Stephen Harper

Paul Wells on how his eccentric quest to build a better debate actually happened

The Maclean’s debate, by the numbers

Surprises from Harper, Mulcair, Trudeau and May in our leaders debate

The big exchanges from the Maclean’s Debate, and all the charts and context you need to explain what they mean

A fascinating two-hour show that makes the case for more debates

The most Harper-friendly debate-viewing crowd in the land gives their man warm reviews. But did he do enough?

Canada has never had an election with three candidates so evenly matched—or so different in personality

Maclean’s politics editor parses the last year in Canadian politics—and finds a campaign that started a long time ago

An air war. A street fight. A long march. Evan Solomon offers an inside look at each leader’s favourite tactics in an election that anyone can win.

The Tory sweeps are over. Alberta and Saskatchewan are suddenly battlegrounds for all three major parties.