Rural Canada is finally getting its moment

It was refreshing to see the concerns of rural Canada taken to heart, and given such a broad hearing at a recent FCM conference.

For towns like Kamouraska, Que., discussed issues like public safety, tourism, and immigration are pertinent, writes Andrew Caddell.Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

June 4, 2025

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Rural Canada is at last on the national agenda. That is, it was front and centre at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities meeting in Ottawa this past weekend. I was there, representing Kamouraska town council, along with 1,500 other municipal leaders, ...

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