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McCartney still shines

  • The former Beatle’s recent Montreal concert was proof there is a formula for a live show with depth.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 26, 2025
Now in his 80s, Paul McCartney’s tour was a gift to all us aging Beatlemaniacs, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Raph_PH

McCartney still shines

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 26, 2025
  • The former Beatle’s recent Montreal concert was proof there is a formula for a live show with depth.

McCartney still shines

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 26, 2025
  • The former Beatle’s recent Montreal concert was proof there is a formula for a live show with depth.
Now in his 80s, Paul McCartney’s tour was a gift to all us aging Beatlemaniacs, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Raph_PH

Half a century of Radio Carleton

  • When it began, Carleton University’s campus radio station had a limited range, but as it grew it became a career and life launching pad
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 19, 2025
Back in 1975, CKCU-FM was a community, indeed a family, and things haven’t changed, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Half a century of Radio Carleton

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 19, 2025
  • When it began, Carleton University’s campus radio station had a limited range, but as it grew it became a career and life launching pad

Half a century of Radio Carleton

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 19, 2025
  • When it began, Carleton University’s campus radio station had a limited range, but as it grew it became a career and life launching pad
Back in 1975, CKCU-FM was a community, indeed a family, and things haven’t changed, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

PQ Blue Book attacks Canada’s international role

  • The foreign policy document is part of the Parti Québécois leader’s meticulous deconstruction of Canada.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 12, 2025
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, centre, launched his party’s Blue Book alongside MNAs Catherine Gentilcore, right, and Pascal Paradis on Nov. 6. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/ Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and Parti Québécois

PQ Blue Book attacks Canada’s international role

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 12, 2025
  • The foreign policy document is part of the Parti Québécois leader’s meticulous deconstruction of Canada.

PQ Blue Book attacks Canada’s international role

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 12, 2025
  • The foreign policy document is part of the Parti Québécois leader’s meticulous deconstruction of Canada.
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, centre, launched his party’s Blue Book alongside MNAs Catherine Gentilcore, right, and Pascal Paradis on Nov. 6. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/ Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and Parti Québécois

Doug Ford needs to be reined in

  • The Ontario premier’s pitch to poach Quebec doctors will be exploited by the separatists to undermine Quebecers’ sense of belonging to Canada.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 5, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford promoting the interests of Franco-Ontarians to Quebec doctors is laughable given he previously announced cuts to French services across his own province, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Doug Ford needs to be reined in

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 5, 2025
  • The Ontario premier’s pitch to poach Quebec doctors will be exploited by the separatists to undermine Quebecers’ sense of belonging to Canada.

Doug Ford needs to be reined in

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 5, 2025
  • The Ontario premier’s pitch to poach Quebec doctors will be exploited by the separatists to undermine Quebecers’ sense of belonging to Canada.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford promoting the interests of Franco-Ontarians to Quebec doctors is laughable given he previously announced cuts to French services across his own province, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada an ‘illegitimate country’?

  • The thesis of Confederation as illegitimate has gained credence among Parti Québécois supporters.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 29, 2025
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon appeared to foreshadow a unilateral declaration of independence after a successful referendum if he forms government next year, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Is Canada an ‘illegitimate country’?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 29, 2025
  • The thesis of Confederation as illegitimate has gained credence among Parti Québécois supporters.

Is Canada an ‘illegitimate country’?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 29, 2025
  • The thesis of Confederation as illegitimate has gained credence among Parti Québécois supporters.
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon appeared to foreshadow a unilateral declaration of independence after a successful referendum if he forms government next year, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Setting the stage for Quebec’s fall election season

  • On Nov. 2, 1,131 cities, towns, and villages, and 87 regions in Quebec will go to the polls.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 22, 2025
The highest-profile race is no doubt the City of Montreal, where incumbent Projet Montréal administration’s Luc Rabouin, left, is facing off against Ensemble Montréal’s Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a former federal Liberal minister. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Setting the stage for Quebec’s fall election season

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 22, 2025
  • On Nov. 2, 1,131 cities, towns, and villages, and 87 regions in Quebec will go to the polls.

