Ottawa

He helped form the modern Conservative Party. He leaves a slim legacy. Paul Wells writes from Ottawa.

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The Tories’ about-face on CPP reform may be driven by politics, but we should welcome the fact that it’s back on the agenda

Conservative Senator David Wells tries to undermine the Reform Act with math, but he’s using the wrong numbers

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Aaron Wherry on the last 48 hours in political ads and a new stage in the audio-visual battle ahead of October’s actual vote

Future Steve, you surprise me—er, us. Let’s look at the transcript.