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Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The notwithstanding clause threatens our democracy

  • Nine Supreme Court judges will have to decide if the notwithstanding clause completely extinguishes the fundamental and legal rights of Canadians.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 18, 2025
François Legault
François Legault
In recent years, the Quebec government of Premier François Legault has used the notwithstanding clause extensively, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The notwithstanding clause threatens our democracy

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 18, 2025
  • Nine Supreme Court judges will have to decide if the notwithstanding clause completely extinguishes the fundamental and legal rights of Canadians.

The notwithstanding clause threatens our democracy

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 18, 2025
  • Nine Supreme Court judges will have to decide if the notwithstanding clause completely extinguishes the fundamental and legal rights of Canadians.
François Legault
In recent years, the Quebec government of Premier François Legault has used the notwithstanding clause extensively, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Rodriguez dodge the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ movement developing in Quebec’s Liberal race?

  • It is not just Pablo Rodriguez’s name or urban swagger that may hold him back—he has little growth potential among young people.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 11, 2025
Pablo Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez
Despite the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ campaign that is emerging, former federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez could win the Quebec Liberal leadership race on the first ballot, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Rodriguez dodge the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ movement developing in Quebec’s Liberal race?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 11, 2025
  • It is not just Pablo Rodriguez’s name or urban swagger that may hold him back—he has little growth potential among young people.

Can Rodriguez dodge the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ movement developing in Quebec’s Liberal race?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 11, 2025
  • It is not just Pablo Rodriguez’s name or urban swagger that may hold him back—he has little growth potential among young people.
Pablo Rodriguez
Despite the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ campaign that is emerging, former federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez could win the Quebec Liberal leadership race on the first ballot, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rural Canada is finally getting its moment

  • It was refreshing to see the concerns of rural Canada taken to heart, and given such a broad hearing at a recent FCM conference.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 4, 2025
For towns like Kamouraska, Que., discussed issues like public safety, tourism, and immigration are pertinent, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Rural Canada is finally getting its moment

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 4, 2025
  • It was refreshing to see the concerns of rural Canada taken to heart, and given such a broad hearing at a recent FCM conference.

Rural Canada is finally getting its moment

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 4, 2025
  • It was refreshing to see the concerns of rural Canada taken to heart, and given such a broad hearing at a recent FCM conference.
For towns like Kamouraska, Que., discussed issues like public safety, tourism, and immigration are pertinent, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges

  • Public servants have been working to craft a defining direction for a government still struggling to fill ministerial staff positions, and hire new blood
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 28, 2025
Prince Charles
Prince Charles
King Charles III read the Carney government’s Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 28, 2025
  • Public servants have been working to craft a defining direction for a government still struggling to fill ministerial staff positions, and hire new blood

King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 28, 2025
  • Public servants have been working to craft a defining direction for a government still struggling to fill ministerial staff positions, and hire new blood
Prince Charles
King Charles III read the Carney government’s Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

  • Recent court decisions have recognized that English-speaking Quebecers are a unique community, with our own important institutions, and we need more of this.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
Nationalist francophones often portray Anglo Quebecers as their adversaries for long ago slights, but we are much more allies than they may think, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Tim Marshall

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
  • Recent court decisions have recognized that English-speaking Quebecers are a unique community, with our own important institutions, and we need more of this.

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
  • Recent court decisions have recognized that English-speaking Quebecers are a unique community, with our own important institutions, and we need more of this.
Nationalist francophones often portray Anglo Quebecers as their adversaries for long ago slights, but we are much more allies than they may think, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Tim Marshall

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a lengthy and complicated to-do list, and his immediate priorities should be to be to invest in defence abroad, and focus on northern sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a lengthy and complicated to-do list, and his immediate priorities should be to be to invest in defence abroad, and focus on northern sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reading the election tea leaves

  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To err is human, to predict malign

  • If the polls are right, I will be proved very, very wrong on April 28 after previously predicting the decimation of the Liberals in
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 23, 2025
Mark Carney, left, and Pierre Poilievre
Mark Carney, left, and Pierre Poilievre
This is a referendum election on who—between Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—can deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

To err is human, to predict malign

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 23, 2025
  • If the polls are right, I will be proved very, very wrong on April 28 after previously predicting the decimation of the Liberals in

To err is human, to predict malign

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 23, 2025
  • If the polls are right, I will be proved very, very wrong on April 28 after previously predicting the decimation of the Liberals in
Mark Carney, left, and Pierre Poilievre
This is a referendum election on who—between Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—can deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Welcome to ‘Gaffapalooza’

  • In one of the shortest election campaigns in our history, each of the leaders has proven to be seriously accident-prone.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 16, 2025
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh must finish on a high note, but it will be Canadians—not pollsters or high-paid consultants—who will decide the parties’ fates on April 28, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Welcome to ‘Gaffapalooza’

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 16, 2025
  • In one of the shortest election campaigns in our history, each of the leaders has proven to be seriously accident-prone.

