The Bloc’s byelection win signified little
In the late 1970s, René Lévesque’s Parti Québécois government dominated the province, passing bills on everything from the environment to...
Andrew Caddell
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Like his father, Trudeau will know when to quit
In the fall of 1983, I was working as a ministerial assistant in the government of then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau...
Feds should stand up for the National Field of Honour
“Old soldiers never die—they just fade away.” This observation by American General Douglas MacArthur has never rung truer, especially in...
Language Commissioner’s report fails to come to grips with anglophone angst in Quebec
In the fall of 1988, a song titled “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” by Bobby McFerrin was everywhere. Following the economic...
‘Bonjour-Hi’ signs driving Quebec nationalists to distraction
“They seek him here, they seek him there. They seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven? Or is he in...
The CAQ’s language shell game fooled everyone
Take a moment to think of Emmanuella Lambropoulos today. In 2020, the Liberal MP for the Montreal riding of Saint-Laurent...
Are we sleepwalking to another national unity crisis?
It is possible that within two years, the official opposition in the House of Commons will be the Bloc Québécois...
The Bill 21 judgment is a disgrace
With consumer products, there is often a disclaimer to protect the manufacturer from blame. I was reminded of this when...
Is this the beginning of the end for François Legault?
These are not easy times for Quebec Premier François Legault and his Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government. While the premier...