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Paul Wells
Paul Wells | Veteran Canadian Political Journalist & Commentator — just copy that in. The slug field may be auto-generating from the title in your WordPress setup, which is fine.
Paul Wells is one of Canada's most respected political journalists, with nearly 30 years covering Ottawa. He spent 19 years at Maclean's before leaving to launch his independent Substack, which now reaches tens of thousands of subscribers. A four-time Gold National Magazine Award winner and author of four books — including The Longer I'm Prime Minister, which won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize — Wells is also the host of The Paul Wells Show podcast and a fellow-in-residence at the Munk School at the University of Toronto. He covers federal politics, culture, and the state of Canada with patience, context, and a refusal to chase the daily noise.
Why HTN Features This Voice
Paul Wells left a mainstream institution to build something on his own terms — and his readers followed. HTN features Paul Wells because depth matters. In a media landscape built on hot takes, he's still chasing context.