PETER C. NEWMAN

Legendary Journalist & Best Selling Author

In the ever-changing worlds of business and politics, there isn’t a topic or trend that escapes the watchful eye of Peter C. Newman. He is the most cussed and discussed journalist in the country: so much so that the number of his entries in Google now exceeds 12 million. “I am neutral,” he says of his opinions. “I attack everybody.”

Newman’s 24 books have sold more than two million copies. His 2005 book, The Secret Mulroney Tapes: Unguarded Confessions of a Prime Minister was one of the most controversial books ever published in Canada. His latest book, Izzy, tells the unauthorized story of Canadian media mogul Izzy Asper. Newman is currently working on his latest biography on Michael Ignatieff, the leader of the Liberal Party.

The recipient of seven honorary doctorates, Newman has won every journalism award there is and has been appointed first an Officer and then promoted to a Companion in the Order of Canada. His career has included a stint as a magician at Eaton’s Toytown, service in the Canadian Navy as a full-ranking Captain, being the Editor in Chief of Canada’s largest newspaper, The Toronto Star and Editor of Maclean’s, Canada’s national magazine, which he turned into a newsweekly.

Newman’s anecdote-filled, take-no prisoners speeches combine his acid comments (“even when cabinet ministers admit they’ve lied nobody believes them”) with his humour and his optimistic outlook for the Canada he loves (“To the rest of the world Canada has the mandate of heaven, and that is a fact more Canadians ought to appreciate.“) His tough yet amusing question and answer sessions are often the highlight of his appearances.

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