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Ken Dryden: a role model for all of us

  • He will be remembered as a decent, humble, thoughtful person, and a role model for all Canadians.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 10, 2025
Ken Dryden was often in a spotlight he never sought, but used his fame to work for a better society, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ken Dryden: a role model for all of us

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 10, 2025
  • He will be remembered as a decent, humble, thoughtful person, and a role model for all Canadians.

Ken Dryden: a role model for all of us

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 10, 2025
  • He will be remembered as a decent, humble, thoughtful person, and a role model for all Canadians.
Ken Dryden was often in a spotlight he never sought, but used his fame to work for a better society, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

As the CAQ flounders, the Parti Québécois appears to be unstoppable

  • Federalists should be preparing for the worst as the PQ continues to surge in the polls.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 3, 2025
Francois Legault
Francois Legault
Quebec Premier François Legault’s fall from grace has been precipitous, and the PQ is firming up its separation referendum plans as they await the next election, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As the CAQ flounders, the Parti Québécois appears to be unstoppable

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 3, 2025
  • Federalists should be preparing for the worst as the PQ continues to surge in the polls.

As the CAQ flounders, the Parti Québécois appears to be unstoppable

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 3, 2025
  • Federalists should be preparing for the worst as the PQ continues to surge in the polls.
Francois Legault
Quebec Premier François Legault’s fall from grace has been precipitous, and the PQ is firming up its separation referendum plans as they await the next election, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Looking back on the summer of ’75

  • The unemployment rate for students this year was a sky-high 15 per cent; many could have benefited from the same experience we had in
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 27, 2025
Andrew Caddell, pictured bottom row, fourth from right, reminisces about the summer of 1975, and the upward trajectory hard work could achieve at the time. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Looking back on the summer of ’75

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 27, 2025
  • The unemployment rate for students this year was a sky-high 15 per cent; many could have benefited from the same experience we had in

Looking back on the summer of ’75

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 27, 2025
  • The unemployment rate for students this year was a sky-high 15 per cent; many could have benefited from the same experience we had in
Andrew Caddell, pictured bottom row, fourth from right, reminisces about the summer of 1975, and the upward trajectory hard work could achieve at the time. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Is there a realistic blueprint for cutting government spending?

  • Governments become inefficient and fat over time, but they don’t have to be. The Chrétien-Martin cuts in 1995 proved that.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 20, 2025
The Carney government has no choice but to ensure the federal government is lean and effective once more, writes Andrew Caddell. Pexels photograph by Nikolaos Dimou

Is there a realistic blueprint for cutting government spending?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 20, 2025
  • Governments become inefficient and fat over time, but they don’t have to be. The Chrétien-Martin cuts in 1995 proved that.

Is there a realistic blueprint for cutting government spending?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 20, 2025
  • Governments become inefficient and fat over time, but they don’t have to be. The Chrétien-Martin cuts in 1995 proved that.
The Carney government has no choice but to ensure the federal government is lean and effective once more, writes Andrew Caddell. Pexels photograph by Nikolaos Dimou

The value of lifelong learning

  • People are realizing they must study to keep up with rapid developments in science, business, medicine, and technology.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 13, 2025
While Canada can boast one of the most educated populations on Earth, our system of education needs to adapt to new demands, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Felicia Buitenwerf

The value of lifelong learning

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 13, 2025
  • People are realizing they must study to keep up with rapid developments in science, business, medicine, and technology.

The value of lifelong learning

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 13, 2025
  • People are realizing they must study to keep up with rapid developments in science, business, medicine, and technology.
While Canada can boast one of the most educated populations on Earth, our system of education needs to adapt to new demands, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Felicia Buitenwerf

We need to be reminded: war is hell

  • Our parents and grandparents lived through the early 20th century with sickness, poverty, and then the hell of war, and came out of it
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 6, 2025
Infantrymen with The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in Italy in July 1943. This week it will be 80 years since the end of the Second World War. Canada is a different place, although we face as much turbulence in the world as our parents and grandparents did, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Lieut. Jack H. Smith/Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada

