Archive - Paul Wells

Two sides of Pierre Poilievre

My profile of the Conservative leader for L'actualité magazine, presented here in the original English

Feb 10 •

A brief history of not being great at this

Pierre Poilievre built an aura of inevitability. Until January.

Mar 20 •

The bad landlord

This is a harassment campaign.

Feb 4 •

Ask me again and I'll tell you the same: Canadians sentence Liberals and Conservatives to one another's company

Apr 29 •

What an election won't fix

Part I: Let's keep being citizens the day after the election, too

Apr 10 •

The leader in your mirror

Part 2: For a return of responsibility to our public life

Apr 10 •

The nation's wounds

Even an arsonist didn't start the fire

Nov 7, 2024 •

The "near abroad" comes home

"If a nation keeps order and pays its obligations..."

Jan 26 •

Went down to the crossroads

The End of Media, Chapter 1: How it used to be

Jun 28, 2023 •

Our politics is too obsessed with one day out of 1461. It's wrecking everything.

Oct 28, 2024 •

Canada's government is terribly weakened at a moment of crisis

Dec 21, 2024 •

Pierre Poilievre's Trump problem

Mar 3 •

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