Paul Wells

Paul Wells is the political editor of Maclean’s magazine. His previous book, Right Side Up, was chosen as one of the Best Canadian Political Books of the Last 25 Years by the Writers’ Trust of Canada and Samara.

Wells has worked for the National Post, the Gazette (Montreal), and has written for L’actualite, La Presse, Time, and the Literary Review of Canada.

Wells has won three gold National Magazine Awards and a National Newspaper Award, and has filed stories from 17 countries around the world covering the war in Afghanistan, the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris, and three US presidential election campaigns.

Fresh, funny, and authoritative, Wells speaks on all matters of the day, from the nation’s position in the global economy, to the inside scoop on what’s really happening inside the Parliament buildings and beyond.

He lives in Ottawa and can be followed on Twitter at @InklessPW.