We need to be reminded: war is hell

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 6, 2025
  • Our parents and grandparents lived through the early 20th century with sickness, poverty, and then the hell of war, and came out of it

We need to be reminded: war is hell

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 6, 2025
  • Our parents and grandparents lived through the early 20th century with sickness, poverty, and then the hell of war, and came out of it
Infantrymen with The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in Italy in July 1943. This week it will be 80 years since the end of the Second World War. Canada is a different place, although we face as much turbulence in the world as our parents and grandparents did, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Lieut. Jack H. Smith/Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada

The power of Canada’s many ‘Senates’

  • All across the country they are the faithful, the friends, the former work colleagues, the civic-minded, some politically engaged, some not, who gather to
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 30, 2025
The stories and memories contained within the people who make up the various ‘Senates’ across Canada are fading away, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Papaioannou Kostas

The power of Canada’s many ‘Senates’

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 30, 2025
  • All across the country they are the faithful, the friends, the former work colleagues, the civic-minded, some politically engaged, some not, who gather to

The power of Canada’s many ‘Senates’

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 30, 2025
  • All across the country they are the faithful, the friends, the former work colleagues, the civic-minded, some politically engaged, some not, who gather to
The stories and memories contained within the people who make up the various ‘Senates’ across Canada are fading away, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Papaioannou Kostas

Why we must defend supply management

  • If supply management were sacrificed to satisfy Donald Trump, life in rural Canada would be turned upside down.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 23, 2025
Cow
Cow
The end result of caving to the American president would not be an open market for dairy products, but rather copying the U.S. and Europe by providing subsidies to our dairy producers to the tune of billions of dollars a year, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Ryan Song

Why we must defend supply management

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 23, 2025
  • If supply management were sacrificed to satisfy Donald Trump, life in rural Canada would be turned upside down.

Why we must defend supply management

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 23, 2025
  • If supply management were sacrificed to satisfy Donald Trump, life in rural Canada would be turned upside down.
Cow
The end result of caving to the American president would not be an open market for dairy products, but rather copying the U.S. and Europe by providing subsidies to our dairy producers to the tune of billions of dollars a year, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Ryan Song

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The North is Canada’s microcosm

  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

The North is Canada’s microcosm

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for

The North is Canada’s microcosm

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

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
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Appealing to ‘the base’ may be a recipe for electoral failure

  • “It’s all about the base.” That was the refrain of the Conservatives under Prime Minister Stephen Harper from 2006 to 2015, when policies were
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 5, 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s decision to cut funding for some of the province’s planned French-language services is reminiscent of the Stephen Harper Conservative’s cuts to arts funding—both played well with their base but had larger political ramifications, says Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Appealing to ‘the base’ may be a recipe for electoral failure

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 5, 2018
  • “It’s all about the base.” That was the refrain of the Conservatives under Prime Minister Stephen Harper from 2006 to 2015, when policies were

Appealing to ‘the base’ may be a recipe for electoral failure

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 5, 2018
  • “It’s all about the base.” That was the refrain of the Conservatives under Prime Minister Stephen Harper from 2006 to 2015, when policies were
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s decision to cut funding for some of the province’s planned French-language services is reminiscent of the Stephen Harper Conservative’s cuts to arts funding—both played well with their base but had larger political ramifications, says Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

French is an asset to Ontario, the bigots be damned

  • OTTAWA—It has been a long couple of weeks for Franco-Ontarians and their supporters. It began with the announcement by Premier Doug Ford that the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 28, 2018
Doug Ford
Doug Ford
It’s tone-deaf, argues Andrew Caddell, for Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, to compare Ontario’s 600,000 Franco-Ontarians to the about 600,000 Chinese Ontarians and 600,000 Italian Ontarians, in noting that the province can’t please everybody. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

French is an asset to Ontario, the bigots be damned

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—It has been a long couple of weeks for Franco-Ontarians and their supporters. It began with the announcement by Premier Doug Ford that the

