Biography

Served as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's chief Middle Eastern correspondent from 1998-2003. Presently lead correspondent in the CBC's Washington bureau.

Brother of Norm MacDonald

[on the Trump presidency, August 2018] Reality is fog. All we really know is that our once greatest ally and close partner has elected as its leader a cheapjack liar who deserves no respect or credence whatsoever, least of all from serious journalists. Any administration statement should be reported with the liar asterisk.