About John Duffy
Lived 1963 – 2022 (aged 58). John Duffy was a Canadian writer.
John Duffy (November 5, 1963 – March 3, 2022) was a Canadian political strategist and writer.
Biography Duffy was a principal at StrategyCorp, a public affairs, communications, and management consulting firm in Toronto and Ottawa. He was best known to the general public for Fights of Our Lives: Elections, Leadership and the Making of Canada, his 2002 book which analyzed five historically important Canadian federal elections. The book won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
Duffy was a former strategist for the Liberal Party of Canada. He served as a policy advisor to Paul Martin, and was involved in the development of the Red Book, the Liberals' platform in the 1993 election. Following his departure from electoral politics, he cofounded StrategyCorp.
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Who was John Duffy?
Canadian writer and academic
When was John Duffy born?
John Duffy was born on 5 November 1963 in Toronto, Ontario.
When did John Duffy die?
John Duffy died on 3 March 2022.
What was John Duffy's occupation?
John Duffy was a writer.
What nationality was John Duffy?
John Duffy was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Duffy. https://biography.guide/john-duffy-writer/
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