French is an asset to Ontario, the bigots be damned

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—It has been a long couple of weeks for Franco-Ontarians and their supporters. It began with the announcement by Premier Doug Ford that the
Doug Ford
It’s tone-deaf, argues Andrew Caddell, for Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, to compare Ontario’s 600,000 Franco-Ontarians to the about 600,000 Chinese Ontarians and 600,000 Italian Ontarians, in noting that the province can’t please everybody. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women’s rights: we still have far to go

  • OTTAWA—After hockey the other night, one of my fellow old-timers complained about the demand for gender equality on boards of directors. He pointed out
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 21, 2018
Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured last year, announced in October the government would introduce pay equity legislation for federally regulated workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women’s rights: we still have far to go

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 21, 2018
  • OTTAWA—After hockey the other night, one of my fellow old-timers complained about the demand for gender equality on boards of directors. He pointed out

Women’s rights: we still have far to go

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 21, 2018
  • OTTAWA—After hockey the other night, one of my fellow old-timers complained about the demand for gender equality on boards of directors. He pointed out
Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured last year, announced in October the government would introduce pay equity legislation for federally regulated workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador: neighbours that need to talk

  • OTTAWA—This month’s majority decision of the Supreme Court to reject Newfoundland and Labrador’s request to reopen the 1969 Churchill Falls power contract was not
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 14, 2018
Newfoundland Premier Dwight Ball and Quebec Premier François Legault ought to bury the hatchet and carve out a new hydro deal that benefits both, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of LouisRoyQc

Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador: neighbours that need to talk

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—This month’s majority decision of the Supreme Court to reject Newfoundland and Labrador’s request to reopen the 1969 Churchill Falls power contract was not

Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador: neighbours that need to talk

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—This month’s majority decision of the Supreme Court to reject Newfoundland and Labrador’s request to reopen the 1969 Churchill Falls power contract was not
Newfoundland Premier Dwight Ball and Quebec Premier François Legault ought to bury the hatchet and carve out a new hydro deal that benefits both, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of LouisRoyQc

Time for Trudeau to emulate Chrétien and slay the deficit

  • OTTAWA—There was quite a party a couple weeks ago in Ottawa: longtime Liberals celebrated the 25th anniversary of the election of Jean Chrétien’s government,
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 7, 2018
The current Liberal government has willingly created deficits, while the most laudable accomplishment of the government of former prime minister Jean Chrétien (along with the Clarity Act) was the reduction of accumulated government debt, argues columnist Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Trudeau to emulate Chrétien and slay the deficit

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 7, 2018
  • OTTAWA—There was quite a party a couple weeks ago in Ottawa: longtime Liberals celebrated the 25th anniversary of the election of Jean Chrétien’s government,

Time for Trudeau to emulate Chrétien and slay the deficit

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 7, 2018
  • OTTAWA—There was quite a party a couple weeks ago in Ottawa: longtime Liberals celebrated the 25th anniversary of the election of Jean Chrétien’s government,
The current Liberal government has willingly created deficits, while the most laudable accomplishment of the government of former prime minister Jean Chrétien (along with the Clarity Act) was the reduction of accumulated government debt, argues columnist Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Running for office: an important, but sometimes thankless, task

  • OTTAWA—This week’s municipal elections in Ontario yielded few surprises, as incumbents won in most cities, including in Ottawa and Toronto. That meant there were
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 24, 2018
From left, candidates Jide Afolabi and Raylene Lang-Dion both lost in this week’s Ottawa municipal election, while incumbent mayors of Ottawa and Toronto Jim Watson and John Tory easily won again. The Hill Times file photograph and by Andrew Meade; photos courtesy of Facebook, Jide Afolabi

Running for office: an important, but sometimes thankless, task

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 24, 2018
  • OTTAWA—This week’s municipal elections in Ontario yielded few surprises, as incumbents won in most cities, including in Ottawa and Toronto. That meant there were

