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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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Phoenix just the latest case of the feds trying to fix what’s not broken

  • OTTAWA—Phoenixed. When a noun becomes a verb, you know it has become ubiquitous and, more than likely, egregious. So it is with the poorly
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 17, 2018
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, and her parliamentary secretary Steve MacKinnon, pictured at a news conference at the Charles Lynch Room in Parliament's Centre Block building last year, are some of the main people speaking for the government on the Phoenix payroll debacle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Phoenix just the latest case of the feds trying to fix what’s not broken

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 17, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Phoenixed. When a noun becomes a verb, you know it has become ubiquitous and, more than likely, egregious. So it is with the poorly

Phoenix just the latest case of the feds trying to fix what’s not broken

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 17, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Phoenixed. When a noun becomes a verb, you know it has become ubiquitous and, more than likely, egregious. So it is with the poorly
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, and her parliamentary secretary Steve MacKinnon, pictured at a news conference at the Charles Lynch Room in Parliament's Centre Block building last year, are some of the main people speaking for the government on the Phoenix payroll debacle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Respecting Pearson’s legacy at last

  • When I was an undergrad student a million years ago, I was fortunate to study international affairs under Professor King Gordon at the University
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 10, 2018
Former prime minister Lester B. Pearson, is pictured in 1957, the year he received the Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Respecting Pearson’s legacy at last

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 10, 2018
  • When I was an undergrad student a million years ago, I was fortunate to study international affairs under Professor King Gordon at the University

Respecting Pearson’s legacy at last

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 10, 2018
  • When I was an undergrad student a million years ago, I was fortunate to study international affairs under Professor King Gordon at the University
Former prime minister Lester B. Pearson, is pictured in 1957, the year he received the Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Skating on thin ice: a Canadian tradition

  • When I first arrived in Ottawa as a student in 1972, I logged a couple hundred kilometres skating the Rideau Canal with my then-girlfriend
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 20, 2017
The failure of the Rideau Canal Skateway to be open in December was one of the rationales for the building of the much-ballyhooed rink on Parliament Hill, which Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly officially opened Dec. 7, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skating on thin ice: a Canadian tradition

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 20, 2017
  • When I first arrived in Ottawa as a student in 1972, I logged a couple hundred kilometres skating the Rideau Canal with my then-girlfriend

Skating on thin ice: a Canadian tradition

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 20, 2017
  • When I first arrived in Ottawa as a student in 1972, I logged a couple hundred kilometres skating the Rideau Canal with my then-girlfriend
The failure of the Rideau Canal Skateway to be open in December was one of the rationales for the building of the much-ballyhooed rink on Parliament Hill, which Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly officially opened Dec. 7, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump and TV: why we’re still amusing ourselves to death

  • The late Neil Postman, who was arguably the intellectual heir of Marshall McLuhan, was one of the most articulate critics of television. In his
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 13, 2017
Marketing experts have calculated that a politician with a background in TV, like U.S. President Donald Trump, has a head start of many millions of dollars over a lesser-known opponent, simply by virtue of his or her name recognition, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Trump and TV: why we’re still amusing ourselves to death

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 13, 2017
  • The late Neil Postman, who was arguably the intellectual heir of Marshall McLuhan, was one of the most articulate critics of television. In his

Trump and TV: why we’re still amusing ourselves to death

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 13, 2017
  • The late Neil Postman, who was arguably the intellectual heir of Marshall McLuhan, was one of the most articulate critics of television. In his
Marketing experts have calculated that a politician with a background in TV, like U.S. President Donald Trump, has a head start of many millions of dollars over a lesser-known opponent, simply by virtue of his or her name recognition, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

It’s Canada’s time to lead on a renewed Law of the Sea

  • In 2003, George W. Bush’s administration established a novel initiative to prevent attacks on American interests from the sea, or to prevent transport of
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 6, 2017
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis St-Laurent, right, cuts through the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 5, 2009. Patrick Kelley photograph courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard

It’s Canada’s time to lead on a renewed Law of the Sea

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 6, 2017
  • In 2003, George W. Bush’s administration established a novel initiative to prevent attacks on American interests from the sea, or to prevent transport of

It’s Canada’s time to lead on a renewed Law of the Sea

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 6, 2017
  • In 2003, George W. Bush’s administration established a novel initiative to prevent attacks on American interests from the sea, or to prevent transport of
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis St-Laurent, right, cuts through the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 5, 2009. Patrick Kelley photograph courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard

Prejudice: a shared Canadian value?

