Lawrence Martin (journalist)
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Lawrence Martin is a Canadian journalist and author of several books on Canadian politics.[1] Born in 1948 and raised in Hamilton, he received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from that city's McMaster University in 1969, and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University in 1983.
Martin has spent many years at the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail where he began as a sports reporter in 1974. He served as the newspaper's Washington, DC, bureau chief from 1978 to 1981, and as Moscow bureau chief from 1985 to 1988.[1] He was then national affairs columnist for the Southam chain until July 2001.
Now living in Ottawa and a columnist for The Globe and Mail,[1] Martin also writes an occasional column for the Quebec daily La Presse and appears frequently on Canadian television and radio as a political commentator.
Much of Martin's efforts in recent years have focused on writing biographies about contemporary Canadian political figures. Martin has written ten books during his career, including a biography of Canadian hockey player Mario Lemieux.[2]
He wrote a controversial biography of Quebec sovereignist leader Lucien Bouchard[3] which was followed by his books on the life and career of Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien. Harperland: The Politics of Control,[4] a book about the first four years of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's governance was released in October 2010.[5][6]
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- ^ a b c "The Globe & Mail Columnists". The Globe and Mail (Toronto). http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/columnists/lawrence-martin/. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ Dowbiggin, Bruce (13 November 1993). "An unlovable team and a reclusive giant". Toronto Star. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/519064461.html?dids=519064461:519064461&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+13%2C+1993&author=Bruce+Dowbiggin&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=An+unlovable+team+and+a+reclusive+giant&pqatl=google. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Johnston's on a real roll". Toronto Star. 18 October 1998. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/444517791.html?dids=444517791:444517791&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+18%2C+1998&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Johnston%27s+on+a+real+roll&pqatl=google. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Harperland: The Politics of Control: Amazon.ca: Lawrence Martin: Books". www.amazon.ca. http://www.amazon.ca/Harperland-Politics-Control-Lawrence-Martin/dp/067006517X. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- ^ "Harper’s hatred surprised author". thechronicleherald.ca. http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1205020.html. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- ^ "Don Martin: Tories disagree with new book too much to read it". fullcomment.nationalpost.com. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/10/01/don-martin-tories-disagree-with-new-book-too-much-to-read-it/. Retrieved 2010-10-03.