Running for office: an important, but sometimes thankless, task

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 24, 2018
  • OTTAWA—This week’s municipal elections in Ontario yielded few surprises, as incumbents won in most cities, including in Ottawa and Toronto. That meant there were
From left, candidates Jide Afolabi and Raylene Lang-Dion both lost in this week’s Ottawa municipal election, while incumbent mayors of Ottawa and Toronto Jim Watson and John Tory easily won again. The Hill Times file photograph and by Andrew Meade; photos courtesy of Facebook, Jide Afolabi

How to get skeptical Canadians to support a carbon tax

  • OTTAWA—It was an unseasonably warm few days in Ottawa last week. Coming on the heels of hurricanes in Florida, the tornadoes that devastated the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 17, 2018
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna plans to impose a carbon tax on any province that refuses to meet federal standards to reduce greenhouse gases starting next year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to get skeptical Canadians to support a carbon tax

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 17, 2018
  • OTTAWA—It was an unseasonably warm few days in Ottawa last week. Coming on the heels of hurricanes in Florida, the tornadoes that devastated the

How to get skeptical Canadians to support a carbon tax

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 17, 2018
  • OTTAWA—It was an unseasonably warm few days in Ottawa last week. Coming on the heels of hurricanes in Florida, the tornadoes that devastated the
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna plans to impose a carbon tax on any province that refuses to meet federal standards to reduce greenhouse gases starting next year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Québec Solidaire vote may be more than a sign of youthful rebellion

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The young woman who serves me my croissants and brioches at the local bakery surprised me today when she revealed she has an
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 10, 2018
The Québec Solidaire in this month’s election had many candidates, like co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, pictured, who were under 30, and had been involved in the “Printemps Erable” student protests in 2012 in the province. Photograph courtesy of Ben Powless

Québec Solidaire vote may be more than a sign of youthful rebellion

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 10, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The young woman who serves me my croissants and brioches at the local bakery surprised me today when she revealed she has an

Québec Solidaire vote may be more than a sign of youthful rebellion

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 10, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The young woman who serves me my croissants and brioches at the local bakery surprised me today when she revealed she has an
The Québec Solidaire in this month’s election had many candidates, like co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, pictured, who were under 30, and had been involved in the “Printemps Erable” student protests in 2012 in the province. Photograph courtesy of Ben Powless

Our obsession with the U.S. is hazardous

  • OTTAWA—This week was a high point for Canadians obsessed with the country to the south of us. On television and in social media, the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 3, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 27. Screenshot courtesy of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

Our obsession with the U.S. is hazardous

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 3, 2018
  • OTTAWA—This week was a high point for Canadians obsessed with the country to the south of us. On television and in social media, the

Our obsession with the U.S. is hazardous

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 3, 2018
  • OTTAWA—This week was a high point for Canadians obsessed with the country to the south of us. On television and in social media, the
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 27. Screenshot courtesy of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

Three keys to successful trade negotiations

  • OTTAWA—When I lived in Geneva in the late 1990s, I was approached by the director of a private university there to teach a course
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 26, 2018
Steve Verheul, Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator, is up against U.S. President Donald Trump’s negotiating tactics, including intimidation, bombast, and lack of clarity, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Three keys to successful trade negotiations

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 26, 2018
  • OTTAWA—When I lived in Geneva in the late 1990s, I was approached by the director of a private university there to teach a course

Three keys to successful trade negotiations

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 26, 2018
  • OTTAWA—When I lived in Geneva in the late 1990s, I was approached by the director of a private university there to teach a course
Steve Verheul, Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator, is up against U.S. President Donald Trump’s negotiating tactics, including intimidation, bombast, and lack of clarity, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons from the notwithstanding clause debate

  • When I was an assistant to the opposition leader in Newfoundland and Labrador in the early 1980s, I would often get into lengthy discussions
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 19, 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reintroduced a bill to cut Toronto's city council almost in half, using the notwithstanding clause in the Constitution to override a court decision that said the legislation was unconstitutional. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons from the notwithstanding clause debate

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 19, 2018
  • When I was an assistant to the opposition leader in Newfoundland and Labrador in the early 1980s, I would often get into lengthy discussions