  • In one of the late Stan Rogers’ few politically themed songs, “The House of Orange,” he confronts an Irish Republican Army (IRA) fundraiser and
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 29, 2017
Author and Globe and Mail columnist Doug Saunders, pictured in 2012, promotes the idea of a Canada of 100 million by 2100 in his new book, Maximum Canada. Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung photograph by Stephan Röhl

Prejudice: a shared Canadian value?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 29, 2017
  • In one of the late Stan Rogers’ few politically themed songs, “The House of Orange,” he confronts an Irish Republican Army (IRA) fundraiser and

Prejudice: a shared Canadian value?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 29, 2017
  • In one of the late Stan Rogers’ few politically themed songs, “The House of Orange,” he confronts an Irish Republican Army (IRA) fundraiser and
Author and Globe and Mail columnist Doug Saunders, pictured in 2012, promotes the idea of a Canada of 100 million by 2100 in his new book, Maximum Canada. Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung photograph by Stephan Röhl

Leadership: in the eye of the beholder

  • In my time as a reporter, UN worker, and public servant, I have met many people in public life. The three most memorable were
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 22, 2017
Former Quebec premier René Lévesque, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, and former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed had different styles of leadership: Mr. Lougheed was a consulter, Mr. Trudeau a decider, and Mr. Lévesque rallied people. Photographs courtesy of Duncan Cameron, Dutch national archive/Rob Mieremet, Library & Archives Canada

Leadership: in the eye of the beholder

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 22, 2017
  • In my time as a reporter, UN worker, and public servant, I have met many people in public life. The three most memorable were

Leadership: in the eye of the beholder

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 22, 2017
  • In my time as a reporter, UN worker, and public servant, I have met many people in public life. The three most memorable were
Former Quebec premier René Lévesque, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, and former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed had different styles of leadership: Mr. Lougheed was a consulter, Mr. Trudeau a decider, and Mr. Lévesque rallied people. Photographs courtesy of Duncan Cameron, Dutch national archive/Rob Mieremet, Library & Archives Canada

Remembrance Day reminds us the price for respect is sacrifice

  • OTTAWA—In two of her greatest works, Paris 1919 and The War that Ended Peace, author Margaret MacMillan sketches out both the causes and the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 15, 2017
Left, Andrew Caddell’s great-uncle, Garnet LeMesurier, in Quebec City before shipping out to England in October 1914. Right, Andrew Caddell’s father, Philip Caddell, a former captain in the Royal Canadian Artillery, and Andrew Caddell’s son James, a master corporal in the 2nd Intelligence Platoon, at Remembrance Day in 2002 in Ottawa. Photographs courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Remembrance Day reminds us the price for respect is sacrifice

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 15, 2017
  • OTTAWA—In two of her greatest works, Paris 1919 and The War that Ended Peace, author Margaret MacMillan sketches out both the causes and the

Remembrance Day reminds us the price for respect is sacrifice

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 15, 2017
  • OTTAWA—In two of her greatest works, Paris 1919 and The War that Ended Peace, author Margaret MacMillan sketches out both the causes and the
Left, Andrew Caddell’s great-uncle, Garnet LeMesurier, in Quebec City before shipping out to England in October 1914. Right, Andrew Caddell’s father, Philip Caddell, a former captain in the Royal Canadian Artillery, and Andrew Caddell’s son James, a master corporal in the 2nd Intelligence Platoon, at Remembrance Day in 2002 in Ottawa. Photographs courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Referendum politics in Canada, Spain: no rules in a knife fight

  • OTTAWA—The fallout from the Oct. 1 referendum in Catalonia—the Spanish government’s decision to jail members of the Catalan cabinet and seek the arrest of
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 8, 2017
Demonstrators take part in a Catalan independence rally in Manresa, Spain, in July 2013. Photograph courtesy of Josep Renalias

Referendum politics in Canada, Spain: no rules in a knife fight

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 8, 2017
  • OTTAWA—The fallout from the Oct. 1 referendum in Catalonia—the Spanish government’s decision to jail members of the Catalan cabinet and seek the arrest of

Referendum politics in Canada, Spain: no rules in a knife fight

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 8, 2017
  • OTTAWA—The fallout from the Oct. 1 referendum in Catalonia—the Spanish government’s decision to jail members of the Catalan cabinet and seek the arrest of
Demonstrators take part in a Catalan independence rally in Manresa, Spain, in July 2013. Photograph courtesy of Josep Renalias

