Chrystia Freeland plays her NAFTA hand
Paul Wells on how the minister unveiled her NAFTA wish list with some Trumpian language and the vagueness of a career communicator
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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.
Poll: Even post-Khadr, Trudeau Liberals stay afloat
Voter support has held steady for Trudeau, despite blowback from the payout to Omar Khadr. For that, the Liberals can thank the economy.
François-Philippe Champagne has things to say
Canada’s trade minister talks (and talks) to Paul Wells about his globe-trotting efforts to promote Canada, and why it matters now
Her Majesty’s astronaut
Paul Wells on the history of picking the governor general, and the message Justin Trudeau wants to send in choosing Julie Payette
Jagmeet Singh’s Quebec problem
In a province where suspicion of religion in politics is a progressive impulse, the NDP leadership hopeful is facing an uphill battle
In the Khadr settlement, the Conservatives find their fight
The Liberals are being made to defend the government’s choice, and they would plainly rather not. Score one for Andrew Scheer.
Thoughtful, or just slow? Justin Trudeau is taking the long view.
Behind all the apparent inaction of late, there’s a plan to get re-elected
The Hamburg G20: What could possibly go wrong?
With Trump, Putin and Merkel at the table, consensus isn’t likely. This will be chess, played over a shark tank.
An interview with Justin Trudeau
The Prime Minister talks to Paul Wells about managing expectations, the housing market and the weirdness of Canada-U.S. relations
Why Canadian scientists aren’t happy
The Liberal government’s latest science policy is a backwards factory for producing white elephants