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'''Rachel Marsden''' (born December 2, 1974) is a Canadian ] political ] and television commentator based in Paris. She is the former host of a talk show on ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rachel Marsden Articles |url=https://sputnikglobe.com/search/?query=rachel+marsden |website=sputnikglobe.com |publisher=Sputnik International |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref> and is a columnist for the '']''.<ref>{{cite web |title=LATEST STORIES BY RACHEL MARSDEN |url=https://torontosun.com/author/rachel-marsden/ |website=torontosun.com |publisher=Toronto Sun |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref> Her column is syndicated by ]<ref name="tca">{{cite web|title=Rachel Marsden articles|url=https://tribunecontentagency.com/premium-content/opinion/conservative/rachel-marsden/|website=Tribune Content Agency|access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fr.sputniknews.com/radio_desordre_mondial/|title=Le Désordre mondial avec Rachel Marsden|last=Sputnik|website=fr.sputniknews.com|language=fr|access-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416093748/https://fr.sputniknews.com/radio_desordre_mondial/|archive-date=16 April 2016}}</ref> and she is a regular contributor to the English and French services of the ] news channel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rachel Marsden |url=https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rachel-marsden/ |website=rt.com |publisher=RT |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>
'''Rachel Marsden''' (born 1974<ref name="IMDb bio">{{cite web
| url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1086039/bio
| title = Biography for Rachel Marsden
| author = Agent
| publisher = ]
| accessdate = 2008-01-13
}}</ref>) is a ] ] political columnist and television commentator based in ], ].


==Education and early life== ==Early life and education==
Marsden grew up in ], British Columbia.<ref name="cop_claims">
Marsden grew up in the ] suburb of ].<ref name="Goddard">Goddard, John, ", ''Toronto Star'', December 21, 2007</ref> Her father, Claude, was a high school teacher. After graduating with a ] in science from ], Marsden earned a ] in broadcast ] from the ].<ref name="IMDb bio" /> Marsden has said that growing up listening to flamboyant Canadian radio personality ] inspired her move into journalism.<ref name="Salon">{{cite web
{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2007/12/21/cop_claims_harassment_by_the_babe_for_bush.html|title=claims harassment by the 'Babe for Bush'|author=Goddard|publisher=]|date=December 21, 2007|access-date=July 4, 2015|quote= Backhurst acknowledges a brief love affair with Marsden two years ago&nbsp;– not one that continued until nearly three months ago, as Marsden maintains. Marsden grew up in Port Coquitlam, B.C., and was enrolled at Simon Fraser in 1995 when she accused swimming coach Liam Donnelly of sexual harassment over a 16-month period and date rape. Donnelly was fired. Two months later, he was exonerated, paid compensation and rehired, and the university president resigned over mishandling the case. .
| url = http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/29/marsden/index_np.html
}}</ref> As a high school student at ] in 1992, Marsden received a bronze ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Recipients |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients?filter_name=Marsden&city_custom=&f%5B0%5D=province%3A%22455%22 |website=gg.ca | date=June 11, 2018 |publisher=The Governor General of Canada |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>
| title = Fox's Ann Coulter 2.0

| author = Rebecca Traister
Marsden was inspired to go into journalism by listening to Canadian radio personality ] when she was growing up.<ref name="Salon">{{cite web
| publisher = ]
| url = http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/29/marsden/index_np.html
| date = ]
| title = Fox's Ann Coulter 2.0
| accessdate = 2008-01-20
| author = Rebecca Traister
}}</ref> She also attended the ].<ref>{{cite web
| work = ]
| url = http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/marsden_20040504.html
| date = March 29, 2007
| title = "Screwing the Vote" is Not the Answer
| access-date = January 20, 2008
| author = Rachel Marsden
}}</ref> In 2002, she took a political journalism training course at the ] in Washington, DC.
| publisher = OpinionEditorials.com

