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Paul Wells

Maclean’s senior writer Paul Wells writes about politics across Canada and abroad. Except sometimes he ignores politics and writes about music or something else.

Ottawa

The smoking pile of rubble where André Alexis used to be

Over at The Walrus , they’ve published an article-length whinge by André Alexis about how everything in book reviewing just sucks...

Ottawa

Dept. of protesting way too much

PAUL WELLS on some extravagant claims of the non-partisanship of our new GG

Ottawa

The immaculate conception of David Johnston

WELLS: "There is a lot of nice china at Rideau Hall and I think we can all rest assured Johnston won’t pinch it"

Ottawa

Music: Belly of the beast

Every summer for two afternoons, the National Arts Centre Orchestra puts a few rows of chairs at the front of its rehearsal room...

Ottawa

Brain food II: Smart aid for Africa

The other $20 million the Prime Minister announced today at Perimeter Institute may be the smartest and boldest investment a...

General

Brain food II: Smart aid for Africa

If you unleash some of those hundreds of millions of minds you help Africa and you help the world.

General

Brain food I: the post-doctoral trap

Post-docs stand to take a substantial tax hit

Ottawa

Brain food I: the post-doctoral trap

Let’s take Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s announcement today at Perimeter Institute in two parts. The PM announced $45 million...

Ottawa

This is an outrage! Right?

From Sun Media, one in what I can assure you will be an endless series of stories about people spending your! tax! dollars! on...

Ottawa

Afghanistan: Plan and execution

I was sad to see I overlooked the publication a couple of weeks ago of James Traub’s New York Times Magazine feature on the...

Paul Wells

The smoking pile of rubble where André Alexis used to be

Dept. of protesting way too much

The immaculate conception of David Johnston

Music: Belly of the beast

Brain food II: Smart aid for Africa

Brain food II: Smart aid for Africa

Brain food I: the post-doctoral trap

Brain food I: the post-doctoral trap

This is an outrage! Right?

Afghanistan: Plan and execution

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