A kind of chaos that is always with us
A new book shows Sir John A. Macdonald’s politics were much like ours
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.
Freedom to fail is what made Steve Jobs
Let us now argue about how to create the next Jobs
Harper swings and misses on Insite
The PM came close to shutting down Insite, only to be reminded there are still some limits to his reach
Dalton McGuinty: Partial Comeback Kid
Six months ago, McGuinty was toast with a stake through his heart
Steve Jobs: This American life
WELLS: It wasn’t virtue Jobs was trying to spread, it was competence and ingenuity
What really goes on in Ontario schools
The province’s schools have been singled out as some of the best in the world
Insite: the Harper government’s sweeping, narrow defeat
Paul Wells on why the ruling may soon be a campaign ad for the Harper Conservatives
A no-name race to replace Jack Layton
Most Canadians couldn’t pick Thomas Mulcair or Brian Topp out of a police lineup
Prelude to a busy Friday
Most days we have no idea what to expect when we show up to work on Parliament Hill. Friday will be different. You can expect big...
Right place, right time, right party
Paul Wells on how Ted Byfield helped pave the way for Harper’s majority win