Peter C. Newman

Canadian journalist and writer. Born on May 10, 1929, in Vienna, Austria. Died on Sept. 7, 2023 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Peter C. Newman was a journalist and historian who wrote about the political and business elites of Canada, his adopted country. He was born in Vienna and escaped Nazi persecution with his family in 1938. He arrived in Canada in 1940 and became a British subject in 1945. He started his career as a reporter for The Financial Post and later became the editor of The Toronto Star and Maclean’s magazine. He transformed Maclean’s from a monthly to a weekly publication and made it a influential voice in Canadian affairs. He also authored nearly three dozen books, covering topics such as Canadian prime ministers, the Bronfman liquor dynasty, the Hudson’s Bay Company, and the media mogul Conrad Black. He was known for his muckraking style and his nationalist perspective. He often criticized the political and corporate establishment for being out of touch with the country. He received many honors for his work, including the Companion of the Order of Canada in 1990 and the Canadian Forces' Decoration.