Welcome to ‘Gaffapalooza’

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 16, 2025
  • In one of the shortest election campaigns in our history, each of the leaders has proven to be seriously accident-prone.
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh must finish on a high note, but it will be Canadians—not pollsters or high-paid consultants—who will decide the parties’ fates on April 28, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

A wrong is a wrong is a wrong: new CAQ bills attack minorities

  • Quebec's minority linguistic and cultural communities are now being bombarded with extreme nationalism in bills 84 and 94.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 9, 2025
Francois Legault
Francois Legault
The last thing we need is greater destabilization, and yet, this is what Quebec Premier François Legault proposes to do, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A wrong is a wrong is a wrong: new CAQ bills attack minorities

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 9, 2025
  • Quebec's minority linguistic and cultural communities are now being bombarded with extreme nationalism in bills 84 and 94.

A wrong is a wrong is a wrong: new CAQ bills attack minorities

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 9, 2025
  • Quebec's minority linguistic and cultural communities are now being bombarded with extreme nationalism in bills 84 and 94.
Francois Legault
The last thing we need is greater destabilization, and yet, this is what Quebec Premier François Legault proposes to do, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In rural Quebec, the wave looks red

  • This region is not that influential in terms of policy, but its role as a bellwether is significant.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Right now, Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is the Teflon man, which could spell potential victory for Liberal candidates in Quebec’s Lower St. Lawrence ridings, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In rural Quebec, the wave looks red

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 2, 2025
  • This region is not that influential in terms of policy, but its role as a bellwether is significant.

In rural Quebec, the wave looks red

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 2, 2025
  • This region is not that influential in terms of policy, but its role as a bellwether is significant.
Mark Carney
Right now, Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is the Teflon man, which could spell potential victory for Liberal candidates in Quebec’s Lower St. Lawrence ridings, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new book highlights the bond between Quebecers and Les Canadiens

  • Although the Montreal Canadiens have fewer Quebecers than in the past, it continues to be the standard-bearer of French Canada.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 26, 2025
Brendan Kelly’s Le CH et son peuple was published on Oct. 10, 2024. Image courtesy of Les Éditions de l'Homme

A new book highlights the bond between Quebecers and Les Canadiens

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 26, 2025
  • Although the Montreal Canadiens have fewer Quebecers than in the past, it continues to be the standard-bearer of French Canada.

A new book highlights the bond between Quebecers and Les Canadiens

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 26, 2025
  • Although the Montreal Canadiens have fewer Quebecers than in the past, it continues to be the standard-bearer of French Canada.
Brendan Kelly’s Le CH et son peuple was published on Oct. 10, 2024. Image courtesy of Les Éditions de l'Homme

Is Quebec becoming an authoritarian ‘nation’?

  • Along with signs of a rightward turn in government, there is the use of anonymous complaints against businesses and individuals.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 19, 2025
François Legault
François Legault
There’s a rise in authoritarianism in Quebec, illustrated by Premier François Legault’s government’s embrace of extreme nationalism, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Quebec becoming an authoritarian ‘nation’?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 19, 2025
  • Along with signs of a rightward turn in government, there is the use of anonymous complaints against businesses and individuals.

Is Quebec becoming an authoritarian ‘nation’?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 19, 2025
  • Along with signs of a rightward turn in government, there is the use of anonymous complaints against businesses and individuals.
François Legault
There’s a rise in authoritarianism in Quebec, illustrated by Premier François Legault’s government’s embrace of extreme nationalism, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Any Arctic strategy must ensure Canadian control

  • Building a canal through the lakes on the southern Boothia Peninsula would ensure prosperity and sovereignty in our North.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 12, 2025
Our Arctic contains untold stores of minerals, oil, and gas, and holds a coveted shortcut across the top of the world, writes Andrew Caddell. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin

Any Arctic strategy must ensure Canadian control

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 12, 2025
  • Building a canal through the lakes on the southern Boothia Peninsula would ensure prosperity and sovereignty in our North.

