Stephen Harper’s secret weapon in Quebec
Any Conservative gains in the province will have much to do with insider Denis Lebel
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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.
Oh you’re right, jazz isn’t dying
There’s still a debate in jazz circles about whether jazz is dying. I just wanted to flag the two most awesome consecutive...
Crunch time for the Euro. Yes, again.
The Financial Times : " Fear Grows of Greece Leaving Euro ." Not sure fear is the word for it. Der Spiegel is calling for Greece’s...
The global conspiracy to make Canada’s energy debate sound ridiculous
Why Jacques Cousteau had a boat instead of a Paris Métro pass
Obama and marriage: The arc of the moral universe is pretty bloody slow
Barack Obama, who ran for President in 2008 with a position on same-sex marriage that would have got him called a member of the...
How did Edmonton get to Carnegie Hall? By thinking
By now many of you will have heard that the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra will be playing in Carnegie Hall in New York City on...
Sarkozy, fini
Five years ago he assured everyone, "I’ve changed." This turned out to be optimistic
In milestone elections, Greece radicalizes, France moderates
Springtime Sundays are election days in Europe, and this one brought two blockbusters. In France, Nicolas Sarkozy becomes only the...
Meditations on diplomacy with the Dalai Lama
Wary of upsetting allies who like the old, anti-Communist Harper, the Prime Minister welcomed the Dalai Lama
Justin Trudeau for PM. No, seriously.
If this guy’s name was Joe Smith, he’d be a no-brainer for the Liberals