| date = ]
Marsden graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from ] (SFU) with a minor in French language.<ref>{{cite web
| accessdate = 2008-01-20
| url = https://www.sfu.ca/~science/ann_rpt/97-98.pdf
| title = Simon Fraser University: Faculty of Science
| publisher = Sfu.ca
| access-date = March 8, 2014
}}</ref> As an SFU student, Marsden came to public attention when she was at the centre of the ], in which she and a ] ] publicly accused each other of ].<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.fraserinstitute.org/commerce.web/publication_details.aspx?pubID=2527
|title = Liam Donnelly's Conviction by Prejudice: Lessons for Harassment Policy
|author = David Finley
|publisher = ]
|date = August 1, 1999
|access-date = January 13, 2008
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071025171501/http://www.fraserinstitute.org/commerce.web/publication_details.aspx?pubID=2527
|archive-date = October 25, 2007
}}</ref><ref name="Agrell-2008-03-04">
{{cite news
| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080304.wlbreakup04/BNStory/lifeMain/home
| author = Siri Agrell
| title = Ms. Marsden's cyberspace breakup: tit-for-tat-for-T-shirt
| work = ]
| date = March 4, 2008
| access-date = March 6, 2008
| location = Toronto
}}</ref>
The coach was dismissed, then exonerated and re-hired by the university after doubts were raised about the credibility of Marsden's accusations against him.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Finley |first1=David |title=Liam Donnelly's Conviction by Prejudice |url=https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/LessonsforHarassmentPolicy.pdf |website=fraserinstitute.org |publisher=The Fraser Institute |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Salon" /><ref>{{cite book |last1 = Young
|first1 = Kevin
|last2 = White
|first2 = Philip
|title = Sport and Gender in Canada, volume 10
|year = 1999
|publisher = Oxford University Press
|isbn = 0195413172
|page =
|url = https://archive.org/details/sportgenderincan0000unse/page/107
}}</ref> Over ten years later, Marsden was interviewed by the university's newspaper and said of the events: " were more interested in quelling negative PR than defending the truth. I was told by SFU to keep quiet and say nothing to the media. My only regret is that I listened to them."<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.the-peak.ca/article/3843
| title = Meet Rachel Marsden
| work = ]
| date = July 22, 2013
| access-date = March 8, 2014
}}</ref> }}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
{{Conservatism in Canada|Intellectuals}}
Marsden first broke into print journalism in the early 2000s, writing for conservative web sites and '']''. In 2002, she worked for the ], and resigned when her employer learned of a harassment charge against her.<ref name="SignOnSanDiego">{{cite news
Marsden first broke into journalism in the early 2000s, writing for conservative web sites. In 2002, she worked for the ].<ref name="SignOnSanDiego">{{cite news
| url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20041013-0819-harassmentcase.html
| url = http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/world/20041013-0819-harassmentcase.html
| title = Woman pleads guilty to harassment of former radio personality in Canada
| title = Woman pleads guilty to harassment of former radio personality in Canada
| work = ]
| publisher = ] | work = ]
| agency = Associated Press
| date = ]
| date = October 13, 2004
| accessdate = 2008-01-19
| access-date = November 24, 2013
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


Prior to the 2004 federal election in Canada, she was hired by ], a Conservative member of the ], to assist his constituency office with press releases. However, Grewal dismissed her after news media reported on her working for his campaign.<ref name="Babic">{{cite news Before the 2004 federal election in Canada, she was hired under an alias by ], a Conservative member of the ], to assist his constituency office with press releases, but was forced out when her identity was revealed by the press while criminal charges of harassment were pending against her.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vancouver woman charged with harassment |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-woman-charged-with-harassment-1.329923 |website=cbc.ca |publisher=CBC News |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Salon" />
| url =
| title = No regrets hiring Marsden: Grewal
| author = Marisa Babic
| work = ]
| publisher =
| date = ]
| accessdate =
}}</ref><ref name="Salon" />
She was a regular '']'' columnist for two months<ref name="NationalPost">{{cite news
| url = http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=184518
| title = Ont. anti-terror officer investigated on leak allegations
| author = Stewart Bell
| work = ]
| date = ]
| accessdate = 2008-03-05
}}</ref> in 2005 before joining the '']'' as a weekly opinion columnist, a position held until November 2007. In 2006, she moved from Toronto to New York. Her political commentary has been reprinted by other journals, including the '']'' and ].<ref name="RachelMarsden.com bio" />


