- Richard Gwyn
Richard John Philip Jermy Gwyn, OC , LL.D (born 1934) is a Canadian civil servant, journalist and author.
Born in
Bury St. Edmunds ,England , the second son (the first died in infancy) of Brigadier Philip Eustace Congreve Jermy-Gwyn, an Indian Army officer, and Elizabeth Edith Jermy-Gwyn (nee Tilley) he was educated atStonyhurst College and theRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst . In 1954, he emigrated to Canada.From 1957 to 1959, he was the parliamentary correspondent for
United Press International . From 1959 to 1960, he worked for Thomson Newspapers. From 1960 to 1962, he was the Ottawa editor forMaclean-Hunter Business Publications. From 1962 to 1968, he worked for Time Canada as a parliamentary correspondent and contributing editor.From 1968 to 1970, he was the executive assistant to the Minister of Communications,
Eric Kierans . From 1970 to 1973, he was the Director-General, Socio-Economic Planning in the Department of Communications.He joined "
The Toronto Star " in 1973, where he was a National Affairs Columnist until 1985 and an International Affairs Columnist from 1985 to 1992.On
November 29 ,2001 he was appointed chancellor ofSt. Jerome's University at theUniversity of Waterloo and was installed onMarch 17 ,2002 .In 2002, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada .He married
Sandra Gwyn in 1958. She too was made an Officer of the Order of Canada inApril 27 ,2000 . She died in Toronto onMay 26 ,2000 . He is now married to Carol Bishop Gwyn and lives in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto.elected books
* "". 2007.
* "Nationalism Without Walls". 1995.
* "The 49th Paradox: Canada in North America". 1985.
* "The Northern Magus: Pierre Trudeau and Canadians". 1980.
* "Smallwood, The Unlikely Revolutionary". 1965.
* "The Shape of Scandal: A Study of a Government in Crisis". 1965.References
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External links
* [http://gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=7974 Order of Canada Citation]
* [http://www.thecommentary.ca/ontheline/20071120a.html Audio interview with Richard Gwyn re: John A.]
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