{"id":5601,"date":"2014-12-08T09:05:36","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T14:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=5601"},"modified":"2015-01-26T10:57:06","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T15:57:06","slug":"paul-wells-on-canadian-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=5601","title":{"rendered":"Paul Wells on Canadian Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141206-2-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"141206 (2)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141206-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141206-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141206-2-900x675.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141206-2-450x337.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141206-2.jpeg 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This past weekend I was at a breakfast gathering of politically engaged folks, who had the pleasure of hearing guest speaker Paul Wells, Maclean\u2019s political editor. Canadians will know Paul for the insight he espouses in his Maclean\u2019s blog \u2013 <a title=\"Inkless Wells \" href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/author\/inklesswells\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inkless Wells<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In his Saturday morning address, Paul spoke of experiences related to his coverage of Canadian and American politics. His accounts were captivating and were peppered with funny sidebar comments and personal reflections. One interesting item Paul shared was his four rules of Canadian politics. He has written before on these rules, and he mentioned he often refers back to them in his work. For the record, here they are\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Paul Wells - 4 Rules \" href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/politics\/ottawa\/wellss-rules-annotated\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Paul Wells 4 Rules of Canadian Politics<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1: For any given situation, Canadian politics will tend toward the least exciting possible outcome.<br \/>\n2: If everyone in Ottawa knows something, it\u2019s not true.<br \/>\n3. The candidate in the best mood wins.<br \/>\n4. The guy who auditions for the role of opposition leader will get the job.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is an important footnote. Paul Wells has a book currently on the best-sellers charts. His book, <a title=\"The Longer I'm Prime Minister - Paul Wells \" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/The-Longer-Im-Prime-Minister\/dp\/0307361322\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Longer I\u2019m Prime Minister<\/em><\/a>, is his accounting of Prime Minister Stephen Harper\u2019s hold on power and his strategic prowess in advancing a conservative agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Longer I\u2019m Prime Minister<\/em> is on my Christmas gift list for a few of my friends. After hearing Paul speak, I have a renewed admiration for his wit and adept examination of our ever-changing political landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend I was at a breakfast gathering of politically engaged folks, who had the pleasure of hearing guest speaker Paul Wells, Maclean\u2019s political editor. 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