In 2005, she had a column at '']'' for two months.<ref name="NationalPost">
Marsden was a frequent guest on '']'' when she was spotted to become the Canadian pundit for '']'' on the ]. Marsden was employed by the Fox News Channel from 2004.<ref name="RachelMarsden.com bio">{{cite web
{{cite news
| url = http://www.rachelmarsden.com/bio2.asp
|url = https://nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=184518
| title = About Rachel Marsden
|title = Ont. anti-terror officer investigated on leak allegations
| publisher = Rachel Marsden
|author = Stewart Bell
| accessdate = 2008-01-13
|work = ]
}}</ref> to May 2007.<ref>{{cite news
|date = December 19, 2007
| url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/05312007/gossip/pagesix/eye_opener_pagesix_.htm
|access-date = March 5, 2008
| title = Eye-opener
}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| work = ]
Later that year she was hired by the '']'' as a weekly opinion columnist, and wrote for them until November 2007.<ref>
| date = ]
{{cite web
| accessdate = 2008-01-13
| url = http://torontosunfamily.blogspot.com/2007/11/rachel-marsden-gone.html
| title = Rachel Marsden Gone
| publisher = Toronto Sun Family
| date = November 8, 2007
| access-date = March 1, 2008
}}</ref> }}</ref>
Her syndicated column has appeared in the online edition of '']'',<ref>
She was promoted to panelist on '']'', a late-night talk show. A producer on ''Red Eye'' praised Marsden, saying that "she has very passionate opinions...she's articulate, intelligent, and we get a lot of favorable mail about her".<ref name="Salon"/> Marsden has been compared to ] in opinion, presentation and appearance.<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news
{{cite web
| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/10/arts/television/10gutf.html?pagewanted=all
| url = http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/rachelmarsden/100013147/i-make-fun-of-the-vancouver-winter-olympics-logo-and-suddenly-im-a-racist/
| title = At 2 A.M., Dark Humor Meets the Camera Lights
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091012092836/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/rachelmarsden/100013147/i-make-fun-of-the-vancouver-winter-olympics-logo-and-suddenly-im-a-racist/
| author = Campbell Robertson
| url-status = dead
| publisher = New York TImes
| archive-date = October 12, 2009
| accessdate = 2008-03-06
| title = I make fun of the Vancouver Winter Olympics logo, and suddenly I'm a 'racist'
}}</ref> On ], ], Marsden was dismissed from ''Red Eye'' and escorted out of the Fox studio by security guards. She commented that her departure was due to a change in the show's format, and that being escorted out is standard procedure.<ref>Canadian Press, "", ''Toronto Star'', May 31, 2007</ref>
| author = Rachel Marsden

| publisher = The Telegraph
In October 2007, she was a panelist on ]'s '']''.
| date = October 9, 2009
| access-date = March 1, 2008
}}</ref>
'']'',<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.spectator.co.uk/author/rachel-marsden/
| title = Rachel Marsden
| publisher = The Spectator
| access-date = March 8, 2014
}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelmarsden/
| title = Rachel Marsden Articles&nbsp;— Political Columnist & Commentator
| publisher = Townhall.com
| access-date = March 8, 2014
}}</ref> and reprinted in '']''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marsden |first1=Rachel |title=Technology and the New 'Me' Generation |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704152804574627960532587996?mod=rss_opinion_main |website=wsj.com |publisher=Wall Street Journal |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref> and the '']''.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/dsk-drama-paris-burning-french-society-shows-divisions-rape-case-article-1.158123
| title = DSK drama has Paris burning: French society shows its divisions over rape case
| author = Rachel Marsden
| work = New York Daily News
| date = July 8, 2011
| access-date = March 1, 2008
}}</ref>
In 2004 Marsden appeared as a guest on ] ] talk show.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/dennis-miller.1/?sb=2&si=146&ipp=25
|title = Dennis Miller&nbsp;— Episode Guide (146–170) - MSN TV
|publisher = Tv.msn.com
|date = January 24, 2005
|access-date = March 9, 2014
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140302005518/http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/dennis-miller.1/?sb=2&si=146&ipp=25
|archive-date = March 2, 2014
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> In 2005 she appeared twice as a guest panelist on '']'' on the ].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.billoreilly.com/search/searchresultsframe.jsp?searchstring=rachel+marsden&x=0&y=0&sortby=0&sortdir=1&searchcategory=0
| title = The O'Reilly Factor
| publisher = Billoreilly.com
| access-date = March 8, 2014
}}</ref> Marsden appeared on the Fox News Channel<ref name="RachelMarsden.com-bio">
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080322234536/http://www.rachelmarsden.com/bio2.asp
| archive-date = March 22, 2008
| url = http://www.rachelmarsden.com/bio2.asp
| title = About Rachel Marsden
| publisher = Rachel Marsden
| access-date = March 9, 2014
}}</ref> until 2007.<ref name="ousted">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2007/05/31/toronto_columnist_marsden_ousted_from_fox_news.html
| title = Toronto columnist Marsden ousted from Fox News
| work = Thestar.com
| date = May 31, 2007
| access-date = March 8, 2014
}}
</ref>


