The Good Fight

"[An] absorbing political biography."

-- Bruce K. Ward * Literary Review of Canada *
Kelly’s formidable biography – superbly researched, judiciously argued, and well written – is a guarantee that Cadieux will no longer be forgotten. -- Greg Donaghy * British Journal of Canadian Studies *

"This is an excellent biography of one of Canada’s most important diplomats and civil servants during a pivotal period in Canada’s international affairs."

-- Robin Gendron * Canadian Foreign Policy Journal *

This excellent biography should be required reading for foreign policy practitioners and academics alike. Kelly has deeply mined his primary sources in both official languages and has offered up a narrative that convincingly challenges some existing precepts of this period in Canadian diplomatic history. He offers us a convincing portrait of one of the greats in Canadian public service. In his Marcel Cadieux we see a selfless diplomat of firm and fearless skill, as well as a Canadian and Quebecois patriot deeply devoted to national unity. Through Brendan Kelly’s rendering, we also see Cadieux as the epitome of the human, networked, and connected diplomat.

-- Peter Boehm, Senate of Canada * International Journal *

"Une excellente biographie consacrée à un haut fonctionnaire francophone d’une grande valeur, d’une grande　intégrité professionnelle, et dont la contribution fût marquante au service du Canada et qui, à certains égards, demeure toujours d’actualité."

-- Jean-Pierre Juneau * Forum: Bulletin of Canadian Foreign Service *

"[B]y centering the French-Canadian perspective and focusing on the figure of Marcel Cadieux, The Good Fight enriches our understanding of Canadian international history in the mid-twentieth century."

-- David Meren * American Review of Canadian Studi