Christie Blatchford(1951-2020)
Christie Blatchford (born May 20, 1951) is a Canadian journalist,
broadcaster and author based in Toronto, Ontario. She writes a regular
column for the National Post newspaper after leaving her position at
The Globe and Mail in 2011. Her previous journalist work includes work
on the Toronto Sun, Toronto Star and National Post newspapers. Early
career experience included work as a sports journalist with The Globe
and Mail.
She is the author of Close Encounters (1988); Spectator Sports (1986); Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army (2008), which won the 2008 Governor General's Literary Award in Non-fiction; Helpless: Caledonia's Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us(2010).
She is the author of Close Encounters (1988); Spectator Sports (1986); Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army (2008), which won the 2008 Governor General's Literary Award in Non-fiction; Helpless: Caledonia's Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us(2010).
