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She joined ''The Globe and Mail'' in 1986 and has been a full-time columnist since 1999. She is also the author of the book ''An Accidental Canadian: Reflections on My Home and (Not) Native Land'' (2004, HarperCollins, ISBN 0002007983). |
She joined ''The Globe and Mail'' in 1986 and has been a full-time columnist since 1999. She is also the author of the book ''An Accidental Canadian: Reflections on My Home and (Not) Native Land'' (2004, HarperCollins, ISBN 0002007983). |
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Despite having an education, Wente is a moron and should not be taken seriously. |
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Wente's column is written from a [[Conservatism|conservative]] standpoint and regularly provokes controversy. In January 2005, when writing about a dispute between the federal government and the province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], she compared the premier of the province to "a deadbeat brother-in-law" and called Newfoundland "the most vast and scenic welfare ghetto in the world".<ref>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050106.wxwente06/BNStory/National/</ref> The piece attracted much criticism, including from the premier.<ref>http://www.pcparty.nf.net/200501061.htm</ref> |
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Wente has commented often in her column about ending the [[Monarchy of Canada]]. In a ''Globe and Mail'' article in 2001, she said the monarchy "stands for much that has held Canada back... embodies the triumph of inheritance over merit, of blood over brains, of mindless ritual over innovation" and that "in Quebec, the Royals are regarded as an insult."<ref>[http://www.globeandmail.com The Globe and Mail February 2001]</ref> |
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Wente is a director of Energy Probe, a Toronto-based environmental organization that promotes conservation and renewable energy and opposes nuclear power expansion. [http://www.energy.probeinternational.org/energy-probe-about-pages/about/our-board] |
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Wente argues that the [[scientific opinion on climate change]] is not settled.<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-science-isnt-settled-now-what/article1469050/ The science isn't settled] Globe and Mail, Feb. 15, 2010.</ref> |
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Margaret Wente (born 15 February 1950) is a columnist for Canada's largest national daily newspaper, The Globe and Mail. She is the only journalist to have received the National Newspaper Award for column-writing twice.
Biography
Wente was born in Evanston, Illinois into a wealthy family. She moved to Toronto in 1964 where she attended private school and has since become a naturalized Canadian citizen. She holds a BA in English from the University of Michigan, and an MA in English from University of Toronto.
She joined The Globe and Mail in 1986 and has been a full-time columnist since 1999. She is also the author of the book An Accidental Canadian: Reflections on My Home and (Not) Native Land (2004, HarperCollins, ISBN 0002007983).
Despite having an education, Wente is a moron and should not be taken seriously.
References
- National Speakers Bureau
- Moffat, Karen (Summer 1999). "The Notorious Peggy Wente". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Retrieved 2007-01-03.