Paul Wells

Maclean's Political editor

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.

Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau: The empire of diminishing returns

Paul Wells: If these guys are so afraid of even the mildest retaliatory action, Canada and its serious allies should give Trump a response worth fearing

June 10th, 2018

How Doug Ford did it

Inside the chaotic Ontario election campaign and the last-ditch effort that put the controversial PC leader in the premier’s office

June 8th, 2018

The triumph of Doug Ford

Paul Wells: Governing is hard. Delivering a new era when you actually weren’t really sure what the new era was going to look like is still harder.

June 8th, 2018

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario election poll shows Doug Ford and Andrea Horwath in photo finish

Paul Wells: With a day to go before Ontario votes, the NDP and PCs are all tied up with the Liberals trailing far behind

June 6th, 2018

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario election poll: Ford’s advance edge

Among the 18.8 per cent of respondents who say they have already voted, 43 per cent voted PC, compared to 36 per cent for the NDP

June 5th, 2018

Ontario election 2018 poll: Doug Ford gains an advantage

Paul Wells: As the Ontario campaign enters its home stretch, Ford’s PCs appear to be solidifying their hold in key 905-area ridings

June 4th, 2018

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario election poll: NDP and PCs in dead heat

Paul Wells: Polling mostly conducted before Kathleen Wynne’s surprise Saturday announcement shows the Conservatives and NDP are tied, with Liberals a distant third.

June 3rd, 2018

Aluminum and steel tariffs: How Canada should react to Donald Trump

Paul Wells: President Trump is an incorrigible loose cannon. It is time the Trudeau government stops wasting so much time on him.

May 31st, 2018

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario election poll: The NDP lead keeps growing

Paul Wells: With only nine days until the Ontario election, the NDP are continuing to expand their lead over the PCs and Liberals.

May 29th, 2018

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario poll: Only the NDP is gaining support

Paul Wells: Andrea Horwath’s New Democrats and Doug Ford’s PCs are in a dead heat now with voter perception of the leaders starting to settle

May 23rd, 2018

Just how far can Andrea Horwath go?

Paul Wells joins the diligent, talking-point eschewing Ontario NDP leader as she hits the campaign trail and steps into the void left by the Liberals

May 20th, 2018

Is it too soon to play Ontario coalition game theory? It’s never too soon!

Paul Wells: Will there be a ‘backroom deal’ between the Ontario Liberals and NDP? Why it’s so tempting—and misguided—to speculate.

May 14th, 2018

The first Ontario debate: Wynne, Ford and Horwath are all smiles—for now

Paul Wells: Soon enough the forced bonhomie will fade, but the CityNews debate was no one’s last chance

May 7th, 2018

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario poll: Doug Ford’s lingering advantage

However you cut the numbers—by region, demographics or voter enthusiasm—the PCs remain in command

May 7th, 2018

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario Election Poll: Welcome to third place, Liberals

Just as the Ontario election campaign is set to begin, dramatic new poll results show Conservatives first and NDP second, with room to grow.

May 7th, 2018

Paul Wells

Maclean's Political editor

Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau: The empire of diminishing returns

How Doug Ford did it

The triumph of Doug Ford

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario election poll shows Doug Ford and Andrea Horwath in photo finish

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario election poll: Ford’s advance edge

Ontario election 2018 poll: Doug Ford gains an advantage

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario election poll: NDP and PCs in dead heat

Aluminum and steel tariffs: How Canada should react to Donald Trump

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario election poll: The NDP lead keeps growing

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario poll: Only the NDP is gaining support

Just how far can Andrea Horwath go?

Is it too soon to play Ontario coalition game theory? It’s never too soon!

The first Ontario debate: Wynne, Ford and Horwath are all smiles—for now

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario poll: Doug Ford’s lingering advantage

The Maclean’s-Pollara Ontario Election Poll: Welcome to third place, Liberals

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