John Ivison
| John Ivison | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England |
| Nationality | British and Canadian |
| Occupation | Political Columnist and Bureau Chief at the National Post |
John Ivision is a Scottish Canadian journalist. He is an Ottawa-based political columnist for the National Post.
Raised in Dumfries, Scotland, he worked as a reporter for The Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh and as deputy business editor of Scotland on Sunday. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, McMaster University and the University of Western Ontario, where he earned a Masters of Arts in Journalism.
He moved to Canada in 1998, as part of the team that launched the National Post.[1] After five years at the Financial Post, Ivison moved to the news section of the National Post, where he has covered provincial politics in Ontario and federal politics in Ottawa since 2003.[2]
He also appears as a panelist on various Canadian public affairs programmes, including the CBC News Network's Power & Politics and Cross-Country Check-Up and CTV's Power Play with Don Martin and Question Period. Ivison is married to Dana Cryderman. He has two children, James and Fiona.
References
- ↑ Bourrie, Mark (2012-03-05). "High soapbox, visible, Ivison can be unpredictable". The Hill Times. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "John Ivision | Columnists". National Post. Retrieved 5 January 2013.