Paul Wells

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Justin Trudeau has thrived on being counted out. Now he’s facing tougher odds than ever

Justin Trudeau has thrived on being counted out. Now he’s facing tougher odds than ever

What’s ahead for Canada’s long-serv­ing prime min­is­ter and the gov­ern­ment he…

Justin Trudeau didn’t start the fire. But the Prime Minister helped stoke Canada’s political polarization

Justin Trudeau didn’t start the fire. But the Prime Minister helped stoke Canada’s political…

Justin Trudeau led the fed­er­al Lib­er­als into the 2015 elec­tion on a promise to…

Meals on wheels - A traveling prime minister offers to work with provinces. Later.

Meals on wheels - A traveling prime minister offers to work with provinces. Later.

One tries to guard against cheap cyn­i­cism. On Mon­day the Prime Min­is­ter of Cana­da…

Not justified and unreasonable - A narrow defeat for Trudeau on the Emergencies Act

Not justified and unreasonable - A narrow defeat for Trudeau on the Emergencies Act

As vic­to­ries go, I’ve seen big­ger. Fed­er­al Court Jus­tice Richard Mosley spends…

Poking the swells - Pierre Poilievre wants you to know who he doesn't like

Poking the swells - Pierre Poilievre wants you to know who he doesn't like

You can tell whether a politi­cian thinks he’s made a gaffe by what he does…

"It's taking away from readiness"

"It's taking away from readiness"

A top offi­cer in the Cana­di­an Armed Forces says work at home makes work abroad…

A "generational challenge" in naval readiness

A "generational challenge" in naval readiness

That was a hell of a video that Vice Admi­ral Angus Top­shee, the Com­man­der…

Toomas Ilves on living in Russia's shadow

Toomas Ilves on living in Russia's shadow

Did you know Skype was Eston­ian? At least that’s the sto­ry I heard on my first…

The Fool: Pierre Poilievre knows this is a show. For now it gives him power.

The Fool: Pierre Poilievre knows this is a show. For now it gives him power.

1. The dumb scrum One rea­son I don’t like to play along with sub­scribers who…

The Fool: Pierre Poilievre knows this is a show. For now it gives him power.

The Fool: Pierre Poilievre knows this is a show. For now it gives him power.

1. The dumb scrum. One rea­son I don’t like to play along with sub­scribers who…

Our dumb country (an occasional series)

Our dumb country (an occasional series)

Read­ers should be warned that today’s post will take the form of a ​“shag­gy dog…

Green shifting: Carbon taxes are hard. The Liberals have blown hot and cold for years.

Green shifting: Carbon taxes are hard. The Liberals have blown hot and cold for years.

I think the best way I can make sense of Justin Trudeau’s sur­pris­ing tac­ti­cal…

This Quebec university tuition thing

This Quebec university tuition thing

I man­aged to get on the phone with Gra­ham Carr ear­li­er this week. He’s the…