John D. Cruickshank

John D. Cruickshank (born c.1953 ) is a Canadian newspaper publisher, broadcasting executive, journalist, and diplomat. He is the current Canadian Consulate-General, Chicago, a position he has held since March 2017. He was formerly the chief operating officer and publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, publisher of the Toronto Star; managing editor of The Globe and Mail, and editor-in-chief of the Vancouver Sun.

Life and career Cruisckshank was born in Toronto and graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in English literature.

From 2008 through 2016, Cruickshank served as the publisher of the Toronto Star. He also served as co-chair of Canadian Press Enterprises and chairman of the Canadian Journalism Foundation. In 2017, he succeeded Canadian diplomat Roy Norton as the Canadian Consulate-General, Chicago.

Cruickshank is married to S. Jennifer Hunter, an established journalist who also worked for the Chicago Sun-Times, along with positions at Maclean's Magazine, the Globe and Mail and the Montreal Gazette. Their two children attended the University of Chicago and are now both working in the U.S., one in Chicago, the other in New York.