In 2007, she moved from Toronto to ]<ref name="kingston">
In 2008, Marsden launched Grand Central Political, a website that mixes political columns with job opportunities and resumes for the politically-minded. ]'s web-based consulting firm TCV Media was involved.<ref>{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/50858
| url = http://www.macleans.ca/culture/media/article.jsp?content=20080625_40707_40707&page=3
| title = Rachel Marsden and CPAC: There's a New Sheriff in Town
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140301110540/http://www.macleans.ca/culture/media/article.jsp?content=20080625_40707_40707&page=3
| author = Jim Kouri
| archive-date = March 1, 2014
| publisher = American Chronicle
| title = Agent Provocateur
| date = ]
| author = Anne Kingston
| accessdate = 2008-03-05
| publisher = Macleans
| date = June 25, 2008
| access-date = March 10, 2014
| quote = She moved to New York in early 2007.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. An internal investigation cleared Backhurst of wrongdoing, says .&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.
}}</ref> and was hired as one of five panelists on '']'',<ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/03/31/may_contain_a_past.html
| title = May contain a past
| author = Rebecca Traister
| publisher = The Ontario Star
| date = March 31, 2009
| access-date = March 1, 2008
}}</ref>
a late-night talk show, where she stayed for five months.<ref name="ousted" /> On May 30, 2007, Marsden was dismissed from ''Red Eye'' and escorted out of the Fox studio by security guards.<ref name="ousted" /> She explained that her departure was due to a change in the show's format, and that being escorted out was standard procedure.<ref name="ousted" /> She appeared once in October 2007, as a guest panelist on ]'s '']''.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0710/31/sitroom.03.html
| title = CNN Transcripts&nbsp;— The Situation Room, October 31, 2007
| access-date = March 23, 2008
| publisher = CNN
}}</ref> Marsden has been compared to ] in opinion, presentation and appearance.<ref name="Macleans">{{cite news
| url = http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20080702_171257_7324
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140301121439/http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20080702_171257_7324
| archive-date = March 1, 2014
| title = Tale of the Tape
| author = Kate Kennedy
| publisher = Macleans
| access-date = February 28, 2014
| date = July 2, 2008
}}</ref><ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/10/arts/television/10gutf.html?pagewanted=all
| title = At 2 A.M., Dark Humor Meets the Camera Lights
| author = Campbell Robertson
| work = New York Times
| access-date = March 6, 2008
| date = April 10, 2007
}}</ref> }}</ref>


In 2009 Marsden moved to France, and since then she has been a regular panelist on ''LCP Politique Matin'', carried on the state-owned parliamentary television channel '']'' in France.<ref>{{cite web
==Controversy==
| url = http://www.lcp.fr/emissions/politique-matin/vod/164172-gerard-bapt-depute-socialiste-de-haute-garonne-lionel-tardy-depute-ump-de-haute-savoie
| title = LCP Assemblée nationale &#124; Politique Matin : La matinale du jeudi 6 novembre 2014
| publisher = Lcp.fr
| access-date = November 6, 2014
}}</ref> She taught some classes at ] as '']'', or adjunct member of the teaching staff.<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://formation.sciences-po.fr/enseignement/2013/KJOU/2250
|title = Ateliers radio &#124; Portail Scolarite Sciences Po
|publisher = Formation.sciences-po.fr
|access-date = March 8, 2014
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140302040349/http://formation.sciences-po.fr/enseignement/2013/KJOU/2250
|archive-date = March 2, 2014
|url-status = dead
}}
</ref>


In November 2011, she self-published a novel, ''American Bombshell: A Tale of Domestic and International Invasion''<ref>{{cite web
; Simon Fraser University 1997 harassment controversy
| url = http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelmarsden/2011/11/15/perry_debate_gaffe_highlights_hyperfocus_on_image/page/full/
| title = Perry Debate Gaffe Highlights Hyperfocus on Image&nbsp;— Rachel Marsden&nbsp;— Page full
| publisher = Townhall.com
| date = November 15, 2011
| access-date = March 8, 2014
}}</ref> through ].


