Paul Wells

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A Sudden Season

A Sudden Season

From: An Emergency in Ottawa

In this chapter, Wells examines the Roulea Commission, which held public hearings in Ottawa in November 2022 to scrutinize Canada’s invocation of the Emergencies Act, declared by the … 9 $0.90 Add
An Emergency in Ottawa

An Emergency in Ottawa

The Story of the Convoy Commission

On Feb 14, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made what might be the most controversial decision of his tenure, invoking the Emergencies Act to end a three-week occupation of downtown … 101 View
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Decision Time

Decision Time

From: An Emergency in Ottawa

In this chapter, Wells contrasts the Trudeau government’s response to the February 2022 Freedom Convoy with the coordinated testimony given to the Rouleau Commission in November of that year. 14 $1.40 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: An Emergency in Ottawa

In this chapter, Wells discusses the 2022 Freedom Convoy, when hundreds of trucks encircled Parliament Hill in Ottawa over seventeen days. 3 $0.30 Add
Justin Trudeau On the Ropes

Justin Trudeau On the Ropes

Justin Trudeau swept to power, ending the ten-year rule of Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. Trudeau’s vision was relentlessly optimistic: the word “positive” was heard … 101 View
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Ottawa

Ottawa

From: An Emergency in Ottawa

In this chapter, Wells examines testimony before the Rouleau Commission regarding the Freedom Convoy’s impact on Ottawa residents and businesses in the winter of 2022. 15 $1.50 Add
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Part Four

Part Four

From: Justin Trudeau On the Ropes

In this chapter, Wells traces Justin Trudeau’s political career from 2004 to 2023, examining his leadership style, unfulfilled promises, and reliance on transferring money to Canadians. 21 $2.10 Add
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Part One

Part One

From: Justin Trudeau On the Ropes

In this chapter, Wells traces Justin Trudeau’s political ascent from a 2012 charity boxing match in Ottawa to his 2015 federal election victory over Stephen Harper. 23 $2.30 Add
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Part Three

Part Three

From: Justin Trudeau On the Ropes

In this chapter, Wells traces the worsening polarization in Canadian politics from 2015 to 2021, examining how partisan disdain surpassed genuine policy disagreement during the Trudeau era. 21 $2.10 Add
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Part Two

Part Two

From: Justin Trudeau On the Ropes

In this chapter, Wells examines the political trajectory of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government from its 2015 inception to 2021. 20 $2.00 Add
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The Police

The Police

From: An Emergency in Ottawa

In this chapter, Wells traces the fractured police response to the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa in February 2022, when the OPP, RCMP, and Ottawa Police Service barely coordinated. 12 $1.20 Add
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Where We Began

Where We Began

From: An Emergency in Ottawa

In this chapter, Wells traces the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic from Wuhan in December 2019 through its early impact on Canadian communities by mid-2021. 12 $1.20 Add