Speaking truth to power serves the greater good

  • The Abominable “No” Man. That is what a journalist friend called me when I worked as press secretary to the solicitor general in the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 1, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured speaking to reporters in October, could have used advisers who steered him away from the small-business tax reforms and his comments about not answering to journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaking truth to power serves the greater good

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 1, 2017
  • The Abominable “No” Man. That is what a journalist friend called me when I worked as press secretary to the solicitor general in the

Speaking truth to power serves the greater good

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 1, 2017
  • The Abominable “No” Man. That is what a journalist friend called me when I worked as press secretary to the solicitor general in the
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured speaking to reporters in October, could have used advisers who steered him away from the small-business tax reforms and his comments about not answering to journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abortion: an issue that won’t go away

  • OTTAWA—When I was 18, Dr. Henry Morgentaler opened an abortion clinic in Montreal, and for several years after was dragged through the courts repeatedly;
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 25, 2017
Justin Trudeau wouldn’t allow anti-abortion candidates to run for the Liberals in the 2015 election, though sitting MPs were exempt from that rule. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abortion: an issue that won’t go away

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 25, 2017
  • OTTAWA—When I was 18, Dr. Henry Morgentaler opened an abortion clinic in Montreal, and for several years after was dragged through the courts repeatedly;

Abortion: an issue that won’t go away

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 25, 2017
  • OTTAWA—When I was 18, Dr. Henry Morgentaler opened an abortion clinic in Montreal, and for several years after was dragged through the courts repeatedly;
Justin Trudeau wouldn’t allow anti-abortion candidates to run for the Liberals in the 2015 election, though sitting MPs were exempt from that rule. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Illiteracy: Canada’s hidden shame

  • OTTAWA—There is a country where almost half of the adult population cannot read this column. You might presume it’s in the developing world. It’s
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 18, 2017
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos should dust off the stagnant National Literacy Action Plan, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photo

Illiteracy: Canada’s hidden shame

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 18, 2017
  • OTTAWA—There is a country where almost half of the adult population cannot read this column. You might presume it’s in the developing world. It’s

Illiteracy: Canada’s hidden shame

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 18, 2017
  • OTTAWA—There is a country where almost half of the adult population cannot read this column. You might presume it’s in the developing world. It’s
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos should dust off the stagnant National Literacy Action Plan, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photo

A prescription for Canadian influence at the UN

  • OTTAWA—More than a decade ago, the foreign ministry had an “outreach” program, which consisted of speakers—many ambassadors, but often foreign service officers like me—who
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 11, 2017
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland listens to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech at the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 72nd session on Sept. 21 at UN headquarters in New York. UN photograph by Cia Pak

A prescription for Canadian influence at the UN

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 11, 2017
  • OTTAWA—More than a decade ago, the foreign ministry had an “outreach” program, which consisted of speakers—many ambassadors, but often foreign service officers like me—who

A prescription for Canadian influence at the UN

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 11, 2017
  • OTTAWA—More than a decade ago, the foreign ministry had an “outreach” program, which consisted of speakers—many ambassadors, but often foreign service officers like me—who
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland listens to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech at the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 72nd session on Sept. 21 at UN headquarters in New York. UN photograph by Cia Pak

Why Canada stands to lose its UN Security Council bid

  • OTTAWA—My father was no expert in political science, but he gave me some advice many years ago that stuck with me when I ran
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 4, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the G7 Summit in Taormina, Italy in May. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Why Canada stands to lose its UN Security Council bid

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 4, 2017
  • OTTAWA—My father was no expert in political science, but he gave me some advice many years ago that stuck with me when I ran

Why Canada stands to lose its UN Security Council bid

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 4, 2017
  • OTTAWA—My father was no expert in political science, but he gave me some advice many years ago that stuck with me when I ran
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the G7 Summit in Taormina, Italy in May. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Heretic thoughts on 0.7, the foreign aid Holy Grail

  • Point seven per cent. It is perhaps the most bandied about and least understood phrase in the global development “catechism.” The figure refers to
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 27, 2017
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has refused to commit to spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on foreign aid. Maybe that shouldn't be the goal anyway, argues Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heretic thoughts on 0.7, the foreign aid Holy Grail

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 27, 2017
  • Point seven per cent. It is perhaps the most bandied about and least understood phrase in the global development “catechism.” The figure refers to

