BooksHow Europe was savedWELLS: The work of historian Tony Judt, who lost all but his ability to speak, pays heed to the power of words
OttawaMario LaguëPAUL WELLS on Ignatieff’s communications director, who died this morning in a motorcycle crash
OttawaWrite if you get workFrom La Presse comes news that Jean-Marc Fournier, who put in a year and a half as Michael Ignatieff’s senior Quebec advisor, is...
OttawaHey look: the PM, hanging by a thread and lovin’ itFrom the print edition, my monthly brain-in-a-jar Harper column . This one contrasts nicely with this morning’s Ekos poll . Could...
UncategorizedHarper’s got us just where he wants usWELLS: The Prime Minister likes it when people assume that his grip on power hangs by a thread
Ottawa"This nation was founded on the principle that the government must never choose between religions"There’s been a lot of talk about libertarianism in Canadian politics lately. Of course the word has different meanings to...
OttawaA devastating critique of the nation’s political journalismWELLS: Australian election coverage is a funhouse-mirror reflection of the way things work here
OttawaMusic: Four strong, um, stringsIt’s a little nutty how much classical music there is in Ottawa in the summer. The NAC Orchestra played three fun...