Any Arctic strategy must ensure Canadian control

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 12, 2025
  • Building a canal through the lakes on the southern Boothia Peninsula would ensure prosperity and sovereignty in our North.
Our Arctic contains untold stores of minerals, oil, and gas, and holds a coveted shortcut across the top of the world, writes Andrew Caddell. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin

A Trudeau top 10 list—of failure

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent without consideration for the public purse, failed to encourage greater unity, and was ineffective in governing.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 5, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
There will be hagiographic tributes for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he leaves office, but his unpopularity was due to more than his overstaying his welcome, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A Trudeau top 10 list—of failure

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent without consideration for the public purse, failed to encourage greater unity, and was ineffective in governing.

A Trudeau top 10 list—of failure

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent without consideration for the public purse, failed to encourage greater unity, and was ineffective in governing.
Justin Trudeau
There will be hagiographic tributes for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he leaves office, but his unpopularity was due to more than his overstaying his welcome, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Trump imperium

  • Things are changing as the U.S. leader backs off from America’s role as ‘global policeman,’ and looks inwards.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump looks north and sees Canada as a vassal state, with Arctic riches and shipping lanes divvied up among China, Russia, and the U.S., writes Andrew Caddell. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

The Trump imperium

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 26, 2025
  • Things are changing as the U.S. leader backs off from America’s role as ‘global policeman,’ and looks inwards.

The Trump imperium

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 26, 2025
  • Things are changing as the U.S. leader backs off from America’s role as ‘global policeman,’ and looks inwards.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump looks north and sees Canada as a vassal state, with Arctic riches and shipping lanes divvied up among China, Russia, and the U.S., writes Andrew Caddell. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Raising Canada’s international profile is in our best interests

  • If Canada is perceived as inconsequential, we will neither be taken seriously by the Americans in any negotiation nor be supported by allies.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 19, 2025
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, left, and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly. The country’s leaders and diplomats should make a concerted media effort to promote Canada globally, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NATO

Raising Canada’s international profile is in our best interests

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 19, 2025
  • If Canada is perceived as inconsequential, we will neither be taken seriously by the Americans in any negotiation nor be supported by allies.

Raising Canada’s international profile is in our best interests

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 19, 2025
  • If Canada is perceived as inconsequential, we will neither be taken seriously by the Americans in any negotiation nor be supported by allies.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, left, and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly. The country’s leaders and diplomats should make a concerted media effort to promote Canada globally, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NATO

Canada’s winners and losers in the Trump tariff war

  • Those on the ‘wrong side’ of the debate have been vilified, while those promoting Canada are suddenly in vogue.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
In the plus column: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top left, Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the minus column, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Canada’s winners and losers in the Trump tariff war

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
  • Those on the ‘wrong side’ of the debate have been vilified, while those promoting Canada are suddenly in vogue.

Canada’s winners and losers in the Trump tariff war

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
  • Those on the ‘wrong side’ of the debate have been vilified, while those promoting Canada are suddenly in vogue.
In the plus column: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top left, Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the minus column, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

This is a time for introspection

  • Our historic reliance on the U.S. in defence, the economy, and culture is now a liability.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 5, 2025
Then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, right, paid a visit to then-U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s White House in 1977. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

This is a time for introspection

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 5, 2025
  • Our historic reliance on the U.S. in defence, the economy, and culture is now a liability.

This is a time for introspection

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 5, 2025
  • Our historic reliance on the U.S. in defence, the economy, and culture is now a liability.
Then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, right, paid a visit to then-U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s White House in 1977. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Trump’s threat is a wake-up call for Canada

  • We cannot rely on American friendship for our economy to function, so it’s time for interprovincial barriers to come down.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
First ministers' meeting
First ministers' meeting
It is only now—thanks to threats from the U.S. president—that our federal and provincial leaders are giving more than lip service to the idea of breaking down internal trade barriers, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s threat is a wake-up call for Canada

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
  • We cannot rely on American friendship for our economy to function, so it’s time for interprovincial barriers to come down.