Lessons from the notwithstanding clause debate

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 19, 2018
  • When I was an assistant to the opposition leader in Newfoundland and Labrador in the early 1980s, I would often get into lengthy discussions
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reintroduced a bill to cut Toronto's city council almost in half, using the notwithstanding clause in the Constitution to override a court decision that said the legislation was unconstitutional. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Three years in, a government can’t blame the last guys for its problems

  • Every politician likes to use humour to warm up a crowd; most like to use it to skewer their opponents. One of my former
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 12, 2018
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi recently complained the court decision to block the Trans Mountain pipeline was the fault of the National Energy Board review process in place under the former Conservative government of Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Three years in, a government can’t blame the last guys for its problems

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 12, 2018
  • Every politician likes to use humour to warm up a crowd; most like to use it to skewer their opponents. One of my former

Three years in, a government can’t blame the last guys for its problems

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 12, 2018
  • Every politician likes to use humour to warm up a crowd; most like to use it to skewer their opponents. One of my former
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi recently complained the court decision to block the Trans Mountain pipeline was the fault of the National Energy Board review process in place under the former Conservative government of Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can small-town Canada survive?

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—One small challenge of summer life in small towns is finding a trusted person to do skilled work one cannot do. I can
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 5, 2018
From left, Atlantic-based cabinet ministers Scott Brison and Dominic LeBlanc speak with P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan at a meeting of the region's premiers and cabinet ministers to talk about economic growth on July 10 in Summerside, P.E.I. They’re looking at how to boost immigration to the region experiencing population decline. Photograph courtesy of ACOA

Can small-town Canada survive?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 5, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—One small challenge of summer life in small towns is finding a trusted person to do skilled work one cannot do. I can

Can small-town Canada survive?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 5, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—One small challenge of summer life in small towns is finding a trusted person to do skilled work one cannot do. I can
From left, Atlantic-based cabinet ministers Scott Brison and Dominic LeBlanc speak with P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan at a meeting of the region's premiers and cabinet ministers to talk about economic growth on July 10 in Summerside, P.E.I. They’re looking at how to boost immigration to the region experiencing population decline. Photograph courtesy of ACOA

Quebec election 2018: boring, for once

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—If there is one word to describe the Oct. 1 election in Quebec, it is: boring. In the wake of the hurly-burly election
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 29, 2018
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard may need to rethink the campaign of his incumbent Liberals, to put an emphasis on new candidates and the team, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

Quebec election 2018: boring, for once

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 29, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—If there is one word to describe the Oct. 1 election in Quebec, it is: boring. In the wake of the hurly-burly election

Quebec election 2018: boring, for once

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 29, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—If there is one word to describe the Oct. 1 election in Quebec, it is: boring. In the wake of the hurly-burly election
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard may need to rethink the campaign of his incumbent Liberals, to put an emphasis on new candidates and the team, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

Kofi Annan had his flaws, but he inspired a generation

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—I met Kofi Annan only once, but I remember the encounter as if it were yesterday. The former United Nations secretary general’s calm
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 22, 2018
The late former UN secretary general Kofi Annan meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sept. 28, 2016 on Parliament Hill. Mr. Annan, 80, died on Aug. 18. The Hill Times file photograph

Kofi Annan had his flaws, but he inspired a generation

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 22, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—I met Kofi Annan only once, but I remember the encounter as if it were yesterday. The former United Nations secretary general’s calm

Kofi Annan had his flaws, but he inspired a generation

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 22, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—I met Kofi Annan only once, but I remember the encounter as if it were yesterday. The former United Nations secretary general’s calm
The late former UN secretary general Kofi Annan meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sept. 28, 2016 on Parliament Hill. Mr. Annan, 80, died on Aug. 18. The Hill Times file photograph

When you write a minister, a machine shouldn’t reply

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In old Geneva, there is a lovely restaurant serving traditional Swiss meals, with an ambience that lends itself to fondue and raclette: wooden
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 15, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs the Paris climate change agreement on April 22, 2016 at the United Nations in New York. For a lot more mundane correspondence, politicians just use a signature machine. UN photograph by Amanda Voisard

