John Duffy (writer)

John Duffy
Occupation political scientist, biographer
Nationality Canadian
Notable works Fights of Our Lives: Elections, Leadership and the Making of Canada

John Duffy is a Canadian political strategist and writer. He is a principal at StrategyCorp, a public affairs, communications, and management consulting firm in Toronto and Ottawa. He is 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.[1] The book won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.[2]

Duffy is 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.[3] Following his departure from electoral politics, he cofounded StrategyCorp.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "A cynic's guide to Canadian politics". Calgary Herald, September 14, 2002.
  2. ↑ "Some winning reads; The Giller and G-G differ, as usual". Toronto Star, December 28, 2003.
  3. 1 2 "'There is always a market for visionary leadership': Political strategist John Duffy's new book praises the good fight". National Post, September 4, 2002.


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