Retirement reflections on 20 years in government

My leaving opens space for a new generation of brilliant young graduates. Sadly, some baby boomers refuse to get out of the way.

Andrew Caddell retired July 11 from Global Affairs Canada, where he was a senior policy adviser on Mexican relations.The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

July 12, 2017

OTTAWA—Retirement. It is a word that strikes fear in the hearts of many, and conjures up notions of being put out to pasture. For those in the public service, it is the new reality, especially among the boomers who joined government in the 1970s and ‘80s. For me, it is a return to the status q...

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