Why MPs can’t wait to get out of Ottawa
There’s no place like home — especially if you want to be re-elected. Our Political Editor Paul Wells explains
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 in conversation with Quebec premier Philippe Couillard
Maclean’s was the first English-Canadian news outlet to interview Philippe Couillard after he was elected the premier of Quebec in 2014. The Liberal leader spoke to Maclean’s in his Montreal office. Read the full transcript of Coulliard’s interview.
Iraq: The Chrétien precedent
Sometimes the past is a funhouse mirror
Paul Wells in Conversation: Jean Charest
The former premier on trade, natural resources and the PQ
Paul Wells in Conversation: Don Iveson
The western mayor with real political clout
The House of Commons heads back to the real world
These have been zany days for the geeks on the hill. But debate on the role of parliament risks masking the campaign-season good stuff
Where are we now? We asked David Miliband
Britain’s former foreign minister turned humanitarian, David Miliband, on navigating the post-9/11 era
European disunion
While Scotland narrowly decided against independence, voters across the EU are rejecting the No campaign’s ‘Better Together’ message of unity
Calandra: So that happened
They call it Question Period, not Fundamentals of Human Dignity Period
Scotland after No: Giving meaning to a vote
Pitfalls and opportunities after Thursday’s referendum