- Andrew Coyne
Andrew Coyne is the national editor for "
Maclean's ", a weekly nationalnewsmagazine inCanada . Previously, he was acolumnist with the "National Post ". He studied at the University of Toronto'sUniversity of Trinity College , receiving a BA in economics and history, and he received his master's degree in economics from theLondon School of Economics .Coyne has said that he considers the political labels "left" and "right" to be "tribes" of "self-quarantine." [cite web|url=http://andrewcoyne.com/columns/NationalPost/2002/20020826.html|date=2002-08-26|last=Coyne|first=Andrew|title='I read you, but ...'] He endorses a strong Federal government [cite web|url=http://andrewcoyne.com/columns/Southam/1997/zss187_Feds_v_provs.html|last=Coyne|first=Andrew|title= There was a time] , more market based economic solutions [cite news|url=http://andrewcoyne.com/columns/2006/11/fiscal-conservatism-then-and-now.php|title=Fiscal conservatism, then and now|publisher="
National Post "|date=2006-11-25|last=Coyne|first=Andrew] , and a stronger role for Canada in theWar on Terror [cite web|url=http://andrewcoyne.com/columns/NationalPost/2003/20030319.html|title=PM's decision means moral free ride is over|date=2003-03-19|last=Coyne|first=Andrew] . Coyne is also a proponent ofproportional representation in Canada's House of Commons [cite web|url=http://andrewcoyne.com/columns/2005/02/pr-as-simple-as-one-person-one-vote.php|title=PR: as simple as one person, one vote|date=2005-02-23|last=Coyne|first=Andrew] ."The Globe and Mail"
After a stint as a columnist for the "
Financial Post " from 1985 to 1991, Coyne joined the editorial board of "The Globe and Mail ". While at the "Globe", Coyne won two consecutive National Newspaper Awards for editorial writing in 1991 and 1992. [cite web|url=http://www.cna-acj.ca/client/cna/cna.nsf/web/NNAHistory1949#1|publisher=Canadian Newspaper Association|title=National Newspaper Awards] He had a regular column in the "Globe" between 1994 and 1996, when he joined Southam News (now CanWest News Service) as a nationally syndicated columnist."National Post"
When the "
National Post "—the successor to the "Financial Post"—launched in 1998, Coyne became the paper's national affairs columnist. His work has also appeared in "The Wall Street Journal ", "National Review ", "Saturday Night", the Canadian edition of "Time ", and other publications."Maclean's"
On
October 30 ,2007 , Coyne was named national editor of "Maclean's "; also announced was his departure from the National Post. As part of his role as national editor, Coyne will lend a guiding hand to the editorial board in regard to national coverage as well as continue to blog, write regular columns and longer pieces.Fact|date=November 2007 He is also a regular member of "The National's" weekly political panel.Personal life
He is the brother of actress
Susan Coyne . Their father isJames Coyne , who was governor of theBank of Canada from 1955 to 1961. He is also the cousin of constitutional lawyerDeborah Coyne . He is a native of Winnipeg, Manitoba.Notes
External links
* [http://andrewcoyne.com/ Andrew Coyne's blog]
* [http://fairvote.ca/files/Andrew%20Coyne%20speech%20-%202008%20AGM.pdf Proportional Representation: Lessons from Ontario] - keynote speech atFair Vote Canada AGM
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