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'''Diane Marie Francis''' (born 1946) is a American-born [[Canadian]] [[journalist]], [[author]] and editor-at-large for the ''[[National Post]]'' newspaper since 1998.<ref name="officialbio"/> She is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, specializing in Eurasia policy and political issues. Since 2021, she is publishing a [[Substack]] newsletter twice a week.
'''Diane Marie Francis''' (born 1946) is an American-born [[Canadian]] [[journalist]], [[author]] and editor-at-large for the ''[[National Post]]'' newspaper since 1998.<ref name="officialbio"/> She is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, specializing in Eurasia policy and political issues. Since 2021, she is publishing a [[Substack]] newsletter twice a week.


==Background==
==Background==
Francis was born in [[Chicago]], Illinois<ref name=CCControll>{{cite web | url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/wbin/resanet/itemdisp/i=6363337 | title=Controlling interest : who owns Canada? / Diane Francis (ResAnet record) | publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]] | accessdate=2009-12-28 }}</ref> on 14 November 1946. She immigrated to Canada in 1966 and was naturalized Canadian citizen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/francis-diane-marie-1946|title=Francis, Diane (Marie) 1946- {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref> She is married and has two adult children.<ref>Diane Francis, dianefrancismylife blog, [http://dianefrancismylife.blogspot.com/ Diane Francis' Life], 4 February 2006</ref>
Francis was born in [[Chicago]], Illinois,<ref name=CCControll>{{cite web | url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/wbin/resanet/itemdisp/i=6363337 | title=Controlling interest : who owns Canada? / Diane Francis (ResAnet record) | publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]] | accessdate=2009-12-28 }}</ref> on 14 November 1946. She immigrated to Canada in 1966 and became a naturalized Canadian citizen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/francis-diane-marie-1946|title=Francis, Diane (Marie) 1946- {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref> She is married and has two adult children.<ref>Diane Francis, dianefrancismylife blog, [http://dianefrancismylife.blogspot.com/ Diane Francis' Life], 4 February 2006</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Francis was a reporter and columnist with The ''[[Toronto Star]]'' from 1981 to 1987, then a columnist and director with the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'', ''[[Maclean's]]'' and the ''[[Financial Post]]'' in 1987<ref name=FP/> and its editor from 1991 to 1998, when it was taken over by the ''[[National Post]]'' and incorporated into it.<ref name=FP>''Financial Post'', [http://www.financialpost.com/opinion/columnists/diane-francis.html Diane Francis], accessed 31 January 2019</ref> She has been a columnist and editor-at-large at the ''National Post'' since then.<ref name="officialbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.dianefrancis.com/bio.php |title=Official biography |accessdate=2009-12-18 |publisher=dianefrancis.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131025700/http://www.dianefrancis.com/bio.php |archivedate=31 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She is also a regular contributor to the Atlantic Council, New York Post, the ''[[Huffington Post]]'', Kyiv Post as well as newspapers around the world. She is a broadcaster, speaker and author of ten books on Canadian socio-economic subjects.<ref name="officialbio"/>
Francis was a reporter and columnist with ''[[The Toronto Star]]'' from 1981 to 1987, then a columnist and director with ''[[The Toronto Sun]]'', ''[[Maclean's]]'' and the ''[[Financial Post]]'' in 1987<ref name=FP/> and its editor from 1991 to 1998, when it was taken over by the ''[[National Post]]'' and incorporated into it.<ref name=FP>''Financial Post'', [http://www.financialpost.com/opinion/columnists/diane-francis.html Diane Francis], accessed 31 January 2019</ref> She has been a columnist and editor-at-large at the ''National Post'' since then.<ref name="officialbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.dianefrancis.com/bio.php |title=Official biography |accessdate=2009-12-18 |publisher=dianefrancis.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131025700/http://www.dianefrancis.com/bio.php |archivedate=31 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She is also a regular contributor to the Atlantic Council, New York Post, the ''[[Huffington Post]]'', and the [[Kyiv Post]], as well as newspapers around the world. She is a broadcaster, speaker and author of ten books on Canadian socioeconomic subjects.<ref name="officialbio"/>


Francis is distinguished professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management at [[Toronto Metropolitan University]] (formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto.<ref name=RU>{{cite web|url=http://www.ryerson.ca/ceooutlook/dianefrancis/|title=Diane Francis - bio - CEO Outlook - Ryerson University|work=ryerson.ca|accessdate=19 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527003538/http://www.ryerson.ca/ceooutlook/dianefrancis/|archivedate=27 May 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She was a visiting fellow at [[Harvard University]]'s Shorenstein Center in autumn 2005<ref>[[Harvard University]], [http://www.hks.harvard.edu/presspol/fellowships/fellows_former_semester.html Former Fellows and Visiting Faculty], accessed 24 August 2010</ref> and has been a Media Fellow at the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref name=RU/>
Francis is distinguished professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management at [[Toronto Metropolitan University]] (formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto.<ref name=RU>{{cite web|url=http://www.ryerson.ca/ceooutlook/dianefrancis/|title=Diane Francis - bio - CEO Outlook - Ryerson University|work=ryerson.ca|accessdate=19 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527003538/http://www.ryerson.ca/ceooutlook/dianefrancis/|archivedate=27 May 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She was a visiting fellow at [[Harvard University]]'s Shorenstein Center in autumn 2005<ref>[[Harvard University]], [http://www.hks.harvard.edu/presspol/fellowships/fellows_former_semester.html Former Fellows and Visiting Faculty], accessed 24 August 2010</ref> and has been a Media Fellow at the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref name=RU/>

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For the Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter, see Diane Francis (athlete). For others with similar names, see Diana Frances (disambiguation).

Diane Francis
Born
Chicago, Illinois, USA
NationalityCanadian, American
Occupation(s)Author, editor, journalist
Known forEditor, Financial Post

Diane Marie Francis (born 1946) is an American-born Canadian journalist, author and editor-at-large for the National Post newspaper since 1998.[1] She is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, specializing in Eurasia policy and political issues. Since 2021, she is publishing a Substack newsletter twice a week.

Background

Francis was born in Chicago, Illinois,[2] on 14 November 1946. She immigrated to Canada in 1966 and became a naturalized Canadian citizen.[3] She is married and has two adult children.[4]

Career

Francis was a reporter and columnist with The Toronto Star from 1981 to 1987, then a columnist and director with The Toronto Sun, Maclean's and the Financial Post in 1987[5] and its editor from 1991 to 1998, when it was taken over by the National Post and incorporated into it.[5] She has been a columnist and editor-at-large at the National Post since then.[1] She is also a regular contributor to the Atlantic Council, New York Post, the Huffington Post, and the Kyiv Post, as well as newspapers around the world. She is a broadcaster, speaker and author of ten books on Canadian socioeconomic subjects.[1]

Francis is distinguished professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto.[6] She was a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Shorenstein Center in autumn 2005[7] and has been a Media Fellow at the World Economic Forum.[6]

She holds an honorary Doctorate of Commerce at the Saint Mary's University (1997),[8][9] and an Honorary Doctorate at Ryerson University (2013[10]). In 2019, she received the Tryzub Award as a Friend of Ukraine for her decades of work and anti-corruption activism in that country.

Bibliography

  • Merger of the Century: Why Canada and America Should Become One Country (2013), HarperCollins
  • Who Owns Canada Now (2008), HarperCollins
  • Immigration: The Economic Case (2002), Key Porter Books, ISBN 1-55263-532-5
  • Underground Nation: The Secret Economy And The Future Of Canada (2002), Key Porter Books, ISBN 1-55013-612-7
  • BRE-X: The Inside Story - The Stock Swindle That Shocked The World (1998), Seal Books, ISBN 1-55013-913-4
  • Fighting for Canada (1996), Key Porter Books, ISBN 1-55013-796-4
  • A Matter of Survival: Canada In The 21st Century (1993), Key Porter Books
  • The Diane Francis Inside Guide to Canada's 50 Best Stocks (1990), Key Porter Books, ISBN 1-55013-218-0
  • Contrepreneurs (1988), Macmillan of Canada, ISBN 0771599153
  • Controlling Interest - Who Owns Canada (1986), Macmillan Publishers, ISBN 0-7715-9744-4[2]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c "Official biography". dianefrancis.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Controlling interest : who owns Canada? / Diane Francis (ResAnet record)". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Francis, Diane (Marie) 1946- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ Diane Francis, dianefrancismylife blog, Diane Francis' Life, 4 February 2006
  5. ^ a b Financial Post, Diane Francis, accessed 31 January 2019
  6. ^ a b "Diane Francis - bio - CEO Outlook - Ryerson University". ryerson.ca. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  7. ^ Harvard University, Former Fellows and Visiting Faculty, accessed 24 August 2010
  8. ^ http://library2.smu.ca/bitstream/handle/01/25031/convocation_1997_fall.pdf#page=15 [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ "Diane Marie Francis | the Patrick Power Library | Saint Mary's University".
  10. ^ "Past Honorary Doctorates". Ryerson University. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

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