Robert Lewis

The life and bravado of Allan Fotheringham

Robert Lewis: From humble beginnings, Fotheringham’s satire and wit burst on the national scene like fireworks on Canada Day. He redefined political writing in Canada.

What Trump-era politicians and the press can learn from old-school journalism

Robert Lewis’s new history of Ottawa’s press gallery offers lessons for the modern era, when the media is so often under attack

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On the trail of a Kennedy

Robert Lewis was editor-in-chief of Maclean’s from 1993 to 2000. This week, he recalls a day during Edward Kennedy’s 1970 Senate re-election campaign, which he covered for Time: