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'''Michael Harris''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] investigative journalist, radio personality, documentary filmmaker,  ''iPolitics'' columnist and the author of nine books.<ref name="penguinrandomhouse.ca">http://penguinrandomhouse.ca/authors/12032/michael-harris</ref> He attended the 1996 Bilderberg conference.
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==Background==
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Born in [[Toronto]], Ontario, to Audrey McDonald (née Tilley) and James McDonald, Harris is a graduate of [[York University]] in Toronto, and was a Woodrow Wilson Scholar ([[University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin|University College]] in Dublin, Ireland). His work has sparked four Royal Commissions of Inquiry.
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==Career==
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Harris went to Newfoundland in 1977, as a story editor for [[CBC Television]] [[owned-and-operated station]] [[CBNT]]'s newscast ''Here and Now'',<ref name="CFRA Radio"/> before becoming in 1986 the founding publisher and editor-in-chief of ''The Sunday Express'' weekly in [[St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], nationally recognized as "the best little newspaper in Canada."<ref name="Newfoundland Newspapers">https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133146/http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/newspapers/s.htm|</ref> There he broke the Mount Cashel orphanage abuse story<ref name="Philip Lee">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/philip-lee-mount-cashel-1.3539578</ref> and the Sprung Greenhouse [[boondoggle]].<ref name="Newfoundland Newspapers"/>  Later he went on to become the Executive Director of News and Current Affairs for the Newfoundland Broadcasting Company, then owner of the local [[CTV Television Network]] affiliate [[CJON-DT|CJON (NTV)]].
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Harris was at one time a Queen's Park correspondent for the ''[[National Post]],'' ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' as Atlantic Bureau Chief and later a senior parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa.<ref name="penguinrandomhouse.ca"/>
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His standing up for Palestinian rights has led to a concerted campaign from organizations claiming to represent the Jewish community to have him [[cancelled]] <ref>https://jfjfp.com/courageous-canadian-journalist-fired-for-criticism-of-israel/</ref>.
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In Ottawa Harris hosted an afternoon [[radio talk show]], ''Michael Harris Live'', on [[Ottawa]]-based [[CFRA]], and was a columnist for ''[[The Ottawa Sun]]'' newspaper until March 2011, when his column was cancelled for writing about [[Israel]]'s abuses of international law and [[Palestinian]] human rights. <ref>[http://www.cfra.com/hosts/michael.asp 580 CFRA News Talk Radio]. Cfra.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-23.</ref><ref>http://rabble.ca/news/2011/04/criticize-harper-get-fired-ottawa-sun </ref>
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''Michael Harris Live'' on CFRA Ottawa was cancelled February 9, 2012 for criticizing [[Israel]]<ref>http://jfjfp.com/?p=28414 </ref> He is now a columnist for the website iPolitics.
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His book 1986 book ''Justice Denied: The Law Versus Donald Marshall'' detailed the story of [[Donald Marshall, Jr.]]’s wrongful conviction in 1972.  His investigative journalism culminating in the book ''Unholy Orders: Tragedy at Mount Cashel,''  triggered the [[Hughes Inquiry]] into the allegations of abuse at the [[Mount Cashel Orphanage]].  Harris also authored ''Rare Ambition: The Crosbies of Newfoundland,'' ''Con Game: The Truth About Canada’s Prisons'' and the national best seller ''Lament for an Ocean: The Collapse of the Atlantic Cod Fishery.''  [[Elizabeth May]], the executive director of the [[Sierra Club of Canada]] called it "The definitive book on the [[Collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery|cod catastrophe]]... After reading this book, you wouldn’t trust the [[Department of Fisheries and Oceans]] with your aquarium"<ref>http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/75830/lament-for-an-ocean-by-michael-harris/9781551994765/ </ref> (cited on back jacket cover). His 1976 novel ''Outrider on Yonge Street'' was never published.<ref name="CFRA Radio">http://blog.vanangels.ca/2011/08/cfra-radio-talk-show-with-michael.html</ref>
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== Works ==
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=== Non-fiction ===
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* ''Justice denied: The law versus Donald Marshall'' (1986), [[Macmillan of Canada]], {{ISBN|0771596901}}
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* ''Unholy Orders: Tragedy at Mount Cashel'' (1990), [[Viking Adult]], {{ISBN|0670834815}}
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* ''Rare Ambition : The Crosbies of Newfoundland'' (1993), Penguin, {{ISBN|0140232206}}
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* ''The Prodigal Husband: the Tragedy of [[Helmuth and Hanna Buxbaum]]'' (1994), McClelland & Stewart, {{ISBN|0771039565}}
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* ''The Judas Kiss: The Undercover Life of [[Patrick Kelly (former RCMP officer)|Patrick Kelly]]'' (1996), [[McClelland & Stewart]], {{ISBN|077103959X}}
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* ''Lament for an Ocean: The Collapse of the Atlantic Cod Fishery'' (1998), McClelland & Stewart, {{ISBN|0771039581}}
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* ''Con Game: The Truth About Canada's Prisons'' (2002), McClelland & Stewart, {{ISBN|0771039611}}
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* ''Party of One: [[Stephen Harper]] And Canada's Radical Makeover'' (2014), Viking, {{ISBN|0670067016}}
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=== Movies ===
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* ''Unholy Orders'' (based on the book)
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* ''Vanishing Point'' (based on ''Lament for an Ocean: The Collapse of the Atlantic Cod Fishery'')
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* ''Murder, Most Likely'' (based on ''The Judas Kiss: The Undercover Life of Patrick Kelly'' (1999)
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Person.png Michael Harris   WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(journalist, documentary filmmaker)
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BornMichael Terry Harris
1948
NationalityCanadian
CitizenshipCanada
Alma materYork University
Investigative journalist who attended the 1996 Bilderberg conference. Cancelled from corporate media after criticizing Israel.

