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Past Clissold Speakers
Commemorating journalistic integrity since 1984
Past Clissold Speakers
Commemorating journalistic integrity since 1984
Past Clissold Speakers
Commemorating journalistic integrity since 1984
Current Lecturer

2026 Speaker
Katie Simpson
Foreign Correspondent, CBC News
Katie Simpson is a prominent Canadian journalist, currently serving as a Washington-based foreign correspondent for CBC News (since 2019/2020), where she covers U.S. politics and international affairs. A Western University graduate (2006), she previously covered Parliament Hill in Ottawa and Toronto city hall, notably reporting on the Rob Ford scandal. She is recognized for her in-depth political reporting and bold, signature style.
Past Speakers
2016
Rosie Barton
CBC
2012
Ira Basen
CBC Radio
2011
Michelle Shephard
Toronto Star
2010
Stevie Cameron
Author/Investigative Journalist
2009
Tony Burman
Al Jazeera English
2008
Linda McQuaig
Toronto Star
2007
Christie Blatchford
Globe and Mail
2006
Scott Taylor
Esprit de Corps
2005
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
2005
Gwynne Dyer
Journalist and Historian
2003
Thalia Assuras
CBS, The Early Show
1991
Iain Calder
The National Enquirer
1990
William Thorsell
Globe and Mail
1989
Robert Hurst
CTV News
1988
Gwynne Dyer
Syndicated
1987
Everette E. Dennis
Columbia University
1986
Robert J. Haiman
Poynter Institute for Media Studies