OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press 2024 Newsmaker of the Year.
Here is a list of who has had the title in the past, as chosen in an annual survey of senior editors in newsrooms across Canada:2022:"Freedom Convoy" protesters2020: Front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic2017: Gord Downie, musician2014: Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Cpl.
Nathan Cirillo, slain soldiers2011: Jack Layton, politician2008: Stephen Harper, politician2004: Paul Martin, politician2000: Pierre Trudeau, politician1997: Sheldon Kennedy, hockey player and advocate for sexual-assault victims1994: Jacques Parizeau, politician1990: Elijah Harper, politician1987: Rick Hansen, cross-country wheelchair athlete1984: Brian Mulroney, politician1981: Terry Fox, cross-country runner1977: René Lévesque, politician1973: Pierre Trudeau, politician1969: Pierre...
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