==Personal life==
As a student, Marsden first came to public attention when she was at the center of the the ], in which she and a ] ] publicly accused each other of ].<ref>{{cite web
Marsden was a nationally-ranked competitive swimmer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rachel Marsden's Personal Bests |url=https://www.swimming.ca/en/swimmer/4785795/ |website=swimming.ca |publisher=Swimming Canada |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rachel Marsden Search Results |url=https://www.ffnatation.fr/recherche?search=Rachel+Marsden |website=ffnatation.fr |publisher=Federation Francaise Natation |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ffn.extranat.fr/webffn/mtr_rankings.php?idact=mtr&go=epr&idsai=2018&idbas=25&idcat=14&idsex=2&idbas=25&idepr=2|title=Top 200 National Rankings}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ffn.extranat.fr/webffn/mtr_rankings.php|title = Fédération Française de Natation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.swimming.ca/en/rankings/?competition=Freestyle&gender=F&course=SCM&season=2020&age=45_49 | title=Rankings – Swimming Canada }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimming.ca/en/rankings/?competition=Medley&gender=F&course=SCM&season=2020&age=45_49|title = Rankings – Swimming Canada}}</ref>
| url = http://www.fraserinstitute.org/commerce.web/publication_details.aspx?pubID=2527
| title = Liam Donnelly's Conviction by Prejudice: Lessons for Harassment Policy
| author = David Finley
| publisher = ]
| date = ]
| accessdate = 2008-01-13
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= Siri Agrell|title= Ms. Marsden's cyberspace breakup: tit-for-tat-for-T-shirt|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080304.wlbreakup04/BNStory/lifeMain/home |publisher= Globe and Mail |date=2008-03-04 |accessdate=2008-03-06 }}</ref>


In September 2007, a relationship between Marsden and an ] officer ended. She posted his photo and identified him on her ] as an anti-terrorism officer and wrote he had leaked secret anti-terrorism documents to her.<ref>{{cite news
;Identifying an anti-terrorism officer
| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wikipedia-founder-accused-of-agreeing-to-alter-page-report-1.771838
In September 2007, a relationship between Marsden and a ] officer ended. She posted his photo and identified him on her blog as a anti-terrorism officer who had leaked secret anti-terrorism documents to her. Two days later, in an email to his superiors, she described the nationality and activities of the targets of an investigation in Ontario involving the OPP, ] and the ] and problems encountered by those investigators. The officer filed a complaint of criminal harassment against Marsden with the South ] Police but this did not result in charges.<ref name="NationalPost" /><ref>{{cite news
| work = CBC News
| url = http://www.thestar.com/News/article/291179
| title = Misplaced Pages founder accused of agreeing to alter page: report
| title = No harassment charges against pundit Marsden
| date = March 12, 2008
| author = John Goddard
}}</ref> The officer filed a complaint of harassment against Marsden, but this was later dropped. The OPP launched a separate internal investigation into the alleged conduct of the officer. His lawyer declared that he was cleared of any wrongdoing.<ref name="cop_claims"/><ref name="kingston" /><ref name="CBC-CP-Marsden">{{cite news
| work = ]
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101121045758/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-pundit-wikipedia-founder-in-messy-breakup-1.729627
| date = ]
| archive-date = November 21, 2010
| accessdate = 2008-01-19
| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-pundit-wikipedia-founder-in-messy-breakup-1.729627
| title = Canadian pundit, Misplaced Pages founder in messy breakup
| date = March 2, 2008
| publisher = The Canadian Press
| access-date = March 11, 2014
}}</ref> }}</ref>


