Barbados was right to cut ties with the monarchy

We can remain on good terms with the Crown, but we can swear allegiance to Canada and its people, free ourselves of many of the anachronisms of colonialism, and be genuinely independent.

Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley moved efficiently and without acrimony to lead her country away from the Crown and towards becoming a republic, which Canada should emulate, writes Andrew Caddell.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

April 3, 2024

HOLETOWN, BARBADOS—Despite my Scottish name, I like to point out my family spent almost two centuries in Barbados from 1658 to the mid-19th century. I am here for a family reunion of cousins from the United Kingdom and United States. Many of us have an interest ...

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