Beryl Wajsman is editor-in-chief of The Suburban Newspaper Group and founder and president of the Institute for Public Affairs of Montreal, a national advocacy organization. For four years he was the host of the “Last Angry Man” newsmagazine on Corus Radio. He holds two law degrees from McGill University, and a hallmark of his career has been the merging of the worlds of politics, activism and media for more effective advocacy on the agenda of social justice. He was former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler’s first Executive Assistant.
Mr. Wajsman is a recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award for the promotion of human dignity, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for Community Service, and a Parliamentary Certificate of Recognition for contributions to Canadian democracy. He has also been invested as a Knight Commander in the Order of Merit of the Republic of the Philippines.

He has won many Quebec, Canadian and North American newspaper honors for his work including the Lindsay Crysler Award for outstanding achievement in journalism, the Charles Hawkins Memorial Trophy for Best National Editorial writing and two Bob Philips. Awards for Best General Editorial writing. He also placed first in the LMA North American competitions for Best Editorial Writing and and Best Opinion writing.

A regular commentator on television and radio, he has appeared on all major English and French networks in Canada as well as CNN. His views and opinions have been published in all our leading newspapers in addition to The New York Times, The Jerusalem Post, Time Magazine and The Wall Street Journal.