-ban/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/the-case-for-the-quebec-soccer-turban-ban/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:03:48 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393868 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/the-case-for-the-quebec-soccer-turban-ban/feed/ 0 Paul Wells asked for a good argument from a supporter of the ban. Here's what he found. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/awaiting-the-stephen-harper-comeback/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/awaiting-the-stephen-harper-comeback/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:29:19 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393236 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/awaiting-the-stephen-harper-comeback/feed/ 0 He's not going to quit. Paul Wells has the reasons why. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/27/harper-and-newfoundland-a-mystery-solved/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/27/harper-and-newfoundland-a-mystery-solved/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 01:33:18 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=388487 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/27/harper-and-newfoundland-a-mystery-solved/feed/ 0 Glimpse at last-minute brokering offers a closer look at Nigel Wright's work on trade files http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/one-partys-brutal-hangover/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/one-partys-brutal-hangover/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386633 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/one-partys-brutal-hangover/feed/ 0 Paul Wells explains why the Prime Minister is more alone and isolated than ever http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/stephen-harper-and-the-knowledge-economy-perfect-strangers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/stephen-harper-and-the-knowledge-economy-perfect-strangers/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385712 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/stephen-harper-and-the-knowledge-economy-perfect-strangers/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the bad news in the Science, Technology and Innovation Council's latest report http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/wright-resigns-stephen-harper-and-questions-remain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/wright-resigns-stephen-harper-and-questions-remain/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 15:21:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385402 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/wright-resigns-stephen-harper-and-questions-remain/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the PM and his stewardship of your tax dollar http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/memo-to-rob-fords-staff-time-to-quit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/memo-to-rob-fords-staff-time-to-quit/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:28:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/memo-to-rob-fords-staff-time-to-quit/feed/ 0 Paul Wells urges those around Toronto's mayor to get out now http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-bc-election-and-home-team-advantage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-bc-election-and-home-team-advantage/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:03 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-bc-election-and-home-team-advantage/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the staying power of incumbents http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/science-in-canada-failure-doesnt-come-cheap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/science-in-canada-failure-doesnt-come-cheap/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:50:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383534 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/science-in-canada-failure-doesnt-come-cheap/feed/ 0 A prominent science blogger tears the NRC apart http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/shorting-justin-trudeaus-fundraising-ability/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/shorting-justin-trudeaus-fundraising-ability/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 15:21:29 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380799 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/shorting-justin-trudeaus-fundraising-ability/feed/ 0 Did the Liberals just have their best quarter since 2005? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-man-who-makes-harper-tremble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-man-who-makes-harper-tremble/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376483 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-man-who-makes-harper-tremble/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on how the new Liberal leader deals with the PM http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/stephen-harpers-search-for-the-root-causes-of-terrorism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/stephen-harpers-search-for-the-root-causes-of-terrorism/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:51:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374872 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/stephen-harpers-search-for-the-root-causes-of-terrorism/feed/ 0 'We need to know as much as we can about terrorists, their tactics, and the best solutions to protect people ...' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/a-short-history-of-backfiring-conservative-ads/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/a-short-history-of-backfiring-conservative-ads/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:48:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374857 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/a-short-history-of-backfiring-conservative-ads/feed/ 0 The Conservative Party’s volley of attack ads against new Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau may... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/music-caroline-shaw-a-pulitzer-for-whatever-that-was-that-she-just-sang/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/music-caroline-shaw-a-pulitzer-for-whatever-that-was-that-she-just-sang/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:58:43 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/music-caroline-shaw-a-pulitzer-for-whatever-that-was-that-she-just-sang/feed/ 0 I wanted to get this New York Times profile of Caroline Adelaide Shaw, who... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-last-time-the-conservatives-launched-attack-ads/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-last-time-the-conservatives-launched-attack-ads/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:48:16 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-last-time-the-conservatives-launched-attack-ads/feed/ 0 Besides the ads' targets, has anything changed? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-national-health-council-pillar-of-medicare-or-not/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-national-health-council-pillar-of-medicare-or-not/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:09:42 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-national-health-council-pillar-of-medicare-or-not/feed/ 0 Paul Wells takes sum of the Harper government cuts http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/trudeau-conservatives-paid-and-earned-media/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/trudeau-conservatives-paid-and-earned-media/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:15:55 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372972 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/trudeau-conservatives-paid-and-earned-media/feed/ 0 Re: Trudeau, Conservatives, paid and earned media http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/on-attack-ads/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/on-attack-ads/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:31:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372055 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/on-attack-ads/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on political parties and the draw of the negative http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/election-2015-harper-mulcair-trudeau-in-the-starting-blocks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/election-2015-harper-mulcair-trudeau-in-the-starting-blocks/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:55:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/election-2015-harper-mulcair-trudeau-in-the-starting-blocks/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on this weekend ... and what comes after http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/music-montreal-with-nagano-sort-of/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/music-montreal-with-nagano-sort-of/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:47:30 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368678 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/music-montreal-with-nagano-sort-of/feed/ 0 From the Inkless emailbox, this apparent denial of a three-day-old story that didn’t need... