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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

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 Commandments of Canadian Liberalism.” Among them was Commandment Nine: “Recruit new, bright young people.” In an attempt to renew the Lib...

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