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{{about|the honour awarded by the Canadian Press|the honour awarded by ''Time''|Canadian Newsmaker of the Year (Time)}} |
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{{about|the honour awarded by the Canadian Press|the honour awarded by ''Time''|Canadian Newsmaker of the Year (Time)}} |
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The '''Canadian Newsmaker of the Year''' is a title awarded by The ] (CP) annually since 1946, based on a survey of editors and broadcasters across the country on which ] has had the most influence on the news in a given year.<ref name=Moose>{{Cite news| title=Poll to select century's events| newspaper=Moose Jaw Times Herald| page=7| date=27 September 1999}}</ref> Canadian historian Chad Gaffield stated that the practice of recognising a newsmaker of the year was hia return to the study of how history can be influenced by ], rather than studying obscure people.<ref name=Moose /> |
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The '''Canadian Newsmaker of the Year''' is a title awarded by The ] (CP) annually since 1946, based on a survey of editors and broadcasters across the country on which ] has had the most influence on the news in a given year.<ref name=Moose>{{Cite news| title=Poll to select century's events| newspaper=Moose Jaw Times Herald| page=7| date=27 September 1999}}</ref> |
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==Criteria== |
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The honour is often granted to politicians,<ref>{{Cite news| title=Most CP survey winners politicians| newspaper=Trail Times| page=8| date=30 December 2002}}</ref> sometimes upwards of multiple times (10 for Pierre Trudeau and 9 for Lester Pearson),{{refn|] holds the record for most wins, receiving the distinction for the 10th time in 2000, breaking a tie with ]'s nine wins.<ref name=Chretien>{{cite news |last=Canadian Press |title=Canadian Press names Chrétien newsmaker of 2002 |publisher=CTV |date=31 December 2002 |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1041203400702_9// |access-date=20 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116032813/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1041203400702_9/ |archive-date=16 January 2009 }}</ref>|group=N|name=Wins}} and though it is generally a positive acknowledgement, it is not guaranteed to be such.<ref name=Worthy>{{Cite news| title=A worthy winner| newspaper=Expositor| pages=A.8| date=28 December 2001}}</ref> In 1999 a newsmaker of the century was chosen in place of a newsmaker of the year,<ref name=Moose /> with candidates having to meet the standard of "lasting significance". Voters gave a mix of compliments and criticisms to the winner, ], who responded by noting that he was "at once surprised and quite pleased with the information."<ref name=Century>{{cite news| last=White| first=Scott| title=Trudeau named Canadian newsmaker of the century| publisher=Canadian Press| date=6 December 1999 }}</ref> |
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Canadian historian Chad Gaffield stated that the practice of recognizing a newsmaker of the year was a return to the study of how history can be influenced by ], rather than studying obscure people.<ref name=Moose /> |
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The honour is often granted to politicians.<ref>{{Cite news| title=Most CP survey winners politicians| newspaper=Trail Times| page=8| date=30 December 2002}}</ref> ] holds the record for most wins, receiving the distinction for the 10th time in 2000, breaking a tie with ]'s nine wins.<ref name=Chretien>{{cite news |last=Canadian Press |title=Canadian Press names Chrétien newsmaker of 2002 |publisher=CTV |date=31 December 2002 |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1041203400702_9// |access-date=20 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116032813/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1041203400702_9/ |archive-date=16 January 2009 }}</ref> Though it is generally a positive acknowledgement, it is not guaranteed to be such.<ref name=Worthy>{{Cite news| title=A worthy winner| newspaper=Expositor| pages=A.8| date=28 December 2001}}</ref> In 1999 a newsmaker of the century was chosen in place of a newsmaker of the year,<ref name=Moose /> with candidates having to meet the standard of "lasting significance". Voters gave a mix of compliments and criticisms to the winner, ], who responded by noting that he was "at once surprised and quite pleased with the information."<ref name=Century>{{cite news| last=White| first=Scott| title=Trudeau named Canadian newsmaker of the century| publisher=Canadian Press| date=6 December 1999 }}</ref> |
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==List of Newsmakers of the Year== |
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==List of Newsmakers of the Year== |
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] won the title more than any other person except Pierre Trudeau.]] |
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] won the title more than any other person except Pierre Trudeau.]] |
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] in 1980 was newsmaker multiple times.]] |
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] was named Newsmaker multiple times.]] |
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] in Toronto during his Marathon of Hope cross-country run (July 1980).]] |
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] was awarded Newsmaker of the Year for two consecutive years.]] |
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] was the newsmaker for 1982.]] |
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] was Newsmaker for 1982.]] |
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] was the newsmaker for 1983, 1984, and 1991.]] |
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] was Newsmaker for 1983, 1984, and 1991.]] |
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] was the newsmaker for 2008, and 2009.]] |