Marsden contacted Misplaced Pages co-founder ] in 2006 and said that her Misplaced Pages biography was ]ous. Wales stated his involvement with her article was handled through the normal channels, and was "routine". He also says he "recused from any further official action", after their relationship became personal.<ref name="Jimbo">{{cite web
; Misplaced Pages
| url = http://blog.jimmywales.com/statement/

| title = Statement of Jimmy Wales
On more than one occasion Marsden asked ] to delete her ] on the site. Her concerns led her to contact Misplaced Pages co-founder ] in 2006, claiming that it was wrong and libellous. He reviewed her biography and, finding that it was not up to standard, helped to clean up the entry as is routine in such cases. On ], ], the technology gossip blog ] claimed that they had entered into a relationship, and published instant messaging chats that they had allegedly exchanged. On the following day Wales announced on his Misplaced Pages user page, in a statement later moved to his personal blog, that he had met her once, on ], ], but that he was no longer involved with her. In return, Marsden, who claimed to have learned about the breakup by reading about it on the Internet, turned to ] and put up for auction a ] and sweater that she claimed to be Wales'.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Wales
| url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/03/02/marsden-breakup.html
| first = Jimmy
| title = Canadian pundit, Misplaced Pages founder in messy breakup
| author = Siri Agrell | author-link = Jimmy Wales
| date = March 1, 2003
| publisher = ]
| work = Personal Blog
| date = ]
| publisher = jimmywales.com
| accessdate = 2008-03-06
| access-date = July 11, 2009
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
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| url = http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080304.wlbreakup04/BNStory/lifeMain/home
| archive-date = June 30, 2009 |url-status = dead
| title = Ms. Marsden's cyberspace breakup: tit-for-tat-for-T-shirt
}}</ref><ref name="smh" />
| author = Siri Agrell
On February 29, 2008, the ] news and gossip blog ] claimed Wales and Marsden had entered into a relationship, and published instant messaging chats they allegedly exchanged.<ref>{{cite web
| publisher = ]
| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/03/rachel-marsden-and-jimmy-_n_89566.html
| date = ]
| title = Rachel Marsden And Jimmy Wales' Sex Chats And Break-Up E-Mail
| accessdate = 2008-03-05
| publisher = Huffingtonpost.com
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| date = March 3, 2008
| url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,334652,00.html
| access-date = March 8, 2014
| title = Misplaced Pages Founder's Fling With Columnist Ends in Nasty Public Breakup
}}</ref> On the following day, Wales announced on his Misplaced Pages user page that he had broken up with her. Marsden, who learned about the breakup by reading about it on Misplaced Pages, turned to ] and put up a T-shirt and sweater for auction that she said belonged to Wales.<ref name="Agrell-2008-03-04" /><ref name="smh">
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| accessdate = 2008-03-05
| title = Ex takes her revenge on Mr Misplaced Pages
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| publisher = ]
| url = http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3475722.ece
| author = Asher Moses
| title = Fury of a woman scorned – on Misplaced Pages
| date = March 4, 2008
| publisher = ]
| date = ] | access-date = March 5, 2008
}}</ref><ref name="CBC-CP-Marsden"/><ref>
| accessdate = 2008-03-05
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news {{cite news
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| title = Ex takes her revenge on Mr Misplaced Pages | title = Fury of a woman scorned&nbsp;– on Misplaced Pages
| work = The Times
| publisher = ]
| date = ] | date = March 4, 2008
| access-date = November 24, 2019
| accessdate = 2008-03-05
| location = London
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| first1 = Will
| url = http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2008-03-04-wikipedia-wales_N.htm?csp=34
| last1 = Pavia
| title = Misplaced Pages's Wales defends breakup, expenses
| first2 = Philippe
| publisher = ]
| last2 = Naughton
| date = ]
}}</ref><ref>
| accessdate = 2008-03-05
{{cite news
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| title = Misplaced Pages's Wales defends breakup, expenses
| publisher = ]
| date = March 5, 2008
| access-date = March 5, 2008
| first = Brian
| last = Bergstein
}}</ref> }}</ref>


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In 2004, Marsden was given a ] with one year of probation for criminal ] of her boyfriend following a breakup.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2002/11/21/bc_marsden20021121.html|title=Vancouver woman charged with harassment|date=]|work=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/judgments/pc/2004/03/p04_0369.htm|title=Regina v. Rachel Marsden, Reasons for Sentence of the Honourable Judge W. J. Kitchen|publisher=British Columbia Provincial Court (Criminal Division)|date=]|accessdate=2006-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Neal|last=Hall | title= Rachel Marsden pleads guilty, gets probation|url= |work= ]|date= 2004-10-13 |accessdate=2007-03-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Berry |title= 'Immature' Marsden guilty of harassing former lover |url= |work= ] |publisher= |date= 2004-10-13|accessdate=2007-03-04 }}</ref>
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Canadian journalist (born 1974)

Rachel Marsden
Marsden in 2008
Born (1974-12-02) December 2, 1974 (age 50)
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Occupations
Websitewww.rachelmarsden.com

Rachel Marsden (born December 2, 1974) is a Canadian conservative political columnist and television commentator based in Paris. She is the former host of a talk show on Sputnik News and is a columnist for the Toronto Sun. Her column is syndicated by Tribune Content Agency and she is a regular contributor to the English and French services of the RT news channel.