Trump’s threat is a wake-up call for Canada

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
  • We cannot rely on American friendship for our economy to function, so it’s time for interprovincial barriers to come down.
First ministers' meeting
It is only now—thanks to threats from the U.S. president—that our federal and provincial leaders are giving more than lip service to the idea of breaking down internal trade barriers, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberal leadership race is not restricted to two contenders

  • Anyone who says certain people have no right to run does not grasp the true nature of democracy: that anyone should aspire to the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 22, 2025
Frank Baylis
Frank Baylis
Someone has to offer new ideas, empathy, and business acumen as we face off in a trade war with the United States, and that person could be Frank Baylis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

The Liberal leadership race is not restricted to two contenders

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 22, 2025
  • Anyone who says certain people have no right to run does not grasp the true nature of democracy: that anyone should aspire to the

The Liberal leadership race is not restricted to two contenders

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 22, 2025
  • Anyone who says certain people have no right to run does not grasp the true nature of democracy: that anyone should aspire to the
Frank Baylis
Someone has to offer new ideas, empathy, and business acumen as we face off in a trade war with the United States, and that person could be Frank Baylis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

The deck is stacked against Quebec’s Anglos

  • The failure of our leaders to acknowledge the legitimate grievances of anglophone Quebecers is a sign of indifference and intolerance.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 15, 2025
Arif Virani
Arif Virani
Lawyers representing Attorney General Arif Virani are seeking a motion to dismiss legal action against the federal government in a court fight against Quebec’s language law, Bill 96. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The deck is stacked against Quebec’s Anglos

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 15, 2025
  • The failure of our leaders to acknowledge the legitimate grievances of anglophone Quebecers is a sign of indifference and intolerance.

The deck is stacked against Quebec’s Anglos

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 15, 2025
  • The failure of our leaders to acknowledge the legitimate grievances of anglophone Quebecers is a sign of indifference and intolerance.
Arif Virani
Lawyers representing Attorney General Arif Virani are seeking a motion to dismiss legal action against the federal government in a court fight against Quebec’s language law, Bill 96. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Christmas reminiscences

  • In a time of political and societal turmoil, take a moment to reflect on the family traditions that make the season worthwhile.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 18, 2024
While Quebec is nominally a secular society, it is hard to ignore the Christmas iconography in small towns like Kamouraska, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Christmas reminiscences

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 18, 2024
  • In a time of political and societal turmoil, take a moment to reflect on the family traditions that make the season worthwhile.

Christmas reminiscences

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 18, 2024
  • In a time of political and societal turmoil, take a moment to reflect on the family traditions that make the season worthwhile.
While Quebec is nominally a secular society, it is hard to ignore the Christmas iconography in small towns like Kamouraska, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Global health is threatened with RFK Jr. at the helm of the U.S. file

  • Every bit of ground gained by the anti-vaccine movement is the death knell for children here and abroad.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 11, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been tapped as the next U.S. secretary of health and human services. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Global health is threatened with RFK Jr. at the helm of the U.S. file

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 11, 2024
  • Every bit of ground gained by the anti-vaccine movement is the death knell for children here and abroad.

Global health is threatened with RFK Jr. at the helm of the U.S. file

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 11, 2024
  • Every bit of ground gained by the anti-vaccine movement is the death knell for children here and abroad.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been tapped as the next U.S. secretary of health and human services. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

The riots in Montreal are a sign of growing antisemitism

  • Since the Hamas attacks in October 2023, there have been more than 400 ugly demonstrations against the war in Gaza on the streets of
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 4, 2024
The Nov. 22 protest-turned-riot in Montreal attracted international attention. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

The riots in Montreal are a sign of growing antisemitism

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 4, 2024
  • Since the Hamas attacks in October 2023, there have been more than 400 ugly demonstrations against the war in Gaza on the streets of

The riots in Montreal are a sign of growing antisemitism

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 4, 2024
  • Since the Hamas attacks in October 2023, there have been more than 400 ugly demonstrations against the war in Gaza on the streets of
The Nov. 22 protest-turned-riot in Montreal attracted international attention. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
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The 1995 Quebec referendum: recalling a ‘near-death’ experience

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—This has been quite a year for anniversaries in Quebec: the 50th since the October Crisis, the 40th of the 1980 Quebec referendum
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 28, 2020
Québec City, as seen from Lévis. This has been quite a year for anniversaries in Quebec, writes Andrew Caddell. They are an opportunity to feel old, to reminisce, and for some analysts, to offer a different take on history.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Wilfredor

