Robert Fife
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Robert Fife is a Canadian
journalist
and author
, who has been the CTV News
Ottawa
bureau chief since February 2005. Fife is also executive producer of CTV's daily political show, Powerplay with Tom Clark, and CTV's Question Period that airs on Sunday. He is a native of Chapleau
, Ontario
. Fife has been covering national politics
since 1978. He began his career in the parliamentary bureau of NewsRadio
and moved to United Press International
of Canada in 1983. Fife worked as a senior political correspondent for The Canadian Press from 1984-1987. He spent a decade as the Ottawa Bureau Chief for Sun Media where he also wrote a regular column. In 1998, Fife joined the National Post as its Ottawa Bureau Chief. In 2002, he became the Bureau Chief for both the National Post and CanWest News Services. He has won the Edward Dunlop Award for Spot News and two National Newspaper Citation of Merit for political reporting.
Fife has also authored Kim Campbell: The Making of a Politician (1993) and A Capital Scandal: Politics, Patronage and Payoff - Why Parliament Must Be Reformed (with John Warren
, 1991).
Canada
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journalist
Journalist
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and author
Author
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, who has been the CTV News
CTV News
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Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
bureau chief since February 2005. Fife is also executive producer of CTV's daily political show, Powerplay with Tom Clark, and CTV's Question Period that airs on Sunday. He is a native of Chapleau
Chapleau, Ontario
Chapleau is a township in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. It is home to one of the world's largest wildlife preserves. Chapleau has a population of 2,354 according to the Canada 2006 Census....
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Fife has been covering national politics
Politics of Canada
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since 1978. He began his career in the parliamentary bureau of NewsRadio
NewsRadio
NewsRadio is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1995 to 1999. The series was created by executive producer Paul Simms, and was filmed in front of a studio audience at CBS Studio Center and Sunset Gower Studios...
and moved to United Press International
United Press International
United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
of Canada in 1983. Fife worked as a senior political correspondent for The Canadian Press from 1984-1987. He spent a decade as the Ottawa Bureau Chief for Sun Media where he also wrote a regular column. In 1998, Fife joined the National Post as its Ottawa Bureau Chief. In 2002, he became the Bureau Chief for both the National Post and CanWest News Services. He has won the Edward Dunlop Award for Spot News and two National Newspaper Citation of Merit for political reporting.
Fife has also authored Kim Campbell: The Making of a Politician (1993) and A Capital Scandal: Politics, Patronage and Payoff - Why Parliament Must Be Reformed (with John Warren
John Warren
John Warren may refer to:*John Warren, 3rd Baron de Tabley , third and last Baron de Tabley*John Warren , retired NBA player*John A...
, 1991).