Newfoundland and Labrador: a gift to last

A reflection on the rock’s impact, after joining Canada 68 years ago this week.

Newfoundland’s own This Hour Has 22 Minutes star Mark Critch with Don Martin, host of CTV’s Power Play. Canadian culture would be a shadow of itself without the contributions of countless Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

March 29, 2017

OTTAWA—On March 31, Newfoundland and Labrador will celebrate 68 years since it joined Canada, the last province to do so. In this 150th year of celebration, it is worthwhile to examine our youngest province’s perspective of Confederation. While it represented a new beginning as a prov...

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