Edward Greenspon
Edward Greenspon is president and CEO of the Public Policy Forum. He was editor-in-chief of the Globe and Mail, vice-president of strategic investments at Torstar, and senior editor for Bloomberg News. He is the winner …
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Getting back in the growth game
Eugene Lang navigates the system well in describing the likely dynamics (party platforms, public service imperatives, political pressures, etc.) pressing up against the three possible prime ministers after October 19.Another avenue is to imagine some …
Read MoreShoring up the civic function of journalism in Canada
In the winter of 1989, about 10 months before the Berlin Wall fell, Poland’s weak Communist government entered into power-sharing talks with Lech Walesa’s Solidarity movement. As one of two members of the Globe and …
Read MoreTerror and the press: same old story
The playwright Arthur Miller once said that a good newspaper is ”œa nation talking to itself.” Certainly, one of the functions of the media is to bring shared experience and shared understanding to a civic …
Read MoreUnfinished business for Canadian journalism
When it comes to action ensuring the future of serious journalism in Canada, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly has a much clearer idea of what she doesn’t want than what she might be willing to accept. The …
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