Roman Waschuk spent more than three decades in Canada’s foreign service, beginning in Moscow in the final years of the Soviet Union, and ending as Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine from 2014 to 2018. He is currently Ukraine’s Business Ombudsman, a role he began shortly before the Russian invasion.

He talks to Paul about how the invasion has changed Ukraine, how it’s changing Canada, and how it might yet change Russia.

The Paul Wells Show is produced by ANTICA, in partnership with the National Arts Centre and the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. It is published by the Toronto Star and iPolitics. Our founding sponsor is TELUS and the title sponsor is Compass Rose.

"Until I came here, I'm not sure I understood the depth of the problem," says David L. Cohen, the new U.S. ambassador to Canada. Cohen is talking about the "breach of trust" between Canada and the United States in recent years, a mutual suspicion that skyrocketed during the Donald Trump presidency and hasn't recovered. Paul Wells talks to Cohen about restoring trust, working together on energy and climate, and how Cohen became the second-base coach for his son's T-ball league. 

The Paul Wells Show is produced by ANTICA, in partnership with the National Arts Centre and the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. It is published by the Toronto Star and iPolitics. Our founding sponsor is TELUS and the title sponsor is Compass Rose.

Welcome to The Paul Wells Show. Our first episode will be released in mid-September 2022.