John Ivison
John Ivison | |
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Born | Question Period |
Spouse | Dana Cryderman |
Children | 4 |
John Ivison is a
Raised in Dumfries, Scotland, he worked as a reporter for The Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh and as deputy business editor of Scotland on Sunday. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, McMaster University and the University of Western Ontario, where he earned a Masters of Arts in journalism.
He moved to Canada in 1998, as part of the team that launched the National Post.[1] After five years at the Financial Post, Ivison moved to the news section of the National Post, where he has covered provincial politics in Ontario and federal politics in Ottawa since 2003.[2]
Ivison has appeared as a panelist on various Canadian public affairs programs, including the
Ivison was the co-founder, together with Senator Doug Finley, and first executive director of the Scottish Society of Ottawa (2012 - 2017), a Scottish cultural not-for-profit organization, and hosts of Hogman-eh!, Ottawa's Scottish style New Year's Eve celebration.
Ivison is married to Canadian diplomat Dana Cryderman. He has four children, James, Fiona, William and Mollie.
Bibliography
- Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister. Signal. 2019. ISBN 978-0771048951.
- The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns. Ottawa Press and Publishing. 2020.
References
- ^ Bourrie, Mark (5 March 2012). "High soapbox, visible, Ivison can be unpredictable". The Hill Times. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "John Ivison | Columnists". National Post. Retrieved 5 January 2013.