Paul Wells

Paul Wells: Conservatives are calling the carbon tax rebate scheme a ’rip off’. Liberals say Canadians will come out ahead. Over to you, voters.

Paul Wells: In his new book, the former PM offers a prescription to the conservative movement in the age of Trump—a little of this, a little of that

Paul Wells: At the end of 2016, the feds and every province but Saskatchewan agreed to a national carbon plan. Then things started happening.

Paul Wells: There were parallel routs of the old-line parties, as the Liberals and PQ suffered historic drubbings. The CAQ is just what’s left over.

Paul Wells: The first-day Conservative reaction to the new NAFTA—or USMCA, as we’re apparently calling it—had a few layers

Paul Wells: Even the most staunchly federalist or sovereignist observers have, over the years, yearned for a normal Quebec election. And then they almost got one.

Paul Wells: Brian Gallant still gets to be premier, for now. But what happens next is all about which party leader has more confidence.

Paul Wells: Thanks to a politician who’s in no mood for fine print, the notwithstanding clause is now in the toolkit of any impatient government

Paul Wells: A victory by the upstart CAQ could mark a historic shift in Quebec. Just don’t expect any radical changes.

Paul Wells: A tendency to experience heartbreak on the job isn’t unique to this prime minister