Montreal Gazette · Vancouver Sun
Arron Neal
Publishing · On our record since 2010
Where this writer stands
Public safety3 pieces
Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“Our leaders owe us more: transparency throughout investigations, accountability from those who say they protect us, and investment in what keeps our teenagers safe and seen as the kids they are.” Read the piece
Foreign affairs2 pieces
Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“It's hard not to feel a sense of déjà vu. Haven't we seen this story before in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya? At the start of those wars, the world was told that foreign intervention would deliver freedom. Instead, it left behind instability and unfulfilled promises.” Read the piece
Health2 pieces
Expand public coverageMore private delivery
“Quebec should spend more of its time building capacity in the health care system and less on setting quotas.” Read the piece
Immigration1 piece
Higher permanent intakeLower intake
“These beliefs are shaped by years of scapegoating by politicians who create competition out of scarcity and frame demographic change — whether in language or culture — as a threat rather than a strength.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Neal: We've mistaken what women give for what we're entitled to takeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 14, 2026
- Neal: I'm bored by this Quebec election. There, I said itOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 15, 2026
- Neal: 10 months later, 3 questions about the killing of Nooran RezayiOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 16, 2026
- Neal: My emotional support AI helped me buy Katseye concert ticketsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 18, 2026
- Neal: I have made peace with my irrelevance to hockey cultureOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 20, 2026
- Neal: Homework is driving parents crazy, and it’s not helping kids thinkOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 15, 2026
- Neal: I welcome the fall of a dictator, but I question the war in IranOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 19, 2026
- Neal: I welcome the fall of a dictator, but I question the war in IranOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 18, 2026
- Neal: I believed in American exceptionalism. Now, I’m not so sureOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 18, 2026
- Neal: Keeping kids off tech won’t keep them safeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 14, 2026
- Neal: I'm not a grinch but I'm resisting the holiday pressure to spendOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 17, 2025
- Neal: Minority leaders feed hunger to be seen and heardOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 19, 2025
- Neal: Access to care shouldn't require a stopwatchOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 13, 2025
- Neal: Access to care shouldn't require a stopwatchOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 12, 2025
- Neal: Police violence is the real horror for parents this seasonOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 15, 2025
- Neal: Time to reverse the trend on poor voter turnout in municipal electionsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 17, 2025
- Neal: Time to reverse the trend on poor voter turnout in municipal electionsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 17, 2025
- Neal: Back-to-school shopping is a crash course in microeconomicsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 24, 2025
- Neal: Back-to-school shopping is a crash course in microeconomicsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 24, 2025
- Neal: Finally bought a house -- 15 years and 3 displacements laterOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 16, 2025
- Neal: Finally bought a house — 15 years and 3 displacements laterOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 16, 2025
- Neal: My son is graduating Grade 6. Here's the Montreal I want him to grow up inOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 18, 2025
- Neal: Summer break is a stress test for working familiesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 14, 2025
- Neal: Summer break is a stress test for working familiesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 14, 2025
- Neal: Quebec’s health care priorities look dead wrongOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 16, 2025
- Neal: Quebec's health care priorities look dead wrongOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 16, 2025
- Neal: The trade war is coming for your TPOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 19, 2025
- Neal: U.S. strategy relies on outrage. To resist, it’s essential to restOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 10, 2025
- Opinion: Liberal leaders checked out on the reality of feeding a family in QuebecOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 25, 2025
- Opinion: Liberal leaders checked out on the reality of feeding a family in QuebecOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 25, 2025
- Opinion: The future promise of diversity, equity and inclusion is worth the growing painsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 19, 2025
- Opinion: Quebec's health-care reform feels out of reach for familiesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 15, 2025
- Opinion: Quebec’s health-care reform feels out of reach for familiesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 15, 2025
- Opinion: For the holidays, employers should give the gift of timeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 21, 2024
- Opinion: Invisible labour is stealing from women and the economyOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 20, 2024
- Opinion: What are we telling our kids about war?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 13, 2024
- Opinion: You might be underestimating your kids' françaisOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 17, 2024
- Opinion: You might be underestimating your kids' françaisOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 17, 2024
- Opinion: Don't let Quebec's language laws sideline parentsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 20, 2023
- Big words work - now and thenOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 24, 2010