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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

Oily the Splot gets a green card!

Just guess where this Obama ad is playing. No, guess. Go ahead and guess!! Okay, I’ll tell you. It’s running on wee TV screens on...

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McCain’s new ad...

..is an Obama ad. Washington’s broken and I’m here to fix it. Me from Bizarro world! Me like logic so much, me kill it!...

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The only way an ambitious online publication can survive

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Ottawa

"Who will McCain’s second choice be?"

The Democratic National Committee gets out ahead of the Republican nominee’s veep choice. A random highlight: Fortunately Canada’s...

Ottawa

PQ: The initials stand for "Beatles Fan." No, really!

The embarrassing little episode where Paul McCartney’s Quebec City concert drew complaints because he’s British and so were...

Ottawa

Nine candles and ten months

This excellent article in the Globe and Mail , bearing the fingerprints of no fewer than five reporters, details CanWest’s...

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St. Lawrence String Quartet

I saw these guys tonight, with guests, which is almost always a good thing because when friends come onstage musicians are...

General

Uh... uh...

Well, here’s the latest McCain ad. (Official translation here .) There’s not much to say about the candidate’s increasingly...

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Layers of disingenuity

From AP by way of Talkingpointsmemo : Oh, please . Of course Obama was referring to race. Let’s be clear. I think McCain has run...

Ottawa

Quebec City: linguistic and real-estate notes

So as I prepare to leave Quebec City (later than planned: thanks, Air Canada!), here are a few notes from the Conservative caucus...

Paul Wells

Oily the Splot gets a green card!

McCain’s new ad...

The only way an ambitious online publication can survive

"Who will McCain’s second choice be?"

PQ: The initials stand for "Beatles Fan." No, really!

Nine candles and ten months

St. Lawrence String Quartet

Uh... uh...

Layers of disingenuity

Quebec City: linguistic and real-estate notes

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