ONE COUNCIL CHANGE

Alia Hogben, executive director of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women since 2004, was elected a public member of the Ontario Press Council in early 2010. She suceeded John Meichel of Tichborne who left the Council at the end of 2009 after serving the maximum eight years. 

A proponent of liberal, modernist practices in Islam, Mrs. Hogben has written articles and delivered speeches that promote awareness of Canadian family laws, rights of women and Islamic beliefs and values.

Born in Burma, she and her family fled to India during the Second World War and she later lived in Burma, Japan and Canada as the daughter of an Indian diplomat.

She earned a BA inEnglish and history from Carleton University in 1958 and a graduate degree in social work from the University of Toronto in 1964. She and her husband Murray live on a farm near Gananoque.

Public members re-elected at the 2009 annual meeting were Jane Collins of Dunnville, Christiane Sadeler of Kitchener, Rhonda KImberley-Young of Toronto, Graham Stewart of Bath, Tam Goossen of Toronto, Julie Davis of Barrie, George Thomson of Gananoque and Alvin Curling of Toronto.

Professional members re-elected were Rick Laiken of the Toronto Star, Paul Berton of the London Free Press, Deborah Bodine of the Ottawa Region Media Group, Drew Gragg of the Ottawa Citizen, Christina Spencer of the SunMedia Ottawa bureau, Rob Granatstein of the Toronto Sun, Ron Lenyk of TorStar and Jim Palmateer of The Globe and Mail..
Biographical sketches of members follow (year appointment effective bracketed after each name).

CHAIR
Robert G. Elgie (2006), Keswick, lawyer, neurosurgeon and former politician. Born in Toronto, he studied at the University of Ottawa faculty of medicine, Osgoode Law School, Toronto, University of Western Ontario, London, and University of Toronto. Elected Progressive Conservative member of the legislature in 1977, he served as minister of labour, consumer and commercial relations and community and social services. Chaired Ontario Workers Compensation Board 1986-91. Appointed chair of the Green Belt Council in 2005.

PUBLIC MEMBERS
Jane Collins (2003), Dunnville, part-time faculty member at Mohawk College. Born in Hamilton, earned an honours BA in business administration at the University of Western Ontario and became a chartered accountant in 1981. Employed as an auditor and financial officer until 1976, now a self-employed consultant and internal auditor.

Alvin Curling (2009), Toronto, former Speaker of the Ontario legislature. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, graduated from York University, was president of World Literacy of Canada before election in 1985 as a Liberal member of the legislature. He served as minister of housing and minister of skills development before becoming Speaker and then taking an appointment as ambassador to the Dominican Republic.

Julie Davis (1993-2000, 2008), Barrie, retired from the Canadian Union of Public Employees where she was managing director for organizing field services. Born in Brantford, she became the first woman health care co-ordinator for CUPE, served as secretary-treasurer of the Ontario Federation of Labour, vice-president of the New Democratic Party, director of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development and chair of the board of governors of Ryerson Institute of Technology.

Tam Goossen (2004), Toronto, research associate in the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto’s Munk Centre for International Studies; former public school trustee on the Toronto Board of Education and chair of its Race Relations Committee, and former president of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations. Born in Hong Kong , she earned BA and MA degrees in Japanese and Chinese studies at the University of Toronto.

Alia Hogben (2010), Gananoque, executive director of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women. Born in Burma, she and her family fled to India during the Second World War. She later lived n Burma, Japan and Canada as the daughter of an Indian diplomat. She earned a BA in history from Carleton University in 1958 and a graduate degree in social work from the University of Toronto in 1964.  

Rhonda Kimberley-Young (2007), Toronto, secretary-treasurer of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation. Born in Kingston, she earned degrees at Queen’s and the University of Ottawa and taught in Eastern Ontario before joining the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation. She was OSSTF president from 2003 to April 1, 2007, when she joined the Ontario Teachers’ Federation as chief administrative officer.

Christiane Sadeler (2003), Waterloo, co-ordinator of the Community Safety & Crime Prevention Council for Waterloo Region. She earned an MA in psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University and BA in psychology and sociology from University of Auckland. Co-ordinator of family violence prevention program in Woolwich Township and community program supervisor at St. Monica House before joining the crime prevention council.

Graham Stewart (2007), Bath, a social worker who retired from the John Howard Society in 2007. Born in Edmonton, he earned a BA from Carleton University and a master of social work degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. He started as a caseworker with the John Howard Society in 1969, moved to Kingston in 1970 and, after obtaining a graduate degree in 1973, was employed by psychiatric hospitals in Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo, Big Brothers Association of Stratford, Guelph Reformatory and John Howard Societies in Windsor, Kitchener and Kingston.

