The Canada We Want in 2020

Don Newman, Chairman of Canada 2020′s Advisory Board, is a highly respected Canadian journalist and award-winning broadcaster. He is widely known and well-recognized for his incisive, balanced coverage, high journalistic standards and in-depth knowledge of politics, public policy and current events. Over his forty year career, he has reported from Ottawa and every Canadian province, as well as from Washington, London and the United Nations.

For two decades, he served as Senior Parliamentary Editor of CBC Television News as well as anchor and host of a daily politics program and special live broadcasts on its all-news network. He was named to the Order of Canada over a decade ago and was recently made a life member of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. He is also a recipient of a Gemini award for lifetime achievement in public affairs broadcasting, the Parliamentary Press Gallery’s Charles Lynch Award for outstanding coverage of national affairs, the Public Policy Forum’s Hyman Solomon Award for excellence in public policy journalism, and has received honorary degrees from Queen’s and Winnipeg universities.

He is now a Senior Columnist with iPolitics.ca, a media commentator on political and public affairs issues, and a sought-after public speaker, emcee and panel moderator.