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Fri, 25 May 2012 21:07:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/tom-mulcair-and-the-tar-messengers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/tom-mulcair-and-the-tar-messengers/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 04:36:24 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258822 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/tom-mulcair-and-the-tar-messengers/feed/ 0 Mulcair seems to believe Harper has the premiers of the western provinces waiting by the Harperphone http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/quebec-tuition-protesters-winning-streak-just-never-ends/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/quebec-tuition-protesters-winning-streak-just-never-ends/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 03:03:22 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258571 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/quebec-tuition-protesters-winning-streak-just-never-ends/feed/ 0 Bliss it is in this dawn to be alive, and to be young, Trotskyist,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/13/oh-youre-right-jazz-isnt-dying/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/13/oh-youre-right-jazz-isnt-dying/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 03:10:35 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/13/oh-youre-right-jazz-isnt-dying/feed/ 0 There’s still a debate in jazz circles about whether jazz is dying. I just... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/13/crunch-time-for-the-euro-yes-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/13/crunch-time-for-the-euro-yes-again/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 20:52:42 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258397 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/13/crunch-time-for-the-euro-yes-again/feed/ 0 The Financial Times: “Fear Grows of Greece Leaving Euro.” Not sure fear is the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/the-global-conspiracy-to-make-canadas-energy-debate-sound-ridiculous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/the-global-conspiracy-to-make-canadas-energy-debate-sound-ridiculous/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 04:10:58 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258176 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/the-global-conspiracy-to-make-canadas-energy-debate-sound-ridiculous/feed/ 0 Why Jacques Cousteau had a boat instead of a Paris Métro pass http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/obama-and-marriage-the-arc-of-the-moral-universe-is-pretty-bloody-slow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/obama-and-marriage-the-arc-of-the-moral-universe-is-pretty-bloody-slow/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 19:59:29 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/obama-and-marriage-the-arc-of-the-moral-universe-is-pretty-bloody-slow/feed/ 0 Barack Obama, who ran for President in 2008 with a position on same-sex marriage... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/how-did-edmonton-get-to-carnegie-hall-by-thinking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/how-did-edmonton-get-to-carnegie-hall-by-thinking/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 02:54:04 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257386 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/how-did-edmonton-get-to-carnegie-hall-by-thinking/feed/ 0 By now many of you will have heard that the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra will... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/06/sarkozy-fini/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/06/sarkozy-fini/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 03:24:44 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257226 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/06/sarkozy-fini/feed/ 0 Five years ago he assured everyone, "I've changed." This turned out to be optimistic http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/chatting-with-the-dalai-lama/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/chatting-with-the-dalai-lama/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 19:09:56 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256323 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/chatting-with-the-dalai-lama/feed/ 0 Feel free to export to China, he says--but sell them on your democratic values too http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/frances-next-president-francois-not-sarkozy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/frances-next-president-francois-not-sarkozy/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 03:33:25 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/frances-next-president-francois-not-sarkozy/feed/ 0 Hollande might as well stay home and read Stieg Larsson novels for all the influence he is having http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/mr-harper-is-not-pleased/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/mr-harper-is-not-pleased/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:28:47 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255531 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/mr-harper-is-not-pleased/feed/ 0 Recent incidents suggest a marked and sudden tightening of discipline on the government benches http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/france-todays-sarkozy-flameout-update/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/france-todays-sarkozy-flameout-update/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:26:57 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254788 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/france-todays-sarkozy-flameout-update/feed/ 0 Campaigning on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after the first round of Presidential election... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/michael-ignatieffs-purgatory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/michael-ignatieffs-purgatory/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:05:52 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/michael-ignatieffs-purgatory/feed/ 0 Saying provocative things as a public intellectual is, after all, the former Liberal leader's forté http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/meet-the-new-boss-alberta/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/meet-the-new-boss-alberta/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:41:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/meet-the-new-boss-alberta/feed/ 0 Albertans did elect a woman as their premier last night, just not the one... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-decline-and-fall-of-nicolas-sarkozy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-decline-and-fall-of-nicolas-sarkozy/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:07:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254332 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-decline-and-fall-of-nicolas-sarkozy/feed/ 0 Take a look at Nicolas Sarkozy’s official campaign posters from 2007 and 2012. In... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/bev-oda-overconfidence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/bev-oda-overconfidence/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:48:24 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254301 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/bev-oda-overconfidence/feed/ 0 Why on Earth would Bev Oda behave any differently? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/on-the-existence-of-an-ndp-base/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/on-the-existence-of-an-ndp-base/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:02:29 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254293 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/on-the-existence-of-an-ndp-base/feed/ 0 This column, a couple of weeks ago, posed a question about Thomas Mulcair’s ability... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/liberal-party-to-supporters-i-love-ya-tomorrow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/liberal-party-to-supporters-i-love-ya-tomorrow/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:53:17 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253947 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/liberal-party-to-supporters-i-love-ya-tomorrow/feed/ 0 An email from Liberal Party president Mike Crawley, in response to smart-ass heckling about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/chuck-norris-jokes-rewritten-with-mark-carneys-name/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/chuck-norris-jokes-rewritten-with-mark-carneys-name/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:18:39 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252935 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/chuck-norris-jokes-rewritten-with-mark-carneys-name/feed/ 0 Mark Carney counted to infinity—twice http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/stephen-harpers-spite-of-charter-30th-anniversary-edition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/stephen-harpers-spite-of-charter-30th-anniversary-edition/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:51:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252702 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/stephen-harpers-spite-of-charter-30th-anniversary-edition/feed/ 0 The prime minister is hardly trash-talking the constitution here http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/14/music-bachs-prayer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/14/music-bachs-prayer/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:44:23 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252535 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/14/music-bachs-prayer/feed/ 0 I’ve been listening to a lot of Bach lately. It’s like diving into the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/the-liberals-smartest-party-in-the-universe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/the-liberals-smartest-party-in-the-universe/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:14:58 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252529 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/the-liberals-smartest-party-in-the-universe/feed/ 0 “You trying to get me to spend money?” a senior official in the Liberal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/aboriginal-affairs-a-way-forward-or-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/aboriginal-affairs-a-way-forward-or-back/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:02:46 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/aboriginal-affairs-a-way-forward-or-back/feed/ 0 Join our conversation http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/frances-elections-plus-ca-change-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/frances-elections-plus-ca-change-2/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:07:10 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/frances-elections-plus-ca-change-2/feed/ 0 Much debate in France over reforms to the country’s rules for obtaining a driver’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/07/canada-2013-a-world-of-fun/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/07/canada-2013-a-world-of-fun/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:01:16 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251098 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/07/canada-2013-a-world-of-fun/feed/ 0 With Danielle Smith stomping across Alberta in the boots of history (OK, lousy metaphor),... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/rights-and-democracy-qui-veut-noyer-son-chien/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/rights-and-democracy-qui-veut-noyer-son-chien/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:42:52 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250418 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/rights-and-democracy-qui-veut-noyer-son-chien/feed/ 0 There’s no reason to believe three years’ worth of relentless negative coverage led to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/the-harper-budget-always-leave-em-wanting-more/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/the-harper-budget-always-leave-em-wanting-more/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:27:05 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250126 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/the-harper-budget-always-leave-em-wanting-more/feed/ 0 PostMedia columnist Michael Den Tandt is still struggling with last Thursday’s budget, which was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/why-harper-turned-toward-asia-ask-carney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/why-harper-turned-toward-asia-ask-carney/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:47:48 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250092 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/why-harper-turned-toward-asia-ask-carney/feed/ 0 An extraordinary speech today from Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. Since it draws... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/everything-that-is-wrong-with-ottawa-for-now-at-least/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/everything-that-is-wrong-with-ottawa-for-now-at-least/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:24:12 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250053 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/everything-that-is-wrong-with-ottawa-for-now-at-least/feed/ 0 We’re all positively giddy here on the Hill, ladies and gents. The stimulation is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/the-harper-decade-now-an-ibook/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/the-harper-decade-now-an-ibook/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:49:05 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249946 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/the-harper-decade-now-an-ibook/feed/ 0 The Harper Decade, the e-book that compiles my best writing on Stephen Harper over... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/budget-gwyn-morgan-would-be-so-upset/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/budget-gwyn-morgan-would-be-so-upset/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 01:45:34 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249944 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/budget-gwyn-morgan-would-be-so-upset/feed/ 0 How to begin? Let’s use boldface. “By establishing the Public Appointments Commission, the Government... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/music-quantum-fiddling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/music-quantum-fiddling/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:08:46 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249723 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/music-quantum-fiddling/feed/ 0 I’ve made it clear before that I’m a big fan of the work Edwin... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/harpers-very-political-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/harpers-very-political-budget/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:21:43 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/harpers-very-political-budget/feed/ 0 At first glance, there are no major transformations, but below the surface this government is escalating a dozen of its favourite combats http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/wells-on-harper-on-cbc/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/wells-on-harper-on-cbc/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:07:15 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/wells-on-harper-on-cbc/feed/ 0 It was a great pleasure to be a guest on CBC Radio’s The Current... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/the-herman-cain-bunny-ad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/the-herman-cain-bunny-ad/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:15:43 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248628 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/the-herman-cain-bunny-ad/feed/ 0 Why… why no, I don’t have any questions.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/25/broadbent-and-everything-after/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/25/broadbent-and-everything-after/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:56:02 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248292 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/25/broadbent-and-everything-after/feed/ 0 It’s hard to do one of these insta-bake histories of a complex historical event... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-complete-carl-sandburg-talking-points-against-tom-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-complete-carl-sandburg-talking-points-against-tom-mulcair/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:38:28 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248226 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-complete-carl-sandburg-talking-points-against-tom-mulcair/feed/ 0 I. They tell me the new NDP leader is wicked and I believe them,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/brian-topp-just-short/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/brian-topp-just-short/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:59:39 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248220 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/brian-topp-just-short/feed/ 0 As I write this, New Democrats are voting on a fourth ballot for no... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/free-advice-to-new-democrats-let-yourselves-fall-in-love/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/free-advice-to-new-democrats-let-yourselves-fall-in-love/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:31:15 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247738 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/free-advice-to-new-democrats-let-yourselves-fall-in-love/feed/ 0 Pick a leader who can galvanize a substantial segment of the electorate and not worrying about the rest http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/hey-look-hewers-of-wood-drawers-of-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/hey-look-hewers-of-wood-drawers-of-power/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:03:07 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247700 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/hey-look-hewers-of-wood-drawers-of-power/feed/ 0 In Ottawa a few weeks ago, I ran into an old friend who used... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/canadian-universities-brazilian-ambition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/canadian-universities-brazilian-ambition/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:25:46 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247546 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/canadian-universities-brazilian-ambition/feed/ 0 Last October I wrote a really strange column noting that the government of Brazil... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/jean-charest-prospector/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/jean-charest-prospector/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:53:02 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247133 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/jean-charest-prospector/feed/ 0 The Quebec premier's Plan Nord promises to transform Quebec—into Alberta http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/the-conservatives-new-ad-no-not-rae-the-other-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/the-conservatives-new-ad-no-not-rae-the-other-one/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:39:57 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246627 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/the-conservatives-new-ad-no-not-rae-the-other-one/feed/ 0 Everyone’s going to be talking about the giggling Bob Rae ad the Conservatives finally... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/17/the-new-mulcair-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/17/the-new-mulcair-party/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:43:55 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246441 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/17/the-new-mulcair-party/feed/ 0 I don’t know about you, but I’m thinking Tom Mulcair probably wins the NDP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/slaughterhouse-quebec-or-thats-a-halal-of-a-way-to-make-a-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/slaughterhouse-quebec-or-thats-a-halal-of-a-way-to-make-a-country/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:33:52 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245970 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/slaughterhouse-quebec-or-thats-a-halal-of-a-way-to-make-a-country/feed/ 0 The Journal de Montréal website is this morning running footage of chicken heads being...