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] was Newsmaker for 2008, and 2009.]] |
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] was the newsmaker for 2016 and 2017.]] |
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] was Newsmaker for 2016 and 2017.]] |
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| Sprinter who ran 100 meter dash in record 9.84 seconds, winning gold at ]. |
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| Sprinter who ran 100 meter dash in record 9.84 seconds, winning gold at ]. |
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| Appointed as prime minister after winning the ] that year. |
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| Appointed as prime minister after winning ] that year. |
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| Prime minister who tabled the apology for the ] and instigated ].<ref>{{cite news| title=Harper selected as Canada's newsmaker of the year| publisher=CTV| date=23 December 2008| url=http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20081223/harper_newsmaker_081223/20081223?hub=Toronto| access-date=23 December 2008}}</ref> |
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| Prime minister who tabled the apology for the ] and instigated ].<ref>{{cite news| title=Harper selected as Canada's newsmaker of the year| publisher=CTV| date=23 December 2008| url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/harper-selected-as-canada-s-newsmaker-of-the-year-1.354337| access-date=23 December 2008}}</ref> |
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| Accused of the murder and dismemberment of a student.<ref>{{cite news|last=Blatchford|first=Andy|title=Magnotta surfaces again: this time as Canadian Press News Story of the Year|url=http://www.thecanadianpress.com/english/online/OnlineFullStory.aspx?filename=DOR-MNN-CP.14c93379a9d94fc291cb91ec1c0fcaa3.CPKEY2008111303&newsitemid=21335918&languageid=1|access-date=29 December 2012|newspaper=]|date=22 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131428/http://www.thecanadianpress.com/english/online/OnlineFullStory.aspx?filename=DOR-MNN-CP.14c93379a9d94fc291cb91ec1c0fcaa3.CPKEY2008111303&newsitemid=21335918&languageid=1|archive-date=13 April 2014}}</ref> |
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| Arrested and charged with the murder and dismemberment of a student.<ref>{{cite news|last=Blatchford|first=Andy|title=Magnotta surfaces again: this time as Canadian Press News Story of the Year|url=http://www.thecanadianpress.com/english/online/OnlineFullStory.aspx?filename=DOR-MNN-CP.14c93379a9d94fc291cb91ec1c0fcaa3.CPKEY2008111303&newsitemid=21335918&languageid=1|access-date=29 December 2012|newspaper=]|date=22 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131428/http://www.thecanadianpress.com/english/online/OnlineFullStory.aspx?filename=DOR-MNN-CP.14c93379a9d94fc291cb91ec1c0fcaa3.CPKEY2008111303&newsitemid=21335918&languageid=1|archive-date=13 April 2014}}</ref> |
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|Member of Parliament for ] and former cabinet minister at the center of the ].<ref>https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/canadian-press-newsalert-jody-wilson-raybould-is-cps-newsmaker-of-the-year</ref> |
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|Member of Parliament for ] and former cabinet minister at the centre of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/canadian-press-newsalert-jody-wilson-raybould-is-cps-newsmaker-of-the-year |title=Jody Wilson-Raybould chosen Canada's newsmaker of the year |first=Joan |last=Bryden |website=] |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> |
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|Responders to the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/front-line-workers-named-the-canadian-press-newsmaker-of-the-year-1.5233549 |title=Front-line workers named The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year |last=Smart |first=Amy |website=] |date=16 December 2020 |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> |
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|"Children who never returned from ]" |
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|Many ] were discovered in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/cp-newsalert-residential-school-victims-named-newsmaker-of-the-year-cp-poll |title=Children who never returned from residential schools newsmaker of the year: CP poll |last=Malone|first=Kelly Geraldine |website=] |publisher=] |date=15 December 2022 |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> |
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|Protesters who blockaded the U.S. border and occupied the streets of Ottawa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/freedom-convoy-protesters-voted-the-canadian-press-newsmaker-of-the-year-1.6202502 |title='Freedom Convoy' protesters voted The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year |last=Osman |first=Laura |website=] |publisher=] |date=20 December 2022 |access-date=25 December 2022}}</ref> |
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| Leader of the ] and ] since ]. In the summer of 2023, the Conservatives under Poilievre experienced a surge in support according to ], gaining a significant lead over the incumbent ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Stephanie |title='He changed the political conversation': Pierre Poilievre voted CP's Newsmaker of the Year |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/he-changed-the-political-conversation-pierre-poilievre-voted-cp-s-newsmaker-of-the-year-1.6693559 |website=CTV News |access-date=19 December 2023 |date=19 December 2023}}</ref> |
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Canadian historian Chad Gaffield stated that the practice of recognizing a newsmaker of the year was a return to the study of how history can be influenced by one person, rather than studying obscure people.