Craig Oliver
Auteur van Unleashing Demons: The Inside Story of Brexit
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- 1938-11-08
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- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Regina (LLD)
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- Craig Oliver (born 1938) is a reporter for Canada's CTV television network. He is currently variously identified as chief political correspondent and chief parliamentary correspondent, and is co-anchor of the weekly public affairs series Question Period..[1] Oliver was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew up in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. He has been a reporter since 1957.[2]
Oliver was previously CTV's Ottawa bureau chief. He was a personal friend to the late Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
Oliver is legally blind, a condition he developed late in life.[2] Oliver has won two Gemini Awards and the President's Award from the Radio and Television News Directors' Association. He has also won the Gold Ribbon Award from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Charles Lynch Award from the National Press Gallery. The University of Regina honoured Oliver in June 2009, with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree.
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A concise linear narrative of the events that occurred in the Stay campaign during the Brexit referendum written by the man who was in charge of the campaign. It makes for excellent reading after viewing Brexit the movie.
When I heard Craig Oliver was writing a book, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Having watched his newscasts, commentaries and Friday evening conversations with Steve Murphy on Halifax's ATV News, I expected it to be forthright and informative. I was not disappointed.
In his memoir, Oliver’s Twist, Craig takes us through his life as a journalist and within the pages we are introduced to the many interesting people he has met on his journey. Oliver’s Twist will alternately make you smile, frown, perhaps shed a tear, and definitely laugh out loud.
No person or subject is out of bounds for Mr. Oliver, and anyone interested in the news – past and present – will find themselves enthralled with the many stories and anecdotes throughout the book. Oliver takes us on a journey through both his professional and personal lives, with none of the 'airbrushing away' of details so often seen in a biography.
This book is an easy recommend, and being a bit of a newshound myself, I am so grateful to Mr. Oliver for taking the time to write it.
Copyright © 2015 Daniel L Little www.daniellittle.com… (meer)
In his memoir, Oliver’s Twist, Craig takes us through his life as a journalist and within the pages we are introduced to the many interesting people he has met on his journey. Oliver’s Twist will alternately make you smile, frown, perhaps shed a tear, and definitely laugh out loud.
No person or subject is out of bounds for Mr. Oliver, and anyone interested in the news – past and present – will find themselves enthralled with the many stories and anecdotes throughout the book. Oliver takes us on a journey through both his professional and personal lives, with none of the 'airbrushing away' of details so often seen in a biography.
This book is an easy recommend, and being a bit of a newshound myself, I am so grateful to Mr. Oliver for taking the time to write it.
Copyright © 2015 Daniel L Little www.daniellittle.com… (meer)
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The real fun in the book is his descriptions of the governments of Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, John Chretien, and Stephen Harper and the maneuvers that brought them to power or led to their defeat. He knew these leaders and the power brokers that made things happen in Ottawa and he is quite open in his descriptions of who did what to whom.
Another important part of his life was wilderness canoe tripping which he took to the highest level canoeing 30 rivers in northern Canada some of which his party was the first group to do them. His canoeing party included fellow journalists Tim Kotcheff, Bill Fox and Ross Howard but also politicians of various persuasions such as Pierre Trudeau, John Godfrey and Bill Fox.
He ends by describing his loss of vision and how he learned to accept it and how he continued working while slowly becoming blind.
A truly entertaining and informative book that will bring back memories to Canadians who lived through the period and followed politics of the period.… (meer)