Don Newman

Capital Diary gathers stories of a storied hotel during its 100th birthday bash.

Toronto Star columnist Jim Travers passed away yesterday at the age of 62 and after nearly 40 years in journalism. Last year, Mr. Travers won the National Newspaper Award for political writing after penning a lament and clarion call for Canadian democracy. His words then are only more vital now.

MARK STEYN: In his scathing attacks on Fox News, Don Newman sounds a bit bombastic himself

“A Taste of the Arctic,” held at the National Gallery of Canada, kicked

The Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians held a dinner in the Fairmont Château Laurier ballroom. Below, former Reform MP Deb Grey.

 

Don Newman posits his theory as to where everything went sideways.

And a political wife’s new hair

I was to have spent part of this afternoon participating in the Public Policy Forum’s Back to School celebration (Kady’s there), specifically as part of an afternoon panel alongside Don Newman, Ian Brodie and Carleton’s Katherine Graham on the topic of how we might “improve the Canadian political system.” Suffice it to say I would’ve been the least insightful of the panelists and it’s largely for my own good that a scheduling conflict means I can’t be there.

And Rona Ambrose’s man-hating dog

Glen Pearson asks the Prime Minister to come up with a Plan B.

In honour of the consummate newsman’s last broadcast this afternoon, here is his recent sitdown with George Stroumboulopoulos.

Contrary to previous reports, the CBC would seem to have decided to keep some kind of politics show on its Newsworld schedule.