Martin O'Malley (journalist)
Encyclopedia
Martin O'Malley is a Canadian journalist. He currently writes for CBC News
and The Globe and Mail
, and is perhaps best known for coining the line about homosexuality
that Pierre Trudeau
later made famous: "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation".
He has written the following books:
Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters. Gross Misconduct was made into a motion picture, directed by Atom Egoyan
. O'Malley also wrote the CBC
docudrama Giant Mine.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
and The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
, and is perhaps best known for coining the line about homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
that Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
later made famous: "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation".
He has written the following books:
- The Past and Future Land: an account of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry
- Doctors
- Hospital
- Gross Misconduct: The life of Spinner Spencer
- Running Risks
- Game Day: the Blue Jays at SkyDome
- More than Meets the Eye: Watching television watching us
Film version of book
Gross Misconduct earned him the Author of the Year award in 1989 from theFoundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters. Gross Misconduct was made into a motion picture, directed by Atom Egoyan
Atom Egoyan
Atom Egoyan, OC is a critically acclaimed Armenian-Canadian stage director and film director. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with Exotica...
. O'Malley also wrote the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
docudrama Giant Mine.