George M. Thomson, (2009) Gananoque, director of international programs for the National Judicial Institute, established to co-ordinate education programs for Canada’s judiciary. Born in Kingston, he was called to the bar in 1967, served as assistant professor of law at the University of Western Ontario and sat as a judge for 13 years. He was Ontario’s deputy minister of labour 1989-92, deputy attorney general of Ontario 1992-94 and deputy attorney general of Canada 1994-98.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS

Paul Berton (2005), editor-in-chief of the London Free Press. Born in Toronto, he earned a BA from the University of Western Ontario in 1980 and a journalism degree from Carleton University, Ottawa, in 1981. Between 1980 and 1987 he worked as a reporter/copy editor at the Richmond Hill Liberal and Kitchener-Waterloo Record, was a reporter for the Toronto Star and the Free Press and freelance writer for Maclean’s and Toronto Life. He rejoined the Free Press in 1987 and moved up from reporter to copy editor/columnist, city editor and assistant managing editor before becoming editor-in-chief in 2001.

Deborah Bodine (2008), editor-in-chief of Metroland’s Toronto Community News. Born in Brantford, she has a BA from York University. She joined Metroland Media in 1991 as advertising features co-ordinator in York Region, was community editor for Durham Region 1994-97 and managing editor of Toronto Community News 1997-99.

Drew Gragg (2006), deputy editor of the Ottawa Citizen. Born in Windsor, he studied photography at Sheridan College, Oakville, worked at the Woodstock-Ingersoll Daily Sentinel-Review before moving to Ottawa as a freelance photographer; joined the Citizen in 1981 first as staff photographer then director of photography business editor and executive editor before becoming deputy editor in the fall of 2005.

Rob Granatstein (2009), editorial page editor of the Toronto Sun since December 2007. Born in Toronto, he graduated from the Ryerson School of Journalism in 1997, was a general assignment reporter at the Sun from 1994 to 2004 and received the Dunlop Award for reporting, was managing editor of the Press Review Magazine 1997-99 and city hall reporter 2004-2007.

Rick Laiken (2003), editor responsible for layout at the Toronto Star. Born in Kitchener, he earned an honours BA in journalism in 1976 from the University of Western Ontario where he was co-editor of The Gazette. He joined the Ottawa Citizen in 1977 as a general assignment reporter and served as education reporter, assistant city editor and night city editor and city editor.

Ron Lenyk (2009), vice-president for strategic support at TorStar, former publisher of the Mississauga News. Born in Germany, he joined the thrice-weekly Mississauga News in 1970 as a sports writer, became editor a year later, was appointed publisher of the Brampton Guardian in 1977 and the Mississauga News in 1978. In 2004 he was named South Peel regional publisher and vice-president of Metroland Media Group Ltd. He was the first Canadian recipient of the Dean Lesher Award for outstanding service to the suburban newspaper industry in North America.

Paul McCuaig (2008), publisher of the Waterloo Region Record and Guelph Mercury. Born in Arnprior, began his newspaper career in 1979 with Thomson Newspapers and subsequently published papers in New Brunswick, Northern Ontario and the Niagara Valley. Became publisher of the North Bay Nugget in 1999 and later vice-president for the Northern Ontario Publishing Group. Was actively involved in formation of the Osprey Media Group and in 2004 became publisher of the St. Catharines Standard and vice-president of Osprey’s Southern Ontario Publishing Group.

Jim Palmateer (2008), production editor for news at The Globe and Mail since 2004. Born in Toronto, Palmateer studied journalism at Mohawk College, Hamilton, began his journalism career as editor of the Kapuskasing Northern Times, was a reporter at the Belleville Intelligencer, city editor of the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, editor of the Oshawa Times, Niagara Falls Review, St. John’s Telegram and Charlottetown Guardian/Patriot, and copy editor at The National Post and Globe and Mail. He was a member of the Atlantic Press Council 1995-98.

Christina Spencer (2006), formerly editor of the Kingston Whig-Standard, now reporter at the Ottawa Sun’s national bureau. Born in Toronto, she earned MAs in journalism at the University of Western Ontario and international affairs from the Norman Paterson School at Carleton University, Ottawa. At the Ottawa Citizen 1989- 2003 she was progressively foreign editor, foreign affairs writer, night city editor, city editor, editorial writer, columnist and editorial page editor. She won Canadian Science Writing awards in 1993 and 1994 and a National Newspaper Award for international reporting from Uganda in 1998.

