Peter C. Newman
Peter C. Newman, 1929–2023
Journalist, writer and former editor of Maclean’s dies aged 94
How Loyalists brought peace, order and good government to Canada
Peter C. Newman shows that the United Empire Loyalists were not a homogenous group
An outlaw’s vision for the Museum for Human Rights
Controversy long dogged Canada’s human rights museum. And then Antoine Predock stepped in.
The many bonfires of Paul Desmarais
Peter C. Newman explores the lingering legacy of a Canadian billionaire
The lost Marshall McLuhan tapes
A recently discovered interview shows media guru McLuhan is still topical, even prescient
The rich really are different
The rise of a ‘money culture’ gone wild
The death of the Canadian Establishment
… and why the country is better off without it. Peter C. Newman explains
Leave Peter C. Newman alone!
“There’s a guy out there peddling a book talking about the death of the Liberal Party of Canada,” mused Michael Ignatieff yesterday. “What is he talking about?”
Why the Liberals are yesterday’s party
Special interests and entrenched fiefdoms doomed the Liberals to electoral defeat, writes Peter C. Newman
Newsmakers: May 19-26
Lady Gaga makes an entrance, Mark Zuckerberg learns a new skill and Saudi women are driven to rebel
Putting Mulroney through the wring cycle
The former PM’s life gets treated as a campy cartoon in Mulroney: The Opera
Master of his domain
The book of the moment in deepest Ottawa is Lawrence Martin’s Harperland. My short contribution to the discussion appeared in the magazine last week.