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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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Hockey brings Canadians together, in triumph and tragedy

  • OTTAWA—Far from Parliament Hill, partisan debates, and briefing notes, the real Canada works, plays, and lives in small cities, towns, villages, and neighbourhoods; and,
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 11, 2018
Members of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team, seen in this photo posted to the team Twitter page on March 24. The bus they were travelling in collided with a tractor-trailer on April 6 northeast of Saskatoon, killing 15 from the team. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, @HumboldtBroncos

Hockey brings Canadians together, in triumph and tragedy

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 11, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Far from Parliament Hill, partisan debates, and briefing notes, the real Canada works, plays, and lives in small cities, towns, villages, and neighbourhoods; and,

Hockey brings Canadians together, in triumph and tragedy

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 11, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Far from Parliament Hill, partisan debates, and briefing notes, the real Canada works, plays, and lives in small cities, towns, villages, and neighbourhoods; and,
Members of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team, seen in this photo posted to the team Twitter page on March 24. The bus they were travelling in collided with a tractor-trailer on April 6 northeast of Saskatoon, killing 15 from the team. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, @HumboldtBroncos

Time to stop funding Catholic school boards

  • OTTAWA—The passage of Easter and Passover, the most important days on the Christian and Jewish calendars, has led me to contemplate the role of
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 4, 2018
Immaculata High School in Ottawa plans to build a new artificial-turf field that is prompting complaints from neighbours who feel they were not consulted. Photograph courtesy of The Mighty Quill

Time to stop funding Catholic school boards

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 4, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The passage of Easter and Passover, the most important days on the Christian and Jewish calendars, has led me to contemplate the role of

Time to stop funding Catholic school boards

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 4, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The passage of Easter and Passover, the most important days on the Christian and Jewish calendars, has led me to contemplate the role of
Immaculata High School in Ottawa plans to build a new artificial-turf field that is prompting complaints from neighbours who feel they were not consulted. Photograph courtesy of The Mighty Quill

Populism isn’t new to Canada, and in the internet age it has more appeal

  • OTTAWA—Many years ago, I was speaking to a friend who, as a longtime Progressive Conservative, was in the dumps. Joe Clark had been defeated
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 28, 2018
Doug Ford’s election as Ontario’s Progressive Conservative leader is a sign some voters have chafed under the deficit spending and political correctness of the Ontario Liberals, says Andrew Caddell. The consequences of a Premier Ford are anyone’s guess. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Populism isn’t new to Canada, and in the internet age it has more appeal

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Many years ago, I was speaking to a friend who, as a longtime Progressive Conservative, was in the dumps. Joe Clark had been defeated

Populism isn’t new to Canada, and in the internet age it has more appeal

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Many years ago, I was speaking to a friend who, as a longtime Progressive Conservative, was in the dumps. Joe Clark had been defeated
Doug Ford’s election as Ontario’s Progressive Conservative leader is a sign some voters have chafed under the deficit spending and political correctness of the Ontario Liberals, says Andrew Caddell. The consequences of a Premier Ford are anyone’s guess. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shaping the ‘Canadian way’ in Africa

  • OTTAWA—I remember quite clearly one fall morning several years before I retired from Global Affairs Canada when I joined other staff at a roundtable
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 21, 2018
Canada’s Bombardier Q400 has proven popular among African airlines for short-haul regional flights, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Hansueli Krapf

Shaping the ‘Canadian way’ in Africa

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 21, 2018
  • OTTAWA—I remember quite clearly one fall morning several years before I retired from Global Affairs Canada when I joined other staff at a roundtable

Shaping the ‘Canadian way’ in Africa

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 21, 2018
  • OTTAWA—I remember quite clearly one fall morning several years before I retired from Global Affairs Canada when I joined other staff at a roundtable
Canada’s Bombardier Q400 has proven popular among African airlines for short-haul regional flights, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Hansueli Krapf

Ageism on the Hill means experience doesn’t count for much

  • OTTAWA—Many years ago, the late Liberal Senator Keith Davey, known as “the rainmaker” for his success in getting his party elected, penned the “Ten
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 14, 2018
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals embraced the advice of the late Liberal Senator Keith Davey, pictured left, to ‘Recruit new, bright young people.’ But they ought to bring in a few old hands to help steer the ship too, argues Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

Ageism on the Hill means experience doesn’t count for much

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Many years ago, the late Liberal Senator Keith Davey, known as “the rainmaker” for his success in getting his party elected, penned the “Ten

Ageism on the Hill means experience doesn’t count for much

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Many years ago, the late Liberal Senator Keith Davey, known as “the rainmaker” for his success in getting his party elected, penned the “Ten
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals embraced the advice of the late Liberal Senator Keith Davey, pictured left, to ‘Recruit new, bright young people.’ But they ought to bring in a few old hands to help steer the ship too, argues Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

If Canada wants to do business in India, it has to treat it with respect

  • OTTAWA—You may have heard, India has been in the news of late. Having been posted to India as a foreign service officer and travelled
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 7, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on Feb. 23 during Mr. Trudeau's trip to India. Photograph courtesy of Narendra Modi's Twitter account