STANDING COMMITTEES

Executive Committee (also serves as Finance and Nominating Committees): Robert G. Elgie, Council Chair; Tim Armstrong, Julie Davis,  Rhonda Kimberley-Young, Rick Laiken, Paul McCuaig.
Inquiry Committee: Appointed on an ad hoc basis.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Mel Sufrin, born Toronto March 24, 1925, joined The Canadian Press as messenger 1941 and, after service in RCAF, served in CP bureaus in Halifax, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Windsor, New York and Ottawa. From 1956 at Toronto head office as, successively, general day news editor, newsfeatures editor, chief of picture service, general sports editor and general news editor before becoming vice-president editorial in 1982. Took early retirement 1986. Joined Press Council 1987.

FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS
(terms bracketed)

Chairs

Davidson Dunton (1972-81) Ottawa, died 1987.
J. Allyn Taylor (1982-89) London, died 2006
Hon. Willard Z. Estey (1990-97) Toronto, died 2002
Doris Anderson (1998-2005) Toronto, died 2007

Public Members

Hon. Lincoln Alexander (1996-2003) Hamilton
Doris Anderson (1978-84 Toronto
Thomas (Tim) Armstrong (2001-08) Toronto
Marianne Barrie (1972-8) St. Thomas
Rabbi Bernard Baskin (2004-08) Hamilton
Lita-Rose Betcherman (1972-77)
Toronto Blake Bexon, Ailsa Craig (2005-09) died 2009
David Black (1972-80) Wendover
Raye-Anne Briscoe (1990-97) Renfrew County
William Broadhurst (1993-2000) Toronto
Rt. Rev. Arthur Brown (1987) Toronto
George Connell (1996-2002) Toronto
Harvey Davis (1972-79) Dobbinton, died 1979
Julie Davis (1993-2000) Toronto
William A. Dimma (1987-92) Toronto
Elizabeth Dreger (1972-79) Breslau, died 1979
Susan Eng (1985-86) Toronto
Elvine Gignac-Pharand (1988-95) Sudbury
J. Peter Gordon (1987-94) Mississauga
Naomi Griffiths (1988-95) Ottawa
Susan Hare (1997-2004) West Bay First Nation
Irene Harris (2001-08) Picton
William Harris (1977-78) Toronto
Grace Hartman (1985-92) Toronto, died 1993
Wilson Head (1985-93) Toronto, died 1993
Barbara Hill (1994-2001) Kingston
Gordon Hill (1980-87) Varna
Jennifer Hosten-Craig (1981-84) Osgoode
Roberta Jamieson (2006-08) Six Nations of Grand River Territory
Bishop Colin Johnson, Toronto (1996-2003)
Rev. Dr. G. Dean Johnston (1972-78) Brantford, died 1978
Mary O'Connor Kaiser (1988) Kingston
Goyce Kakegamic (1987) Dryden
Valerie Kasurak (1979-85) Windsor
William Kelly (1990-93) Nepean
Lorraine Lapointe (1998-99) Martintown
Barbara Livesey (1996) Toronto, died 2000
Donald C. MacDonald (1983-84) Toronto
Peter Mason (1979-86) St. Agatha
Rev. Brad Massman (1979-86) Toronto
John Meisel (2002-09) Tichborne
Archdeacon Peter B. Moore (1988-95) Guelph
Mary Munro (1982-89) Burlington
Dorothy Nixon (1979-85) St. George
Edward G. Pleva (1982-89) London
Lou Sage (1995-2002) Thornbury
Homer Seguin (1972-84) Sudbury
J. Herbert Smith (1972-78) Toronto
Anthony Soda (1972-77) Windsor
Grace Stalker (1985-87) Bath
Ronald Tipler (1972-80) Townsend
Janice Vishneskie (2000-07) Killaloe
Hon. Robert Welch (1995-2000) Niagara-on-the-Lake, died 2000
Carl Williams (1990-94) London, died 1994
Richard Yao (1994) Toronto