Michael Harris is a Canadian investigative journalist, radio personality, documentary filmmaker, iPolitics columnist and the author of nine books.[1] He attended the 1996 Bilderberg conference.

Background

Born in Toronto, Ontario, to Audrey McDonald (née Tilley) and James McDonald, Harris is a graduate of York University in Toronto, and was a Woodrow Wilson Scholar (University College in Dublin, Ireland). His work has sparked four Royal Commissions of Inquiry.

Career

Harris went to Newfoundland in 1977, as a story editor for CBC Television owned-and-operated station CBNT's newscast Here and Now,[2] before becoming in 1986 the founding publisher and editor-in-chief of The Sunday Express weekly in St. John's, nationally recognized as "the best little newspaper in Canada."[3] There he broke the Mount Cashel orphanage abuse story[4] and the Sprung Greenhouse boondoggle.[3] Later he went on to become the Executive Director of News and Current Affairs for the Newfoundland Broadcasting Company, then owner of the local CTV Television Network affiliate CJON (NTV).

Harris was at one time a Queen's Park correspondent for the National Post, The Globe and Mail as Atlantic Bureau Chief and later a senior parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa.[1]

His standing up for Palestinian rights has led to a concerted campaign from organizations claiming to represent the Jewish community to have him cancelled [5].

In Ottawa Harris hosted an afternoon radio talk show, Michael Harris Live, on Ottawa-based CFRA, and was a columnist for The Ottawa Sun newspaper until March 2011, when his column was cancelled for writing about Israel's abuses of international law and Palestinian human rights. [6][7]

Michael Harris Live on CFRA Ottawa was cancelled February 9, 2012 for criticizing Israel[8] He is now a columnist for the website iPolitics.

His book 1986 book Justice Denied: The Law Versus Donald Marshall detailed the story of Donald Marshall, Jr.’s wrongful conviction in 1972. His investigative journalism culminating in the book Unholy Orders: Tragedy at Mount Cashel, triggered the Hughes Inquiry into the allegations of abuse at the Mount Cashel Orphanage. Harris also authored Rare Ambition: The Crosbies of Newfoundland, Con Game: The Truth About Canada’s Prisons and the national best seller Lament for an Ocean: The Collapse of the Atlantic Cod Fishery. Elizabeth May, the executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada called it "The definitive book on the cod catastrophe... After reading this book, you wouldn’t trust the Department of Fisheries and Oceans with your aquarium"[9] (cited on back jacket cover). His 1976 novel Outrider on Yonge Street was never published.[2]

Works

Non-fiction

Movies

  • Unholy Orders (based on the book)
  • Vanishing Point (based on Lament for an Ocean: The Collapse of the Atlantic Cod Fishery)
  • Murder, Most Likely (based on The Judas Kiss: The Undercover Life of Patrick Kelly (1999)


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/199630 May 19962 June 1996Canada
Toronto		The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada
Halifax International Security Forum/2015Canada
Halifax
Nova Scotia		Spooky conference in Canada
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References

  1. ↑ a b http://penguinrandomhouse.ca/authors/12032/michael-harris
  2. ↑ a b http://blog.vanangels.ca/2011/08/cfra-radio-talk-show-with-michael.html
  3. ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133146/http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/newspapers/s.htm%7C
  4. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/philip-lee-mount-cashel-1.3539578
  5. ↑ https://jfjfp.com/courageous-canadian-journalist-fired-for-criticism-of-israel/
  6. ↑ 580 CFRA News Talk Radio. Cfra.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-23.
  7. ↑ http://rabble.ca/news/2011/04/criticize-harper-get-fired-ottawa-sun
  8. ↑ http://jfjfp.com/?p=28414
  9. ↑ http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/75830/lament-for-an-ocean-by-michael-harris/9781551994765/
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