Paul Wells

Paul Wells: The maddening choice comes down to this: a government that is fiscally responsible or one that takes climate action seriously. You can’t have both.

Paul Wells: The leaders not only kept it civil, they aired some real differences on key topics, from China and the economy to SNC-Lavalin and Bill 21

Paul Wells: The one-liners were zinging. But when 11 people share two hours of screen time, it doesn’t leave room for much else.

Paul Wells: Scheer had the hardest night, Singh was a revelation, and Trudeau was let off easy. But none of them could match the eloquent Blanchet, who will bear watching.

Paul Wells: Elections sometimes give us a chance to improve government. But it requires someone to step up with a compelling project or reason to be optimistic.

Paul Wells: The Liberal campaign is built around a sophisticated oppo research organization that says their opponents are bad people. Where does it stand now?

This election demands a candidate who can rise up to these challenging times of trade wars, global instability and public-health crisis. The odds aren’t looking good.

Paul Wells: Every three years at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, young musicians battle to be named the top string quartet—and maybe win a career on a platter

Paul Wells: Under the proposed ’McLellan protocol’ the incessant piling-on the attorney general by staffers would not have been possible

Paul Wells: Another ethics report patiently explains to the PM that he does, in fact, make decisions and they do, in fact, have consequences