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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

Reasons to stay in Afghanistan #1: Deny al-Qaeda a safe haven

Meanwhile, recruitment of Westerners to the Taliban and al Qaeda is up , with a steady flow of recruits to training camps in...

Ottawa

Hope you like butter, because you’re going to keep paying through the nose for it: a tale of Canada-EU trade

Thirty-five — thirty-five! — European trade negotiators were scheduled to arrive in Ottawa over the weekend for the first of...

Ottawa

Turok the African

Is Neil Turok of the Perimeter Institute "nuts"? He thinks so. A conversation with Paul Wells.

Ottawa

Another right-wing hack on the Conservative payroll

My kickback from the Harper PMO didn’t arrive in time today, so you’re going to have to make do with that other notorious...

Ottawa

Hey look: A smart guy, not in Ottawa

From the print edition, my column about Neil Turok and the latest from the Perimeter Institute. Turok and I talked about a wide...

Uncategorized

A sold-out festival about . . . physics?

Perimeter institute is a ‘no-nonsense place,’ says Turok

Ottawa

They wouldn’t make this kind of fuss if he wasn’t coming to visit

From the Inkless emailbox, news of...of news of Stephen Hawking, who has been ill:

Ottawa

Nostalgia

From May: Exclusive: The Liberal Plan to Respond to the Harper Ads . A highlight: All this excitement was designed to allow a...

Ottawa

Separated at birth?

Voter support for the Liberal Party of Canada in today’s Ekos/CBC Poll: 25.5% ( link ) Popular vote for the Canadian Alliance in...

Ottawa

Hey look: Holbrooke’s getting a new temp

From the print edition, which this week is ridiculously entertaining in many ways, my column , about how things are changing on...

Paul Wells

Reasons to stay in Afghanistan #1: Deny al-Qaeda a safe haven

Hope you like butter, because you’re going to keep paying through the nose for it: a tale of Canada-EU trade

Turok the African

Another right-wing hack on the Conservative payroll

Hey look: A smart guy, not in Ottawa

A sold-out festival about . . . physics?

They wouldn’t make this kind of fuss if he wasn’t coming to visit

Nostalgia

Separated at birth?

Hey look: Holbrooke’s getting a new temp

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