The 1995 Quebec referendum: recalling a ‘near-death’ experience

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 28, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—This has been quite a year for anniversaries in Quebec: the 50th since the October Crisis, the 40th of the 1980 Quebec referendum

The 1995 Quebec referendum: recalling a ‘near-death’ experience

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 28, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—This has been quite a year for anniversaries in Quebec: the 50th since the October Crisis, the 40th of the 1980 Quebec referendum
Québec City, as seen from Lévis. This has been quite a year for anniversaries in Quebec, writes Andrew Caddell. They are an opportunity to feel old, to reminisce, and for some analysts, to offer a different take on history.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Wilfredor

Carleton marks 75th J-School anniversary in a time of crisis

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—These are not easy times for journalists. Newspaper readership is down, most print media have not yet figured out how to monetize their
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 21, 2020
Allan Thompson, director of Carleton School of Journalism, says things have come a long way for the program, now run out of Richcraft Hall, right. Photograph courtesy of Allan Thompson, Wikimedia Commons photograph

Carleton marks 75th J-School anniversary in a time of crisis

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 21, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—These are not easy times for journalists. Newspaper readership is down, most print media have not yet figured out how to monetize their

Carleton marks 75th J-School anniversary in a time of crisis

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 21, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—These are not easy times for journalists. Newspaper readership is down, most print media have not yet figured out how to monetize their
Allan Thompson, director of Carleton School of Journalism, says things have come a long way for the program, now run out of Richcraft Hall, right. Photograph courtesy of Allan Thompson, Wikimedia Commons photograph

ATIPs: a headache in need of a cure

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—One of the jobs public servants most dislike is responding to Access to Information and Privacy requests, known as ATIPs. When I was
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 14, 2020
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard released her 2019-20 report in late September. She is promising to reduce the number of complaints by requestors, and make the process more transparent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ATIPs: a headache in need of a cure

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 14, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—One of the jobs public servants most dislike is responding to Access to Information and Privacy requests, known as ATIPs. When I was

ATIPs: a headache in need of a cure

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 14, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—One of the jobs public servants most dislike is responding to Access to Information and Privacy requests, known as ATIPs. When I was
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard released her 2019-20 report in late September. She is promising to reduce the number of complaints by requestors, and make the process more transparent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s set the record straight about October 1970

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Fifty years ago, I was a student in CEGEP in Montreal, sitting in my grandfather’s living room in lower Westmount, arguing about Quebec
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 7, 2020
Then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau speaks to reporters in Ottawa about the release of James Cross in December 1970. We should ensure our history is written with facts, not conjecture, writes Andrew Caddell, and another Trudeau being in power doesn’t mean the events of half a century ago should be used as a cudgel to attack him or his father’s legacy. Library and Archives Canada photograph

Let’s set the record straight about October 1970

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 7, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Fifty years ago, I was a student in CEGEP in Montreal, sitting in my grandfather’s living room in lower Westmount, arguing about Quebec

Let’s set the record straight about October 1970

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 7, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Fifty years ago, I was a student in CEGEP in Montreal, sitting in my grandfather’s living room in lower Westmount, arguing about Quebec
Then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau speaks to reporters in Ottawa about the release of James Cross in December 1970. We should ensure our history is written with facts, not conjecture, writes Andrew Caddell, and another Trudeau being in power doesn’t mean the events of half a century ago should be used as a cudgel to attack him or his father’s legacy. Library and Archives Canada photograph

If we are truly ‘strong and resilient’ the government should act on the debt

  • OTTAWA—Like many Canadians, I skipped watching the Speech from the Throne and the prime minister’s “non-political chat” last week. It was unusual, as I
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 30, 2020
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured speaking to reporters on Sept. 15. Printing money and issuing bonds is not the road to fiscal stability, writes Andrew Caddell, and interest rates could rise as the debt increases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If we are truly ‘strong and resilient’ the government should act on the debt

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 30, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Like many Canadians, I skipped watching the Speech from the Throne and the prime minister’s “non-political chat” last week. It was unusual, as I

If we are truly ‘strong and resilient’ the government should act on the debt

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 30, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Like many Canadians, I skipped watching the Speech from the Throne and the prime minister’s “non-political chat” last week. It was unusual, as I
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured speaking to reporters on Sept. 15. Printing money and issuing bonds is not the road to fiscal stability, writes Andrew Caddell, and interest rates could rise as the debt increases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandering to Quebec is unseemly, and it rarely works

