OttawaInside the fight of Stephen Harper’s lifeThe Prime Minister has outlasted and outplayed three Liberal leaders. The fourth may well trip him up. And this time, it’s deeply personal.
OttawaPaul Wells: What if Harper wins a minority?If one party skates close to a majority without actually winning one, then what?
PoliticsAfter five debates, some lessons about Justin TrudeauThe Liberal leader’s opponents wanted lots of debates to increase the odds of him messing up. That gambit didn’t work out so well.
OttawaPaul Wells: ’As far as I can tell, Stephen Harper is winning’The Conservatives are gaining ground in the polls faster than the Liberals. And the NDP slump is serious.
OttawaJustin Trudeau: Ready or notHe’s surged to within striking distance of 24 Sussex. Now it’s going to get ugly.
CanadaA real battle at the foreign policy debateThe leaders all came out swinging with the sharpest disagreements of this campaign. But did they actually settle anything?
PoliticsWhad’ya know? An informative debate!The polls may not move much as a result of Thursday’s French debate. But that’s not the only reason we hold these things
OttawaJet plane politics: Is this the moment the Liberals take flight?The eternal F-35 debate has hit the campaign trail with engines blazing, further complicating what we thought we knew about left-right parties
OttawaPaul Wells on a debate of great commotionWho won the Globe and Mail’s debate on the economy? Paul Wells weighs in
OttawaPaul Wells: Lessons from a one-time debate moderatorWhat really happens during a federal leaders’ debate—and why chaos inevitably seeps in