Heretic thoughts on 0.7, the foreign aid Holy Grail

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 27, 2017
  • Point seven per cent. It is perhaps the most bandied about and least understood phrase in the global development “catechism.” The figure refers to
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has refused to commit to spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on foreign aid. Maybe that shouldn't be the goal anyway, argues Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Losing a bridge builder: the death of Gretta Chambers

  • The death of Gretta Chambers on Sept. 9 did not make national headlines, but it struck a profound chord with Quebecers. Chambers was one
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 20, 2017
'I just always felt the importance of explaining, English and French, one to the other, of who we were,' the late Montreal social commentator Gretta Chambers once said. Photograph courtesy of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

Losing a bridge builder: the death of Gretta Chambers

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 20, 2017
  • The death of Gretta Chambers on Sept. 9 did not make national headlines, but it struck a profound chord with Quebecers. Chambers was one

Losing a bridge builder: the death of Gretta Chambers

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 20, 2017
  • The death of Gretta Chambers on Sept. 9 did not make national headlines, but it struck a profound chord with Quebecers. Chambers was one
'I just always felt the importance of explaining, English and French, one to the other, of who we were,' the late Montreal social commentator Gretta Chambers once said. Photograph courtesy of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

Quebec separatism isn’t dead

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—My neighbour here flies his Quebec fleur-de-lis flag proudly. There is a fresh blue flag on his immaculate, six-metre flag post every summer.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 13, 2017
Quebec pride was on full display during St. Jean Baptiste Day in Montreal on June 24. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Quebec separatism isn’t dead

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 13, 2017
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—My neighbour here flies his Quebec fleur-de-lis flag proudly. There is a fresh blue flag on his immaculate, six-metre flag post every summer.

Quebec separatism isn’t dead

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 13, 2017
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—My neighbour here flies his Quebec fleur-de-lis flag proudly. There is a fresh blue flag on his immaculate, six-metre flag post every summer.
Quebec pride was on full display during St. Jean Baptiste Day in Montreal on June 24. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Macdonald’s other legacy: francophone migration south

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Whenever friends visit from elsewhere, I make sure to bring them to a small graveyard and chapel located about five kilometres outside of
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 6, 2017
John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, pictured, might have seen Métis leader Louis Riel's death sentence commuted had his ally George-Étienne Cartier lived long enough to persuade him to go that route, argues Andrew Caddell. Notman & Son photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Macdonald’s other legacy: francophone migration south

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 6, 2017
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Whenever friends visit from elsewhere, I make sure to bring them to a small graveyard and chapel located about five kilometres outside of

Macdonald’s other legacy: francophone migration south

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 6, 2017
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Whenever friends visit from elsewhere, I make sure to bring them to a small graveyard and chapel located about five kilometres outside of
John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, pictured, might have seen Métis leader Louis Riel's death sentence commuted had his ally George-Étienne Cartier lived long enough to persuade him to go that route, argues Andrew Caddell. Notman & Son photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

A true national capital should be bilingual  

  • OTTAWA—A few months ago I appeared in front of the planning committee of Ottawa city council, and pointed out that a development on Main
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 30, 2017
The City of Ottawa provides services in both languages, but doesn't require that businesses display signs in French. Photograph by Lord of the Wings courtesy of Flickr

A true national capital should be bilingual  

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 30, 2017
  • OTTAWA—A few months ago I appeared in front of the planning committee of Ottawa city council, and pointed out that a development on Main

A true national capital should be bilingual  

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 30, 2017
  • OTTAWA—A few months ago I appeared in front of the planning committee of Ottawa city council, and pointed out that a development on Main
The City of Ottawa provides services in both languages, but doesn't require that businesses display signs in French. Photograph by Lord of the Wings courtesy of Flickr

Supply management: Canada’s sacred cow no more?

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In 1976, many commentators outside of Quebec attributed the victory of René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois to the leader’s charisma and the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 23, 2017
Canada's dairy industry can compete on an international free market, but it will need help, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Supply management: Canada’s sacred cow no more?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 23, 2017
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In 1976, many commentators outside of Quebec attributed the victory of René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois to the leader’s charisma and the

Supply management: Canada’s sacred cow no more?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 23, 2017
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—In 1976, many commentators outside of Quebec attributed the victory of René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois to the leader’s charisma and the
Canada's dairy industry can compete on an international free market, but it will need help, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

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