The news is not necessarily ‘history on the run’

What may seem critical one day may disappear the next, which is why leaders shouldn’t succumb to trends or fads.

We may wonder if the occupation of Ottawa by the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ was unimportant or a sign of rising dissatisfaction with governments in general, which could lead to major changes in who leads the country, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

May 25, 2022

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—What makes news? It’s a question I didn’t ask myself much when I was a young reporter, because news was what my assignment editor told me it was. I was awakened in the middle of the night countless times for fires, shootings, traffic accidents, prison hostage takings, and man...

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