If Canada wants to do business in India, it has to treat it with respect

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 7, 2018
  • OTTAWA—You may have heard, India has been in the news of late. Having been posted to India as a foreign service officer and travelled

If Canada wants to do business in India, it has to treat it with respect

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 7, 2018
  • OTTAWA—You may have heard, India has been in the news of late. Having been posted to India as a foreign service officer and travelled
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on Feb. 23 during Mr. Trudeau's trip to India. Photograph courtesy of Narendra Modi's Twitter account

As Canadians, we should fear America’s love of the gun

  • OTTAWA—When my father was demobilized after six years of war in 1945, he kept a coat and a couple of uniforms, but not his
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 28, 2018
Supporters of gun control rally in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., near the site of the Parkland high school shooting earlier this month. Photograph courtesy of Barry Stock

As Canadians, we should fear America’s love of the gun

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—When my father was demobilized after six years of war in 1945, he kept a coat and a couple of uniforms, but not his

As Canadians, we should fear America’s love of the gun

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—When my father was demobilized after six years of war in 1945, he kept a coat and a couple of uniforms, but not his
Supporters of gun control rally in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., near the site of the Parkland high school shooting earlier this month. Photograph courtesy of Barry Stock

DFAIT-CIDA merger has led to a foreign ministry dominated by development staff

  • It is always enjoyable to stay in touch with former foreign ministry colleagues in my “retryment.” Like “Godwin’s Law” of the internet, or any
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 21, 2018
The Lester B. Pearson Building, once home to the foreign ministry alone, now houses foreign policy, international development, and trade staff working together under a combined ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

DFAIT-CIDA merger has led to a foreign ministry dominated by development staff

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 21, 2018
  • It is always enjoyable to stay in touch with former foreign ministry colleagues in my “retryment.” Like “Godwin’s Law” of the internet, or any

DFAIT-CIDA merger has led to a foreign ministry dominated by development staff

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 21, 2018
  • It is always enjoyable to stay in touch with former foreign ministry colleagues in my “retryment.” Like “Godwin’s Law” of the internet, or any
The Lester B. Pearson Building, once home to the foreign ministry alone, now houses foreign policy, international development, and trade staff working together under a combined ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On political activities, the Public Service Commission deserves to be challenged

  • OTTAWA—Political parties have already begun recruiting candidates and campaign workers for the next federal election in 2019. Many candidates could be drawn from the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 14, 2018
NDP MP Guy Caron, left, speaks with Emilie Taman at an NDP leadership-race event in Hamilton, Ont. in September 2017. Ms. Taman was fired from her job as a federal prosecutor when she ran for the NDP in the 2015 election. She challenged the Public Service Commission’s decision and although she lost her fight initially, won on appeal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On political activities, the Public Service Commission deserves to be challenged

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Political parties have already begun recruiting candidates and campaign workers for the next federal election in 2019. Many candidates could be drawn from the

On political activities, the Public Service Commission deserves to be challenged

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Political parties have already begun recruiting candidates and campaign workers for the next federal election in 2019. Many candidates could be drawn from the
NDP MP Guy Caron, left, speaks with Emilie Taman at an NDP leadership-race event in Hamilton, Ont. in September 2017. Ms. Taman was fired from her job as a federal prosecutor when she ran for the NDP in the 2015 election. She challenged the Public Service Commission’s decision and although she lost her fight initially, won on appeal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

I’ll still celebrate Sir John A., even in this era of political correctness

  • OTTAWA—Recently, I was the host of a celebration in Ottawa of the 203rd birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald. The annual “Sir John A.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 31, 2018
Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, has been both derided as an 'architect of genocide' and praised as one of Canada's founding fathers. George Lancefield photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

I’ll still celebrate Sir John A., even in this era of political correctness

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 31, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Recently, I was the host of a celebration in Ottawa of the 203rd birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald. The annual “Sir John A.

I’ll still celebrate Sir John A., even in this era of political correctness

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 31, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Recently, I was the host of a celebration in Ottawa of the 203rd birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald. The annual “Sir John A.
Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, has been both derided as an 'architect of genocide' and praised as one of Canada's founding fathers. George Lancefield photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Canada’s artists contribute to our national identity

  • OTTAWA—“Mon pays, ce n’est pas un pays, c’est l’hiver.” Gilles Vigneault’s lyrics (“My country is not a country, it’s winter”) describe what many of
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 24, 2018
Singer Alan Doyle's band Great Big Sea has performed some iconic music that resonates in us, as Canadians, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

Canada’s artists contribute to our national identity

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 24, 2018
  • OTTAWA—“Mon pays, ce n’est pas un pays, c’est l’hiver.” Gilles Vigneault’s lyrics (“My country is not a country, it’s winter”) describe what many of

Canada’s artists contribute to our national identity

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 24, 2018
  • OTTAWA—“Mon pays, ce n’est pas un pays, c’est l’hiver.” Gilles Vigneault’s lyrics (“My country is not a country, it’s winter”) describe what many of
Singer Alan Doyle's band Great Big Sea has performed some iconic music that resonates in us, as Canadians, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

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

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