Julian Sher

2 weeks ago | reviewofjournalism.ca | Julian Sher

As journalists we want to report the story, not become the story. Sometimes, though, it’s unavoidable. Back in December 1992, an investigation I did into drug trafficking and corruption with a team from CBC’s The Fifth Estate led to the shocking suicide of a senior RCMP inspector the day before we went to air.

1 month ago | theglobeandmail.com | Julian Sher |Lisa Fitterman

Nov 26, 2024 | thespec.com | Julian Sher

Does Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre have a secret team of intrepid researchers digging away in the backrooms of Parliament Hill? After all, just look at how relentlessly the Tories have been going after the foibles and follies of Justin Trudeau’s government. Most recently it was the controversies over Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault’s conflicting claims about his family’s Indigenous background that eventually forced his resignation.

Jun 1, 2024 | thestar.com | Julian Sher

KINGSTON — Wearing a brightly coloured hijab decorated with flowers over her hair, 14-year-old Taiba turns the pages of a children’s picture book, “Canada ABC.” “B is for beaver … H is for Hockey.” Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged in  Switch accounts  Sitting on a bed on a cramped hotel room with her eight other siblings, she is determined to quickly learn English.  “I am happy because there are more opportunities for girls in schools here,” she says.

Dec 21, 2023 | reviewcanada.ca | Julian Sher |David Shribman

For generations, the Civil War narrative about Canada (which was not quite a country at the time) and the United States (which had split into two) remained pretty consistent. It was both simple and satisfying: Canada, bright beacon of freedom for enslaved Black people, had been a welcoming land of refuge, the last stop on the Underground Railroad that carried some 30,000 to safety and emancipation.