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—This week’s word is “pander,” defined as “to please other people by doing or saying what you think they want you to do
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 23, 2020
Quebec Premier François Legault and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. Meeting with the premier last week, Mr. O'Toole endorsed Quebec’s 'provincial right' to pass the odious secularism law Bill 21, and apply Bill 101 to federal companies. In doing so, he sounded like George Wallace or Neville Chamberlain, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pandering to Quebec is unseemly, and it rarely works

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 23, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—This week’s word is “pander,” defined as “to please other people by doing or saying what you think they want you to do

Pandering to Quebec is unseemly, and it rarely works

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 23, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—This week’s word is “pander,” defined as “to please other people by doing or saying what you think they want you to do
Quebec Premier François Legault and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. Meeting with the premier last week, Mr. O'Toole endorsed Quebec’s 'provincial right' to pass the odious secularism law Bill 21, and apply Bill 101 to federal companies. In doing so, he sounded like George Wallace or Neville Chamberlain, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Attacking prominent women does no one any good

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Among the “bon mots” offered by Maryon Pearson, none stands out more than her comment, “Behind every successful man stands an astonished woman.”
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 16, 2020
Governor General Julie Payette, pictured at Rideau Hall on Feb. 1. Payette is the latest in a list of governors general who have been criticized, all of whom were female, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Attacking prominent women does no one any good

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 16, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Among the “bon mots” offered by Maryon Pearson, none stands out more than her comment, “Behind every successful man stands an astonished woman.”

Attacking prominent women does no one any good

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 16, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Among the “bon mots” offered by Maryon Pearson, none stands out more than her comment, “Behind every successful man stands an astonished woman.”
Governor General Julie Payette, pictured at Rideau Hall on Feb. 1. Payette is the latest in a list of governors general who have been criticized, all of whom were female, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The internet: where ‘globalist’ is an insult

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Last week, I wrote about the internet and its failings. While I am loath to be like the old man in the bar
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 9, 2020
Fabrication, embellishment, bigotry, and paranoia are all now part of the mix in online discourse, and trying to refute or debate with some of these nutbars is like a giant game of 'Whack-a-mole': once contradicted, they move on to another conspiracy, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

The internet: where ‘globalist’ is an insult

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 9, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Last week, I wrote about the internet and its failings. While I am loath to be like the old man in the bar

The internet: where ‘globalist’ is an insult

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 9, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Last week, I wrote about the internet and its failings. While I am loath to be like the old man in the bar
Fabrication, embellishment, bigotry, and paranoia are all now part of the mix in online discourse, and trying to refute or debate with some of these nutbars is like a giant game of 'Whack-a-mole': once contradicted, they move on to another conspiracy, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Facebook is no longer fun and games

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The internet flummoxes me. As I have written before, when I was in journalism school in 2000, we speculated on the influence of the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 2, 2020
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was toppled by protestors in Montreal on Aug. 29. The flood of online propaganda and extremist views, whether from the right or left, is disheartening, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Facebook is no longer fun and games

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 2, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The internet flummoxes me. As I have written before, when I was in journalism school in 2000, we speculated on the influence of the

Facebook is no longer fun and games

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 2, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The internet flummoxes me. As I have written before, when I was in journalism school in 2000, we speculated on the influence of the
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was toppled by protestors in Montreal on Aug. 29. The flood of online propaganda and extremist views, whether from the right or left, is disheartening, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

The CFL is part of the Canadian landscape; it should have received support

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In June of 1987, I was working the early-morning shift at CBC Montreal. There was a report the Montreal Alouettes football team had
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 26, 2020
After the CFL announced it was cancelling its season, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said the government would ‘continue to engage’ with the league and its teams to ensure ‘they’re around for many years to come.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The CFL is part of the Canadian landscape; it should have received support

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 26, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In June of 1987, I was working the early-morning shift at CBC Montreal. There was a report the Montreal Alouettes football team had

The CFL is part of the Canadian landscape; it should have received support

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 26, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In June of 1987, I was working the early-morning shift at CBC Montreal. There was a report the Montreal Alouettes football team had
After the CFL announced it was cancelling its season, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said the government would ‘continue to engage’ with the league and its teams to ensure ‘they’re around for many years to come.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do Canada’s elites have a mentality of privilege and entitlement?

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In the 1970s, I followed two comedy groups: Britain’s Monty Python’s Flying Circus, which is still renowned, and the lesser-known American ensemble, Firesign
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 19, 2020
Governor General Julie Payette, former finance minister Bill Morneau, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau each have their own cross to bear in terms of bad behaviour, lack of oversight or basic common sense, but there seems to be one strand connecting them: a sense of privilege and entitlement, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Do Canada’s elites have a mentality of privilege and entitlement?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 19, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In the 1970s, I followed two comedy groups: Britain’s Monty Python’s Flying Circus, which is still renowned, and the lesser-known American ensemble, Firesign

Do Canada’s elites have a mentality of privilege and entitlement?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 19, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In the 1970s, I followed two comedy groups: Britain’s Monty Python’s Flying Circus, which is still renowned, and the lesser-known American ensemble, Firesign
Governor General Julie Payette, former finance minister Bill Morneau, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau each have their own cross to bear in terms of bad behaviour, lack of oversight or basic common sense, but there seems to be one strand connecting them: a sense of privilege and entitlement, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The next census should better reflect who we are

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—When we lived in Geneva, Switzerland, in the mid-90s, our family welcomed a young woman from the nearby town of Saint-Pascal de Kamouraska,
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 12, 2020
The 2021 census is around the corner and there will be a number of innovations, but we can ask better questions to get a greater sense of where we are going and what we need to do to get there, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of Statistics Canada

The next census should better reflect who we are

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 12, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—When we lived in Geneva, Switzerland, in the mid-90s, our family welcomed a young woman from the nearby town of Saint-Pascal de Kamouraska,

The next census should better reflect who we are

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 12, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—When we lived in Geneva, Switzerland, in the mid-90s, our family welcomed a young woman from the nearby town of Saint-Pascal de Kamouraska,
The 2021 census is around the corner and there will be a number of innovations, but we can ask better questions to get a greater sense of where we are going and what we need to do to get there, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of Statistics Canada

Canada’s declining productivity: is substance abuse the root of the problem?

  • OTTAWA—A few weeks ago, a story appeared in the news describing the problems of substance abuse in Canada. The study from the Canadian Centre
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 5, 2020
Alcohol consumption and other substance use is on the rise in Canada, and a recent report from the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse and Addiction suggests it's hurting our productivity, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash/Giovanna Gomes

Canada’s declining productivity: is substance abuse the root of the problem?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 5, 2020
  • OTTAWA—A few weeks ago, a story appeared in the news describing the problems of substance abuse in Canada. The study from the Canadian Centre

Canada’s declining productivity: is substance abuse the root of the problem?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 5, 2020
  • OTTAWA—A few weeks ago, a story appeared in the news describing the problems of substance abuse in Canada. The study from the Canadian Centre
Alcohol consumption and other substance use is on the rise in Canada, and a recent report from the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse and Addiction suggests it's hurting our productivity, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash/Giovanna Gomes

Racism poisons Canada’s future

  • OTTAWA—Last week, I had lunch with two exceptional young Canadians, Ayanda and Mordecai. It was both enlightening and disturbing. I have known Ayanda for
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 29, 2020
Protesters gather on Parliament Hill for a rally against anti-Black racism and police brutality on June 5. Discrimination, racism, and inherent bias are based on such superficial criteria to determine someone’s worth and is the greatest example of ignorance possible, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Racism poisons Canada’s future

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, I had lunch with two exceptional young Canadians, Ayanda and Mordecai. It was both enlightening and disturbing. I have known Ayanda for

Racism poisons Canada’s future

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, I had lunch with two exceptional young Canadians, Ayanda and Mordecai. It was both enlightening and disturbing. I have known Ayanda for
Protesters gather on Parliament Hill for a rally against anti-Black racism and police brutality on June 5. Discrimination, racism, and inherent bias are based on such superficial criteria to determine someone’s worth and is the greatest example of ignorance possible, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When you win against Phoenix, it is but a Pyrrhic victory

  • OTTAWA—Three years ago this week, I said goodbye to the public service and began a new life as a weekly columnist for this newspaper.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 15, 2020
Andrew Caddell writes that if you multiply his experience by the 200,000 people affected by Phoenix, it is tens of millions of hours of misery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When you win against Phoenix, it is but a Pyrrhic victory

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Three years ago this week, I said goodbye to the public service and began a new life as a weekly columnist for this newspaper.

