Craig Oliver
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Craig Oliver is a reporter for Canada
's CTV television network
. He is currently variously identified as chief political correspondent and chief parliamentary correspondent, and is co-anchor of the weekly public affairs series Question Period
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Oliver was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew up in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. He has been a reporter since 1957.
Oliver was previously CTV's Ottawa bureau chief. He was a personal friend to the late Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
Oliver is legally blind, a condition he developed late in life.
Oliver has won two Gemini Awards and the President's Award from the Radio and Television News Directors' Association. He has also won the Gold Ribbon Award from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Charles Lynch Award from the National Press Gallery. The University of Regina honoured Oliver in June 2009, with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's CTV television network
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
. He is currently variously identified as chief political correspondent and chief parliamentary correspondent, and is co-anchor of the weekly public affairs series Question Period
Question Period (TV series)
Question Period is a Canadian television newsmagazine which airs weekly, currently excluding the summer months, on CTV at 11:00 AM ET in Ontario and east, and 4:00 PM local on stations in Western Canada. It also airs on the CTV News Channel at 5:00 PM EST...
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Oliver was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew up in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. He has been a reporter since 1957.
Oliver was previously CTV's Ottawa bureau chief. He was a personal friend to the late Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
Oliver is legally blind, a condition he developed late in life.
Oliver has won two Gemini Awards and the President's Award from the Radio and Television News Directors' Association. He has also won the Gold Ribbon Award from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Charles Lynch Award from the National Press Gallery. The University of Regina honoured Oliver in June 2009, with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree.