Bravo to Carney for speaking the truth

The prime minister dared suggest the Plains of Abraham is the symbolic cradle of Canada. And he was right to do so.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Jan. 22 remarks about the Plains of Abraham were met with pure vitriol from Quebec leaders, but he’s right to push back on the idea Quebecers never supported Confederation in 1867, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

January 28, 2026

MONTREAL—My mother was an amateur historian. Her love of history came from living in Quebec City in her youth, not far from the Plains of Abraham. In her back yard, there were cannon balls and musket shells from the French and British who fought in September 1759. She love...

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