Margaret Wente

Margaret Wente is one of Canada’s leading columnists. As a writer for The Globe and Mail, she provokes heated debate with her views on healthcare, education, and social issues. In 2002, she won her second consecutive National Newspaper Award for column writing. She is the first multiple winner of this award.

Wente has had a diverse career in Canadian journalism as both a writer and an editor. She has edited two leading business magazines, Canadian Business and ROB Magazine. She has also been editor of the Globe’sbusiness section, the ROB, and managing editor of the paper. Her columns have appeared in the Globesince 1992. For the past two years she has been writing full-time for the paper, and she is a frequent commentator on television and radio.

Wente was born in Chicago and moved to Toronto with her family when she was in her teens. She holds a BA from the University of Michigan, and an MA in English from the University of Toronto.