- Peter C. Newman, a towering figure in Canadian news media, passed away at the age of 94 in an Ontario hospital.
- Newman held the position of editor-in-chief at both the Toronto Star and Maclean’s magazine, establishing himself as one of Canada’s most prominent political commentators.
- Reflecting on his loss, his wife Alvy described Newman’s passing as a monumental loss of knowledge, stating, “It’s like a library burned down. He revolutionized journalism, business, politics, history.”
Renowned Canadian journalist and author Peter C. Newman, famous for his introspective portrayal of Canada, has died at the age of 94.
Newman passed away in an Ontario hospital in Belleville on Thursday morning, following complications from a stroke he suffered last year, which led to the development of Parkinson’s disease, according to his wife Alvy Newman.
Throughout his illustrious career, Newman held the esteemed position of editor-in-chief at the Toronto Star and Maclean’s magazine, covering the realms of Canadian politics and business.
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“It’s such a loss. It’s like a library burned down if you lose someone with that knowledge,” Alvy Newman said. “He revolutionized journalism, business, politics, history.”
Recognizable for his signature sailor’s cap, Newman authored two dozen books and earned the reputation as Canada’s “most cussed and discussed commentator,” as stated by HarperCollins, one of his publishers, in an author’s note.
Paul Wells, a political columnist and former senior writer at Maclean’s, highlighted Newman’s role in transforming the publication into a globally influential weekly news magazine.
Iconic Canadian author Peter C. Newman, who passed away Thursday morning, pictured aboard his Sea-Tiger-42 wooden ketch. (Photo by Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
“The Canadian Establishment’ book series convinced everyone, his peers and the book-buying public alike, that Canadian stories could be as significant, engaging, and compelling as stories from any other part of the world,” Wells commented. “And those books sold like wildfire. Unbelievable.”
Newman’s trilogy, published between 1975 and 1998, provided a detailed account of Canada’s recent history through the lens of its influential figures who held unelected power.
Additionally, Newman shared his own remarkable story in his 2004 autobiography, “Here Be Dragons: Telling Tales of People, Passion and Power.”
Having arrived in Canada as a Jewish refugee from Vienna in 1940, Newman vividly recounted his encounter with Nazi gunfire on a French beach while awaiting passage to freedom.
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“Nothing compares to being a refugee; it deprives you of context and leaves you searching for self-identity,” he wrote. “When I finally arrived in Canada, my desire was to find a voice, to be heard. That longing has never left me.”
He attributed his pursuit of writing to this intrinsic motivation.
The Writers’ Trust of Canada applauded Newman’s 1963 book, “Renegade in Power: The Diefenbaker Years,” which pioneered a revolutionary approach to Canadian political reporting by delving into the perspectives of insiders.
Newman received the Order of Canada distinction in 1978 and was later promoted to the rank of companion in 1990, in recognition of his role as a “chronicler of our past and interpreter of our present.”
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Newman was honored with numerous prestigious literary awards in Canada and earned seven honorary doctorates throughout his career, as stated in his HarperCollins profile.
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