Inside the fight of Stephen Harper’s life
The Prime Minister has outlasted and outplayed three Liberal leaders. The fourth may well trip him up. And this time, it’s deeply personal.
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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.
Paul Wells: What if Harper wins a minority?
If one party skates close to a majority without actually winning one, then what?
After five debates, some lessons about Justin Trudeau
The Liberal leader’s opponents wanted lots of debates to increase the odds of him messing up. That gambit didn’t work out so well.
Paul 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.
Justin Trudeau: Ready or not
He’s surged to within striking distance of 24 Sussex. Now it’s going to get ugly.
A real battle at the foreign policy debate
The leaders all came out swinging with the sharpest disagreements of this campaign. But did they actually settle anything?
Whad’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
Jet 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
Paul Wells on a debate of great commotion
Who won the Globe and Mail’s debate on the economy? Paul Wells weighs in
Paul Wells: Lessons from a one-time debate moderator
What really happens during a federal leaders’ debate—and why chaos inevitably seeps in