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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.
Why we should listen to Elizabeth May
Paul Wells on the Harper government’s latest cuts
Announcing the morning-after budget breakfast special
We’re all quite excited about our plans for the coverage of the federal budget in less than two weeks. A key part of our plan is a...
Let us tell sad tales of the deaths of Senate caucuses
’There are no more Liberal senators’
Why it’s possible to imagine a Marois majority
Paul Wells tries to explain Quebec’s love for the charter of values
Stephen Harper: eight years
Paul Wells on the PM’s prospects in 2015
Jean-François Copé: France’s would-be president
What Copé learned in Ottawa about winning elections
Jim Flaherty’s balancing act
From the Maclean’s archives: Jim Flaherty insists he won’t leave. Loyal Conservatives are wondering how long he’ll last.
Stephen Harper won’t stop believing
Even though 2013 was dominated by scandal and retirement rumours, the PM isn’t going anywhere
On marijuana, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals fight back
Paul Wells on what’s at play in the 2015 election campaign