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'''Diane Francis''' is a [[Canadian]] journalist, author, and the editor-at-large for the ''[[National Post]]'' newspaper<ref name="officialbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.dianefrancis.com/bio.htm |title=Official biography |accessdate=2007-03-31}}</ref>. Her columns are syndicated across Canada's largest newspaper chain in major cities. She also a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. |
'''Diane Francis''' is a [[Canadian]] journalist, author, and the editor-at-large for the ''[[National Post]]'' newspaper<ref name="officialbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.dianefrancis.com/bio.htm |title=Official biography |accessdate=2007-03-31}}</ref>. Her columns are syndicated across Canada's largest newspaper chain in major cities. She also a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. She is married and has two children.<ref>[http://dianefrancismylife.blogspot.com/ Diane Francis' Life]</ref> |
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Francis is also a broadcaster and a best-selling author of nine books on a variety of socio-economic subjects for Canadians<ref name="officialbio" />. Her book titled ''[[Fighting for Canada]]'' was published in the [[French language]] as ''Maîtres Chanteurs Chez Nous!''<ref name="officialffc">{{cite web |url=http://www.dianefrancis.com/ffc.htm |title="Fighting for Canada" |publisher=official website |accessdate=2007-03-31}}</ref>. In it, she alleged subversive tactics and violation of [[human rights]] by certain members of the [[Quebec sovereignty movement]] during the [[1995 Quebec referendum]]<ref name="officialffc" />. |
Francis is also a broadcaster and a best-selling author of nine books on a variety of socio-economic subjects for Canadians<ref name="officialbio" />. Her book titled ''[[Fighting for Canada]]'' was published in the [[French language]] as ''Maîtres Chanteurs Chez Nous!''<ref name="officialffc">{{cite web |url=http://www.dianefrancis.com/ffc.htm |title="Fighting for Canada" |publisher=official website |accessdate=2007-03-31}}</ref>. In it, she alleged subversive tactics and violation of [[human rights]] by certain members of the [[Quebec sovereignty movement]] during the [[1995 Quebec referendum]]<ref name="officialffc" />. |
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Revision as of 00:29, 12 December 2009
Diane Francis is a Canadian journalist, author, and the editor-at-large for the National Post newspaper[1]. Her columns are syndicated across Canada's largest newspaper chain in major cities. She also a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. She is married and has two children.[2]
Francis is also a broadcaster and a best-selling author of nine books on a variety of socio-economic subjects for Canadians[1]. Her book titled Fighting for Canada was published in the French language as Maîtres Chanteurs Chez Nous![3]. In it, she alleged subversive tactics and violation of human rights by certain members of the Quebec sovereignty movement during the 1995 Quebec referendum[3].
Francis has been the recipient of a number of awards for her work in journalism from various organizations, publications, and universities throughout Canada[1]. She is Distinguished Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada's largest business school. She has been a fellow at Harvard University's Shorenstein Center and a media fellow at the World Economic Forum. She has served on the advisory board of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research and a member of the board of directors for CARE Canada, and as the volunteer chair for the fund-raising campaign for Ryerson University's community health center[1].
In September 2007, Diane Francis became a Director of Aurizon Mines Ltd., listed on the Toronto and American Stock Exchanges. In November 2009, she became a trust for the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, a world leader in oceanography research. Her 9th book, Who Owns Canada Now? was published in March 2008 by Harper Collins and profiles Canada's 75 billionaires, 36 of whom have never been interviewed before.
In December 2009, Francis called for a global imposition of China's one-child policy.[4]
Bibliography
- Who Owns Canada Now (2008)
- Immigration: The Economic Case (2002)
- Underground Nation (2002)
- BRE-X: The Inside Story (1998)
- Fighting for Canada (1996)
- A Matter of Survival (1993)
- The Diane Francis Inside Guide to Canada's 50 Best Stocks (1990)
- Contrepreneurs (1988)
- Controlling Interest - Who Owns Canada (1986)
References
- ^ a b c d "Official biography". Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ Diane Francis' Life
- ^ a b ""Fighting for Canada"". official website. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ The real inconvenient truth