Paul Park

Paul Park started covering telecommunications in 1999 as editor of Decima Publishing’s Network Letter. He returned to the beat in 2021 when he joined The Wire Report. Over a decades-long career, Paul has written, as staff or freelance, for most of the major media outlets in North America, including the CBC, The Winnipeg Sun, The New York Journal of Commerce, Time Inc. and The Village Voice. This is his second time in the Parliamentary Press Gallery, as he was a member in the 1970s and 1980s, meaning he has covered two Prime Minister Trudeaus. Paul, his partner Debbie, and their cat Mozart live in Nepean, Ont.

Floor-crossings are controversial, but not necessarily a political kiss of death

It’s uncertain if Chris d’Entremont can successfully carry the banner as a Liberal. But he joins a long line of defectors who make covering the House of Commons interesting.

opinion | BY PAUL PARK | November 17, 2025

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

‘It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s priorities,’ says Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau

news | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK, HANNAH DALEY | May 14, 2025

My Life in Politics is a formidable read

In many ways, Lloyd Axworthy is more of a golden boy than the statue that sits atop the Manitoba legislature.

feature | BY PAUL PARK | December 16, 2024

Globe reporter dishes up sensational book about Rogers’ family dynasty and feuds

The Rogers family did not offer much co-operation on this book. But relying on her previous reporting at The Globe and Mail, public documents and the aid of confidential sources, Alexandra Posadzki has assembled a riveting account of the boardroom machinations within Canada’s telecommunications sector.

feature | BY PAUL PARK | March 18, 2024

Ed Broadbent: remembering a giant of Canadian politics

The former NDP leader did a great deal for his country, both in and out of Parliament. The tributes being paid to him upon his death illustrate that fact.

opinion | BY PAUL PARK | January 12, 2024

Icelandic president says he wants to focus on fisheries, language protection in Iceland’s first state visit to Canada since 2000

Icelandic President Guðni Jóhannesson and his wife Eliza Reid, who’s originally from Ashton, Ont., are on a three-day state visit to Halifax, St. John’s, and Toronto.

news | BY PAUL PARK | May 29, 2023

So I went to the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner for the first time in 38 years, and I don’t think it should be cancelled

Having a DJ spin records is a new twist that gets my endorsement, especially since The Hill Times crew tore up the dance floor. I didn’t get home until 2:30 a.m. My partner thought that was scandalous until I reminded her the earliest I ever got home from the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinners in the past was 5 a.m.

opinion | BY PAUL PARK | November 14, 2022