Setting the stage for Quebec’s fall election season

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 22, 2025
  • On Nov. 2, 1,131 cities, towns, and villages, and 87 regions in Quebec will go to the polls.
The highest-profile race is no doubt the City of Montreal, where incumbent Projet Montréal administration’s Luc Rabouin, left, is facing off against Ensemble Montréal’s Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a former federal Liberal minister. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Quebec’s new ‘constitution’ bill is an affront to democracy

  • The Legault government’s document is a fantasy, especially when it comes to Quebec’s non-francophone population.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 15, 2025
Francois Legault
Francois Legault
Premier François Legault’s Quebec Constitution Act entrenches his government’s three most narrow-minded pieces of legislation, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec’s new ‘constitution’ bill is an affront to democracy

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 15, 2025
  • The Legault government’s document is a fantasy, especially when it comes to Quebec’s non-francophone population.

Quebec’s new ‘constitution’ bill is an affront to democracy

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 15, 2025
  • The Legault government’s document is a fantasy, especially when it comes to Quebec’s non-francophone population.
Francois Legault
Premier François Legault’s Quebec Constitution Act entrenches his government’s three most narrow-minded pieces of legislation, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign policy is all about self-interest

  • Canada should focus on its own interest: building credibility in defence investment and alliances, and reaching out to our economic partners.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 8, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s recent United Nations address may indicate that Canadians are finally realists about the fact we need force to defend our sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign policy is all about self-interest

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 8, 2025
  • Canada should focus on its own interest: building credibility in defence investment and alliances, and reaching out to our economic partners.

Foreign policy is all about self-interest

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 8, 2025
  • Canada should focus on its own interest: building credibility in defence investment and alliances, and reaching out to our economic partners.
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s recent United Nations address may indicate that Canadians are finally realists about the fact we need force to defend our sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergency wait times are a threat to our health

  • A June study by the Montreal Economic Institute revealed wait times across Canada have increased in the past five years, and that Quebec has
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 1, 2025
We can do a better job of caring for people in need, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Emergency wait times are a threat to our health

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 1, 2025
  • A June study by the Montreal Economic Institute revealed wait times across Canada have increased in the past five years, and that Quebec has

Emergency wait times are a threat to our health

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 1, 2025
  • A June study by the Montreal Economic Institute revealed wait times across Canada have increased in the past five years, and that Quebec has
We can do a better job of caring for people in need, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Next stop for me, the feds, and many others: the Supreme Court

  • If the Charter of Rights and Freedoms doesn’t protect us, the anglophone community’s very role in Quebec society is threatened.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 24, 2025
The Coalition Avenir Québec government of François Legault has pre-emptively applied Sec. 33 on several occasions, most notably in the passage of Bill 96, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next stop for me, the feds, and many others: the Supreme Court

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 24, 2025
  • If the Charter of Rights and Freedoms doesn’t protect us, the anglophone community’s very role in Quebec society is threatened.

Next stop for me, the feds, and many others: the Supreme Court

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 24, 2025
  • If the Charter of Rights and Freedoms doesn’t protect us, the anglophone community’s very role in Quebec society is threatened.
The Coalition Avenir Québec government of François Legault has pre-emptively applied Sec. 33 on several occasions, most notably in the passage of Bill 96, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premier Legault’s cabinet shuffle takes his party nowhere

  • There are times Quebec politics can have national and even international importance. This is not one of those times.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 17, 2025
Quebec Premier François Legault's recent cabinet shuffle was more like musical chairs than a realignment, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premier Legault’s cabinet shuffle takes his party nowhere

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 17, 2025
  • There are times Quebec politics can have national and even international importance. This is not one of those times.

Premier Legault’s cabinet shuffle takes his party nowhere

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 17, 2025
  • There are times Quebec politics can have national and even international importance. This is not one of those times.
Quebec Premier François Legault's recent cabinet shuffle was more like musical chairs than a realignment, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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
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The American election: in an obscure race, a cause for optimism

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—I am a “glass half-full” person. When the chips are down, I believe things will get better. I take my inspiration from a
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 4, 2020
We should be encouraged people like incumbent North Carolina state Senator Jeff Jackson are fighting the good fight and working to ensure their democracy survives, and thrives, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Sen. Jeff Jackson

The American election: in an obscure race, a cause for optimism

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 4, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—I am a “glass half-full” person. When the chips are down, I believe things will get better. I take my inspiration from a

The American election: in an obscure race, a cause for optimism

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 4, 2020
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—I am a “glass half-full” person. When the chips are down, I believe things will get better. I take my inspiration from a
We should be encouraged people like incumbent North Carolina state Senator Jeff Jackson are fighting the good fight and working to ensure their democracy survives, and thrives, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Sen. Jeff Jackson

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

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