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Paul Wells
paulwells.substack.com > p > carneys-euro-vision-could-everybody

Carney’s Euro-vision: could everybody please calm down

8+ hour, 53+ min ago   (353+ words) I don’t usually write posts this short, but some people are losing their minds and I think it’s important that everyone touch grass. The Wall Street Journal has an article saying Mark Carney is seeking “associate membership” in the EU....

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paulwells.substack.com > p > get-along-great

Get along great

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (118+ words) Paul Wells | Substack Gee, he sure sounds like he wants a deal. “I don’t want Canadian cars, I don’t want Canadian parts, I don’t want Canadian anything,” Donald J. Trump wrote on Sunday afternoon on his janky social-media site. “I…...

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paulwells.substack.com > p > on-falling-in-line

On falling in line

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (193+ words) At the end of this post I’ll invite some readers to come to an orchestra concert with me at the National Arts Centre. Details at the bottom, after the heavy stuff. — pw “In the end the Party would announce that…...

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paulwells.substack.com > p > the-q-and-a-we-are-looking-at-several

The Q&A: “We are looking at several other things that could be of this scale or larger”

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1225+ words) Paul Wells: The Prime Minister said the biggest news this week is the Churchill Falls announcement. But meanwhile, there’s this avalanche of other news out of Washington. Why on earth would Churchill Falls be a bigger deal than the suspense…...