A dispatch from the front lines of the new French revolution

Farewell to Quebec

Maclean&#8217;s Politics Editor Paul Wells reports from Paris on a national day of mourning. A day earlier, 10 journalists and two police officers were gunned down in the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical news weekly. The killers remain at large.
Follow Wells and his continuing coverage on Twitter at @inklessPW:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><a href="http://t.co/MlEaVk9MyV">pic.twitter.com/MlEaVk9MyV</a>
— Paul Wells (@InklessPW) <a href="https://twitter.com/InklessPW/status/553239889119309824">January 8, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Place de la République. <a href="http://t.co/0Lb5BNDFkx">pic.twitter.com/0Lb5BNDFkx</a>
— Paul Wells (@InklessPW) <a href="https://twitter.com/InklessPW/status/553237270116204544">January 8, 2015</a></blockquote>
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At Place de la Republique on the day after the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, France. Jan. 8, 2015. Nick Kozak Photo.

Paul Wells: ‘Charlie Hebdo was here’

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