Paul Wells

Paul Wells: There is no excuse for anything but a public, independent inquiry, and the powerful voices now calling for action cannot be ignored

Paul Wells: It’s possible to admire Bob Rae’s contribution to Canadian public life and, at the same time, to notice that other countries normally send people with far more diplomatic experience to the UN

Paul Wells: There is a notion, apparently widespread, in the political alumni club that on some key issues we don’t actually have a prime minister.

How a letter from a superbly-connected group of Canadians happened and aimed to pressure the Prime Minister into releasing Meng Wanzhou

Paul Wells: A full judicial inquiry into the April shooting is now essential. It must be robust, with real power to get to the truth.

Paul Wells: Believing a win at the UN would fall from the heavens on Trudeau because he wasn’t Harper was an expression of the narcissism and shallowness that have characterized this government during much of its time in office

Paul Wells: Trudeau’s Liberals sense opportunity in the current crisis. Their track record with ’innovation’ suggests another reality: complex problems are a slog.

The federal health minister talks to Paul Wells about the fears and frustrations of fighting coronavirus, closing borders, and what it will take to return to ‘normal’

Paul Wells: Ford has vowed to ’leave no stone unturned’. Here’s one expert’s view of how to fix a crisis that’s been unfolding for years.

Paul Wells: Last year, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer wrote a paper on how to plan for a major outbreak. It didn’t imagine anything as menacing as this coronavirus.