PETER C. NEWMAN has been writing about Canadian politicsand business for nearly half a century. The author of twenty-fourbooks that have together sold more than two million copies,Newman has won some of the country’s most illustrious literaryawards, both as an author and a journalist. A former editor-inchiefof the Toronto Star and Maclean’s, Newman has beenrecognized with seven honorary doctorates, a National NewspaperAward and election to the News Hall of Fame. He hasbeen called twice to the Order of Canada and has earned histitle as Canada’s “most cussed and discussed” commentator.