Gary Mason

Gary Mason is a Canadian journalist. He currently is the national affairs columnist for The Globe and Mail, and covers events in western Canada from a Vancouverite perspective.

Biography Mason grew up in Tsawwassen. as sports section editor and provincial political affairs.

Mason was hired by the Globe as part of an effort to expand the publication to British Columbia readers in 2005; his familiarity to local readers was a factor in his hiring.

Awards Gary is a five-time National Newspaper Award nominee, winning it three times. He has received B.C.'s highest journalism honour, the Jack Webster Award, eight times. Recently, he was recognized with the Bruce Hutchinson Lifetime Achievement Award. He has authored or co-authored six books. He appears frequently on television and radio to speak about everything from politics to sports. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/gary-mason/

Books In 1989, Mason and Keith Baldrey authored Fantasyland: Inside the Reign of Bill Vander Zalm.