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<a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/apres-un-oui-qui-parlerait-pour-le\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Pour la saison des référendums, le point de vue d'un sommité de la fonction publique canadien","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/apres-un-oui-qui-parlerait-pour-le","date_published":"2026-05-29T20:01:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 20:01","date_timestamp":1780084911,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90986251","content_html":"<p>The Oracle of Tyvek: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-oracle-of-tyvek\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Mark Carney makes the case for Canada from a construction site in Orleans","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-oracle-of-tyvek","date_published":"2026-05-27T01:55:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 01:55","date_timestamp":1779846916,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90687893","content_html":"<p>Still running: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/still-running\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"What's the opposite of calling the question? Welcome to your 2026, Alberta","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/still-running","date_published":"2026-05-22T04:19:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 04:19","date_timestamp":1779423570,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90599322","content_html":"<p>Meet the Roulettes: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/meet-the-roulettes\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"What kind of penny-ante country would replace jet aerobatics with turboprops? Australia.","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/meet-the-roulettes","date_published":"2026-05-20T21:50:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 21:50","date_timestamp":1779313853,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90582534","content_html":"<p>Announcing the Paul Wells Road Show: Toronto! <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/announcing-the-paul-wells-road-show-de4\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"On June 20, a celebration of politics, community, creation and tunes","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/announcing-the-paul-wells-road-show-de4","date_published":"2026-05-20T17:55:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 17:55","date_timestamp":1779299704,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90038219","content_html":"<p>Dignified, efficient, and whatever this is: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/dignified-efficient-and-whatever\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Have we reached Peak Carney? Probably not, but I wanted to be the first to ask","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/dignified-efficient-and-whatever","date_published":"2026-05-12T02:34:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 02:34","date_timestamp":1778553271,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90038221","content_html":"<p>Miles and Trane at 100: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/miles-and-trane-at-100\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"For the centennial of their births, albums to help you hear them differently","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/miles-and-trane-at-100","date_published":"2026-05-10T16:02:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 16:02","date_timestamp":1778428922,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89859886","content_html":"<p>The Q&amp;A: \"People agree with anti-democratic actions if it's their team doing it. That leaves us vulnerable\": <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-q-and-a-people-agree-with-anti\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"UofT prof Eric Merkley on whether the party you don't vote for just sucks, and why a lot of people think it does","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-q-and-a-people-agree-with-anti","date_published":"2026-05-07T20:34:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 20:34","date_timestamp":1778186049,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89598827","content_html":"<p>A new PBO comes out swinging: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/a-new-pbo-comes-out-swinging\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"The country's resilient. The government has some 'splainin to do","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/a-new-pbo-comes-out-swinging","date_published":"2026-05-04T21:03:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-04 21:03","date_timestamp":1777928638,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89465455","content_html":"<p>The Q&amp;A: \"The human may not be able to make decisions at the speed modern war requires\": <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-q-and-a-the-human-may-not-be\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Analyst Olena Kryzhanivska on Ukraine's drone revolution — and the hard choices ahead","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-q-and-a-the-human-may-not-be","date_published":"2026-05-02T16:25:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 16:25","date_timestamp":1777739101,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89315192","content_html":"<p>The Avi Lewis Interview: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-avi-lewis-interview\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"\"We need solutions from government. It’s literally what government is for.”","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-avi-lewis-interview","date_published":"2026-04-30T13:53:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 13:53","date_timestamp":1777557204,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89197152","content_html":"<p>This is my prudent face: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/this-is-my-prudent-face\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"François-Philippe Champagne delivers a minimalist update whose star is... Canada","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/this-is-my-prudent-face","date_published":"2026-04-28T20:02:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 20:02","date_timestamp":1777406542,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89132737","content_html":"<p>Max Fawcett's beef with Poilievre (and me): <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/mac-fawcetts-beef-with-poilievre\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"\"The energy transition is moving far more quickly than I think most Canadians understand\"","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/mac-fawcetts-beef-with-poilievre","date_published":"2026-04-27T20:03:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 20:03","date_timestamp":1777320226,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88881628","content_html":"<p>A disgrace: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/a-disgrace\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"A column from Le Devoir's Monday editions, by Jean-François Nadeau","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/a-disgrace","date_published":"2026-04-23T19:50:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 19:50","date_timestamp":1776973843,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88781158","content_html":"<p>Brock party: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/brock-party\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Four short columns about one video","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/brock-party","date_published":"2026-04-22T13:46:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 13:46","date_timestamp":1776865560,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88479197","content_html":"<p>The Panel: Majority noise: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-panel-majority-noise\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Our mildly partisan partisans discuss the new Carney hegemony. Also: Gladu! Avi! Diploma snark!","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-panel-majority-noise","date_published":"2026-04-17T20:54:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 20:54","date_timestamp":1776459297,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88467202","content_html":"<p>Subscriber update: Honourable work: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/subscriber-update-honourable-work\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Notes on the fourth anniversary of this newsletter","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/subscriber-update-honourable-work","date_published":"2026-04-17T11:57:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 11:57","date_timestamp":1776427052,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88415533","content_html":"<p>The Q&amp;A: \"It's getting harder, not easier, to do this kind of work\": <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-q-and-a-its-getting-harder-not\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Pollster David Coletto on AI, fear of losing everything, and how hard it is to measure the Conservative vote","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-q-and-a-its-getting-harder-not","date_published":"2026-04-16T19:29:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 19:29","date_timestamp":1776367775,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87987020","content_html":"<p>The universe in black and white: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-universe-in-black-and-white\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Guest writer Mark Lepage on cult-rock phenomenon Angine de Poitrine. Commence the microtonal looping","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-universe-in-black-and-white","date_published":"2026-04-10T14:24:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-10 14:24","date_timestamp":1775831079,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87925423","content_html":"<p>Gladu could make it: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/gladu-could-make-it\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"What we can learn from a match made in Carneyland","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/gladu-could-make-it","date_published":"2026-04-09T16:43:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-09 16:43","date_timestamp":1775753011,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87803564","content_html":"<p>Fast tracking: <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/fast-tracking\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Steven MacKinnon isn't pleased with the transportation system he inherited. Now we'll see whether he can fix it.","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/fast-tracking","date_published":"2026-04-07T20:39:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 20:39","date_timestamp":1775594374,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87567070","content_html":"<p>The Q&amp;A: \"I cannot believe the idiotic things that people do. Mostly men.\": <a href=\"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-q-and-a-i-cannot-believe-the\">paulwells.substack.com</a></p>","summary":"Jaime Watt, Canada's leading crisis advisor, on everything that can go wrong at your company. Sex is a big one.","url":"https://paulwells.substack.com/p/the-q-and-a-i-cannot-believe-the","date_published":"2026-04-03T18:12:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul Wells | Substack","url":"http://paulwells.substack.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216QH5%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fpaulwells.substack.com%252Ftwitter%252Fsubscribe-card.jpg%253Fv%253D-1440149694%2526version%253D9","_microblog":{"username":"paulwells.substack.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 18:12","date_timestamp":1775239963,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}