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Neil Reynolds (born ca 1940) is a Canadian journalist and one-time politician.
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Career in Journalism
After working as a journalist at the Sarnia Observer, London Free Press and Toronto Star, Reynolds became editor-in-chief of the Kingston Whig-Standard in 1977.[citation needed]
Reynolds became editor-in-chief of the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal and Saint John Times-Globe in 1992.[citation needed] He moved to the top position at the Ottawa Citizen in 1996 and, from 2000 to 2003, was the editor-in-chief at the Vancouver Sun.[citation needed]
He then moved to back Ottawa, Ontario, and is currently a columnist for the Report on Business section of the The Globe and Mail Newspaper. He is also editorial consultant to a Canadian newspaper chain.[citation needed] In 2007, he and his wife, Donna, bought Diplomat & International Canada, a magazine published out of Ottawa.[citation needed] In September 2009, he became Editor-at-Large of three dailies owned by Brunswick News Inc, including the Telegraph-Journal.[1]
Politics
Although he had been a supporter of the New Democratic Party in earlier years, he entered politics as the Libertarian Party of Canada's candidate in the 1982 by-election in the riding of Leeds–Grenville. He won 13.4% of the vote, which was the highest percentage vote ever garnered by a Libertarian Party of Canada candidate, either then or since.[citation needed] In May 1982, he became the party's leader, but resigned in 1983 in order to continue his career in journalism.[citation needed]
Family
Reynold's spouse, Donna Jacobs, is an Ottawa-based freelance feature writer and columnist.
References
- ^ CBC News: "N.B. newspapers tap Neil Reynolds as editor" September 9, 2009
External links
- Black's New Look Ottawa Citizen 1997 Maclean's feature concentrates on Reynolds and his career.
- Neil Reynolds' Columns The Globe & Mail
Party political offices Preceded by
Linda CainLibertarian Party of Canada leader
1982-1983Succeeded by
Victor LevisCategories:- Libertarian Party of Canada leaders
- Year of birth uncertain
- Living people
- The Globe and Mail people
- Ontario candidates for Member of Parliament
- Libertarian Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons
- The Globe and Mail columnists
- Canadian journalist stubs
- Ontario politician stubs
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