Early life and education

Marsden grew up in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. As a high school student at Terry Fox Secondary School in 1992, Marsden received a bronze Governor General's Academic Medal.

Marsden was inspired to go into journalism by listening to Canadian radio personality Jack Webster when she was growing up. In 2002, she took a political journalism training course at the National Journalism Center in Washington, DC.

Marsden graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Simon Fraser University (SFU) with a minor in French language. As an SFU student, Marsden came to public attention when she was at the centre of the Simon Fraser University 1997 harassment controversy, in which she and a swimming coach publicly accused each other of sexual harassment. The coach was dismissed, then exonerated and re-hired by the university after doubts were raised about the credibility of Marsden's accusations against him. Over ten years later, Marsden was interviewed by the university's newspaper and said of the events: " were more interested in quelling negative PR than defending the truth. I was told by SFU to keep quiet and say nothing to the media. My only regret is that I listened to them."

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Marsden first broke into journalism in the early 2000s, writing for conservative web sites. In 2002, she worked for the Free Congress Research and Education Foundation.

Before the 2004 federal election in Canada, she was hired under an alias by Gurmant Grewal, a Conservative member of the Parliament of Canada, to assist his constituency office with press releases, but was forced out when her identity was revealed by the press while criminal charges of harassment were pending against her.

In 2005, she had a column at National Post for two months. Later that year she was hired by the Toronto Sun as a weekly opinion columnist, and wrote for them until November 2007. Her syndicated column has appeared in the online edition of The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator, and Townhall.com, and reprinted in Wall Street Journal and the New York Daily News. In 2004 Marsden appeared as a guest on Dennis Miller's CNBC talk show. In 2005 she appeared twice as a guest panelist on The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel. Marsden appeared on the Fox News Channel until 2007.

In 2007, she moved from Toronto to New York City and was hired as one of five panelists on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, a late-night talk show, where she stayed for five months. On May 30, 2007, Marsden was dismissed from Red Eye and escorted out of the Fox studio by security guards. She explained that her departure was due to a change in the show's format, and that being escorted out was standard procedure. She appeared once in October 2007, as a guest panelist on CNN's The Situation Room. Marsden has been compared to Ann Coulter in opinion, presentation and appearance.

In 2009 Marsden moved to France, and since then she has been a regular panelist on LCP Politique Matin, carried on the state-owned parliamentary television channel La Chaîne parlementaire in France. She taught some classes at Sciences Po as enseignante, or adjunct member of the teaching staff.

In November 2011, she self-published a novel, American Bombshell: A Tale of Domestic and International Invasion through Createspace.

Personal life

Marsden was a nationally-ranked competitive swimmer.

In September 2007, a relationship between Marsden and an Ontario Provincial Police officer ended. She posted his photo and identified him on her blog as an anti-terrorism officer and wrote he had leaked secret anti-terrorism documents to her. The officer filed a complaint of harassment against Marsden, but this was later dropped. The OPP launched a separate internal investigation into the alleged conduct of the officer. His lawyer declared that he was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Marsden contacted Misplaced Pages co-founder Jimmy Wales in 2006 and said that her Misplaced Pages biography was libelous. Wales stated his involvement with her article was handled through the normal channels, and was "routine". He also says he "recused from any further official action", after their relationship became personal. On February 29, 2008, the Gawker news and gossip blog Valleywag claimed Wales and Marsden had entered into a relationship, and published instant messaging chats they allegedly exchanged. On the following day, Wales announced on his Misplaced Pages user page that he had broken up with her. Marsden, who learned about the breakup by reading about it on Misplaced Pages, turned to eBay and put up a T-shirt and sweater for auction that she said belonged to Wales.

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