Why the PM is no match for Mike Duffy
Paul Wells sets the scene for the Conservative convention
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.
How Stephen Harper gets to the bottom of something
Paul Wells asks why the PM failed to follow his own precedent
Joseph Facal and Law 99: Memory plays tricks
Paul Wells gives a history lesson
The PM vs. the media
Political Editor Paul Wells discusses the brewing battle on Parliament Hill
Exclusive excerpt: Stephen Harper confidential
Paul Wells has won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Here’s an excerpt from his book
Exclusive: Stephen Harper’s legal challenge to Quebec secession
The PM’s position is nearly identical to Jean Chrétien and Stéphane Dion, writes Paul Wells
Canada-EU Trade: Harper’s triumph
This deal is one of the things newspapers will mention when the prime minister retires, writes Paul Wells
Throne speech: Seize Canada’s moment, and suffocate it
A breathtaking spout of free-associating bloviation
Justin Trudeau writes policy. I know it’s in here somewhere
Paul Wells on the mismatch between problem and solution
Gravity’s limited horizons
Paul Wells on what the hit film says about humanity’s place in space