When you write a minister, a machine shouldn’t reply

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 15, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In old Geneva, there is a lovely restaurant serving traditional Swiss meals, with an ambience that lends itself to fondue and raclette: wooden

When you write a minister, a machine shouldn’t reply

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 15, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In old Geneva, there is a lovely restaurant serving traditional Swiss meals, with an ambience that lends itself to fondue and raclette: wooden
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs the Paris climate change agreement on April 22, 2016 at the United Nations in New York. For a lot more mundane correspondence, politicians just use a signature machine. UN photograph by Amanda Voisard

Investing in cycling infrastructure the best deal on two wheels

  • KAMOURASKA, Que.—When I look back at this year, 2018 will be remembered as the “year of the bicycle.” But it may be for many
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 8, 2018
In Europe, cycling is seen as a legitimate means of travel and entire tourism campaigns are based on bicycle touring, demonstrating where Canada can improve, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Investing in cycling infrastructure the best deal on two wheels

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 8, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, Que.—When I look back at this year, 2018 will be remembered as the “year of the bicycle.” But it may be for many

Investing in cycling infrastructure the best deal on two wheels

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 8, 2018
  • KAMOURASKA, Que.—When I look back at this year, 2018 will be remembered as the “year of the bicycle.” But it may be for many
In Europe, cycling is seen as a legitimate means of travel and entire tourism campaigns are based on bicycle touring, demonstrating where Canada can improve, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Northern Ontario offers insight into Canadian paradox

  • SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT.—For the past two weeks, I have been fulfilling a longtime dream, to cycle from Dryden, Ont., in the province’s northwest,
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 25, 2018
Columnist Andrew Caddell is in the midst of a cycling trip from Dryden, Ont., to Toronto. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Northern Ontario offers insight into Canadian paradox

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 25, 2018
  • SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT.—For the past two weeks, I have been fulfilling a longtime dream, to cycle from Dryden, Ont., in the province’s northwest,

Northern Ontario offers insight into Canadian paradox

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 25, 2018
  • SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT.—For the past two weeks, I have been fulfilling a longtime dream, to cycle from Dryden, Ont., in the province’s northwest,
Columnist Andrew Caddell is in the midst of a cycling trip from Dryden, Ont., to Toronto. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

If Brexit forces a hard Irish border, the answer may be unity

  • Canadians and Americans are fond of great celebrations in July. However, in Northern Ireland, July is a time of tension, the “marching season” and
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 11, 2018
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is 'not going to agree to anything that would give rise to a hard border' between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after Brexit. Photograph courtesy of the European People's Party

If Brexit forces a hard Irish border, the answer may be unity

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 11, 2018
  • Canadians and Americans are fond of great celebrations in July. However, in Northern Ireland, July is a time of tension, the “marching season” and

If Brexit forces a hard Irish border, the answer may be unity

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 11, 2018
  • Canadians and Americans are fond of great celebrations in July. However, in Northern Ireland, July is a time of tension, the “marching season” and
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is 'not going to agree to anything that would give rise to a hard border' between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after Brexit. Photograph courtesy of the European People's Party

Canada does not do enough to recognize its role in high-flying history

  • They threw a small party the other day in Clifden, on the west coast of Ireland. You might have missed it. The party was
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 4, 2018
Captain John Alcock stowing provisions aboard Vickers’ ‘Vimy’ aircraft in St. John’s, N.L., before his trans-Atlantic flight with Arthur Whitten Brown on June 14, 1919. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Canada does not do enough to recognize its role in high-flying history

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 4, 2018
  • They threw a small party the other day in Clifden, on the west coast of Ireland. You might have missed it. The party was

Canada does not do enough to recognize its role in high-flying history

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 4, 2018
  • They threw a small party the other day in Clifden, on the west coast of Ireland. You might have missed it. The party was
Captain John Alcock stowing provisions aboard Vickers’ ‘Vimy’ aircraft in St. John’s, N.L., before his trans-Atlantic flight with Arthur Whitten Brown on June 14, 1919. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

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