When you win against Phoenix, it is but a Pyrrhic victory

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Three years ago this week, I said goodbye to the public service and began a new life as a weekly columnist for this newspaper.
Andrew Caddell writes that if you multiply his experience by the 200,000 people affected by Phoenix, it is tens of millions of hours of misery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are we all Marxists now? I hope not

  • OTTAWA—In the fall of 1997, a friend sent me a copy of an article from The New Yorker magazine, called “The Return of Karl
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 8, 2020
Andrew Caddell writes that, of late, he has read online articles by so-called ‘Marxist intellectuals’ calling for the overthrow of the vestiges of colonialism, capitalism, and our system of government. Flickr photograph by Roger Jones

Are we all Marxists now? I hope not

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In the fall of 1997, a friend sent me a copy of an article from The New Yorker magazine, called “The Return of Karl

Are we all Marxists now? I hope not

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In the fall of 1997, a friend sent me a copy of an article from The New Yorker magazine, called “The Return of Karl
Andrew Caddell writes that, of late, he has read online articles by so-called ‘Marxist intellectuals’ calling for the overthrow of the vestiges of colonialism, capitalism, and our system of government. Flickr photograph by Roger Jones

Quebec’s Dominique Anglade is a woman of many firsts

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Dominique Anglade heads a lot of lists: first person of colour to be an official opposition leader in Canada; first woman to lead
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 1, 2020
Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade was acclaimed to her party's top spot in May. ‘I have always felt the pressure to deliver results,’ she tells Andrew Caddell. Screenshot via Twitter

Quebec’s Dominique Anglade is a woman of many firsts

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 1, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Dominique Anglade heads a lot of lists: first person of colour to be an official opposition leader in Canada; first woman to lead

Quebec’s Dominique Anglade is a woman of many firsts

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 1, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Dominique Anglade heads a lot of lists: first person of colour to be an official opposition leader in Canada; first woman to lead
Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade was acclaimed to her party's top spot in May. ‘I have always felt the pressure to deliver results,’ she tells Andrew Caddell. Screenshot via Twitter

‘It’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good’: tourism in the time of COVID

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The temperature was an unusually hot 30 degrees. The tide was in and the water temperature of the normally frigid Saint Lawrence River
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 24, 2020
Over the weekend, the village of Kamouraska, Que., was filled with people walking along the shore and visiting shops and restaurants, many overjoyed at getting outside; the smoke from a fire at a local peat bog was not going to deter them. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

‘It’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good’: tourism in the time of COVID

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 24, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The temperature was an unusually hot 30 degrees. The tide was in and the water temperature of the normally frigid Saint Lawrence River

‘It’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good’: tourism in the time of COVID

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 24, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The temperature was an unusually hot 30 degrees. The tide was in and the water temperature of the normally frigid Saint Lawrence River
Over the weekend, the village of Kamouraska, Que., was filled with people walking along the shore and visiting shops and restaurants, many overjoyed at getting outside; the smoke from a fire at a local peat bog was not going to deter them. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Defund the police? More like re-think how we fund them

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—A little less than two hours’ drive from here lies the city of Edmundston, N.B. With only 16,500 inhabitants, it is notable for
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 17, 2020
It is time for a parliamentary inquiry into police training and methods across Canada, especially as they relate to minority communities, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defund the police? More like re-think how we fund them

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 17, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—A little less than two hours’ drive from here lies the city of Edmundston, N.B. With only 16,500 inhabitants, it is notable for

Defund the police? More like re-think how we fund them

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 17, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—A little less than two hours’ drive from here lies the city of Edmundston, N.B. With only 16,500 inhabitants, it is notable for
It is time for a parliamentary inquiry into police training and methods across Canada, especially as they relate to minority communities, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Social change depends on each of us doing our part

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—As many readers of this column know, I am not much of a monarchist, but I admire the Queen. And while it was
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 10, 2020
In the current turmoil following the murder of George millions of people around the world took to the streets in mostly peaceful protest, writes Andrew Caddell. But for those conscientious souls seeking social change on the street, what happens when they return home? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Social change depends on each of us doing our part

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 10, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—As many readers of this column know, I am not much of a monarchist, but I admire the Queen. And while it was

Social change depends on each of us doing our part

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 10, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—As many readers of this column know, I am not much of a monarchist, but I admire the Queen. And while it was
In the current turmoil following the murder of George millions of people around the world took to the streets in mostly peaceful protest, writes Andrew Caddell. But for those conscientious souls seeking social change on the street, what happens when they return home? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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