Professional Members

Elizabeth Rice Aben (1994-95) Huntsville Forester
Caroline Andrews (2004-05) Transcontinental Weeklies, Ottawa
Bruce Annan (1989-90) Newmarket-Aurora Era-Banner
Susan Holly Armstrong (1994-2001) Ottawa Citizen
Rob Austin (1992-96) Hamilton Spectator
K. A. Baird (1977-84) Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Jean Baker-Pearce (1978-83) Alliston Herald
Brian Bannon (1980-84) Windsor Star
Dave Beattie (2001-2004) Niagara Falls Review
Alex Beer (1982-83) Hamilton Spectator, Owen Sound Sun Times
Martha Blackburn (1991-92) London Free Press, died 1992
Christie Blatchford (1985-92) Toronto Sun, National Post
Richard Brennan (1994-99) Windsor Star, Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Toronto Star
A. John Briglia (1979-86) London Free Press
Colin Bruce (1993-94) Orillia Packet and Times, Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Les Buhasz (1987-91) Globe and Mail
Gordon Bullock (1972-76) Hamilton Spectator
Joanne Burghardt (2004-08) Oshawa This Week
Mike Burke-Gaffney (2007-09) Toronto Sun
Kevin Cavanagh (1997-2004) St. Catharines Standard, Hamilton Spectator
Alan Christie (2000-03) Toronto Star
Ian Carman (1987) Globe and Mail
Lou Clancy (1989-90) Toronto Star, Toronto Sun
Pamela Claridge (1986-87) Orangeville Citizen
Thomas M. Claridge (2000-01) Shelburne Free Press & Economist
Thomas D. Curzon (1980-82) Toronto Star, CBC
Morris Dalla Costa (2001-05) London Free Press
Luisa D’Amato (2000-05) The Record, Kitchener-Waterloo
Janet Davison (2006) St. Catharines Standard
Frances Denney (1972-77) Kitchener-Waterloo Record
J. G. Doherty (1989-90) Owen Sound Sun Times, Kingston Whig-Standard, Hamilton Spectator
Alastair Dow (1972-77) Toronto Star
Alison Downie (2005-06) Toronto Sun
R. Lorne Eedy (1996-97) St. Marys Journal Argus
Flor-Anne Faulkner (1986-93) Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Charles G. Fenn (1972-77) London Free Press
Orland French (1976-78) Ottawa Citizen, Globe and Mail
Earle B. Gill (1992-2000) Globe and Mail
Susan Glasgow (1984-85) Barrie Examiner
Gary Hall (1977-79) Hamilton Spectator
Kate Harries (1987) Barrie Banner-Advance, Toronto Star
William C. Heine (1972-78) London Free Press, died 1991
Bert Hill (1979-80) Ottawa Citizen
Beland H. Honderich (1972-76) Toronto Star, died 2006
Robert Hull (1972-78) Owen Sound Sun Times, North Bay Nugget
Heather D. Junke (1985-91) St. Catharines Standard
David Kendall (1993-96) Toronto Sun
Walter Kleer (1988-89) Port Colborne News
J. Peter Kohl (1985-86) Guelph Mercury
Rick Laiken (1981-86) Ottawa Citizen
Brenda Larson (1996-2003) Newmarket-Aurora Era-Banner
Susan MacArthur (1978-81) Hamilton Spectator
Tom McCarthy (1991-92) Brabant Newspapers
Phil McLeod 1999-2000) Brockville Recorder and Times
Gerry McNaughton (1980-83) Owen Sound Sun Times, Brantford Expositor, died 1986
John Miller (1982-86) Toronto Star, Ryerson Polytechnical University
Doug Millroy (1978-85) Sault Ste. Marie Star
Russell Mills (1987-88) Ottawa Citizen
Carl Morgan (1988-92) Windsor Star
Jane Muller (1992-95) Milton Canadian Champion
Darren Murphy, (2006-08) Cobourg Star and Peterborough Examiner
Ken Nugent (2002-03) Brampton Guardian
Tom Nunn (1992-1998) Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Amber Ogilvie (2005-06) Stratford Beacon Herald
Peter O’Leary (2002-05) Ottawa Citizen
Patricia Pappas (1998-99) Markham Economist and Sun
C. Stuart Paterson (1984-91) Brockville Recorder and Times
Michael Pearce (1997-98) Brantford Expositor
R.M. Pearson (1976-79) Windsor Star
Richard Powers (1972-78) Brantford Expositor, Brockville Recorder and Times
Neil Reynolds (1986-91) Kingston Whig-Standard, Saint John Telegraph-Journal and Times-Globe, Ottawa Citizen
Stephen Rhodes (1995-96) Guelph Mercury
Dana Robbins (2005-06) Hamilton Spectator
Gillian Sadinsky (1992-94) Kingston Whig-Standard
Mary Deanne Shears (1996-99) Toronto Star
Haroon Siddiqui (1991-95) Toronto Star
Daryl Smith (2006-08) Sarnia Observer
R. W. Southam (1972-75) Ottawa Citizen
Borden Spears (1977-80) Toronto Star, died 1983
Richard Spicer (1972-75) Windsor Star
Ken Strachan (1979-84) Brantford Expositor
Mike Strobel (1997-2001) Toronto Sun
Paul Taylor (2000-07) Globe and Mail
Kelley Teahen (1999-2000) London Free Press
Mike Therien (2002-04) Toronto Sun
Ray Timson (1987-89) Toronto Star, died 1999
Ian Urquhart (1986-87) Toronto Star
Barry Wenger (1984-85) Wingham Advance-Times
Clyde Wicks (2001) St. Catharines Standard
Paul Willcocks (1993) Peterborough Examiner

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