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/music-montreal-without-nagano/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/music-montreal-without-nagano/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:29:10 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367889 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/music-montreal-without-nagano/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the expected departure of the director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/canadas-diplomats-in-legal-strike-position/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/canadas-diplomats-in-legal-strike-position/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:09:55 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367544 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/canadas-diplomats-in-legal-strike-position/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the potential for a strike by foreign-service officers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-2013-idol-some-more/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-2013-idol-some-more/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:31:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-2013-idol-some-more/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on a chastened government's tactical retreat http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/and-so-the-justin-trudeau-years-begin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/and-so-the-justin-trudeau-years-begin/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:37:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359775 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/and-so-the-justin-trudeau-years-begin/feed/ 0 What now? What next? Our political editor explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-supreme-court-senate-reference-its-going-well/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-supreme-court-senate-reference-its-going-well/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:38:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357368 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-supreme-court-senate-reference-its-going-well/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the PM's setbacks http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-bush-family-is-coming-back-like-it-or-not/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-bush-family-is-coming-back-like-it-or-not/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:14:49 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357273 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/the-bush-family-is-coming-back-like-it-or-not/feed/ 0 I thought it only fair to warn you http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/why-conservatives-think-the-public-service-is-liberal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/why-conservatives-think-the-public-service-is-liberal/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:19:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/why-conservatives-think-the-public-service-is-liberal/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on partisanship and civil servants http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/new-university-presidents-at-toronto-and-mcgill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/new-university-presidents-at-toronto-and-mcgill/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:09:27 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356991 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/new-university-presidents-at-toronto-and-mcgill/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on a leadership change that could be more significant than most cabinet shuffles http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/shocker-ndp-mp-to-bloc-not-a-shocker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/shocker-ndp-mp-to-bloc-not-a-shocker/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:17:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355280 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/shocker-ndp-mp-to-bloc-not-a-shocker/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the defection of Claude Patry http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/quebec-universities-the-mcgill-problem-hint-its-not-a-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/quebec-universities-the-mcgill-problem-hint-its-not-a-problem/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:09:32 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/quebec-universities-the-mcgill-problem-hint-its-not-a-problem/feed/ 0 Paul Wells explains why Quebec's summit on universities is almost certain to be a gong show http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-keystone-dilemma/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-keystone-dilemma/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:13:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352351 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-keystone-dilemma/feed/ 0 It's time to stop delaying the decision, writes Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/barack-obama-in-a-place-called-hope/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/barack-obama-in-a-place-called-hope/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:29:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349700 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/barack-obama-in-a-place-called-hope/feed/ 0 Paul Wells explains how Obama's America — at least as imagined — is far left of Stephen Harper's Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/harper-and-the-senate-life-without-a-plan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/harper-and-the-senate-life-without-a-plan/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:40:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346230 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/harper-and-the-senate-life-without-a-plan/feed/ 0 The prime minister's questions for the Supreme Court show he has a vague plan to do something, writes Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/the-mulcair-agenda-for-constitutional-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/the-mulcair-agenda-for-constitutional-change/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:02:17 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345151 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/the-mulcair-agenda-for-constitutional-change/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the NDP bill on secession referendums http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/thoughts-on-secession/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/thoughts-on-secession/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:29:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344917 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/thoughts-on-secession/feed/ 0 'What is the content of this obligation to negotiate?' The SCOC asked a hell of a question, writes Paul Wells, but look at how they answered http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/harper-and-social-media-an-open-question/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/harper-and-social-media-an-open-question/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:32:59 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344319 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/harper-and-social-media-an-open-question/feed/ 0 This evening I read listlessly from a library copy of What Hath God Wrought:... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/prime-minister-harpers-inner-circle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/prime-minister-harpers-inner-circle/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:52:20 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/prime-minister-harpers-inner-circle/feed/ 0 Photograph reveals a rare glimpse of the PM's advisers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/six-weeks-later/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/six-weeks-later/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:30:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343226 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/six-weeks-later/feed/ 0 So where are we? Politics editor Paul Wells explains as the parliamentary year begins http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/liberals-for-breakfast-the-men-who-would-lead-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/liberals-for-breakfast-the-men-who-would-lead-quebec/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:24:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340939 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/liberals-for-breakfast-the-men-who-would-lead-quebec/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the Quebec Liberal Party leadership race http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lupe-fiasco-what-on-earth-did-they-expect/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lupe-fiasco-what-on-earth-did-they-expect/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:25:52 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lupe-fiasco-what-on-earth-did-they-expect/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the rapper's removal from his pre-inaugural concert http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/ontario-coalition-dreaming/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/ontario-coalition-dreaming/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:40:30 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/ontario-coalition-dreaming/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on Andrea Horwath, the Ontario Liberals and a stack of hypotheticals http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/martin-cauchon-takes-on-steven-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/martin-cauchon-takes-on-steven-harper/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:58:16 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/martin-cauchon-takes-on-steven-harper/feed/ 0 The former Liberal Justice minister is a late-breaking candidate for the federal Liberal leadership.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/david-johnston-international-man-of-almost-no-intrigue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/david-johnston-international-man-of-almost-no-intrigue/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:06:17 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/david-johnston-international-man-of-almost-no-intrigue/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the Governor General's autonomy—or lack thereof