John Fraser

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• Opinion: Louise Arbour ticks every box for the job of governor-generalOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 4, 2026
• Opinion: If I was the Governor-General of Canada, here’s what I’d doOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 7, 2026
• Opinion: The arrival of King Charles is a powerful and symbolic reminder of Canada’s sovereigntyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 25, 2025
• Opinion: In Canada’s hour of need, how will King Charles step up?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 3, 2025
• Fraser: A strong record but more to do in Ottawa SouthOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 22, 2025
• Opinion: Fifty years after his defection, we’re still living in the age of Mikhail BaryshnikovOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 28, 2024
• Opinion: Can Charles, the King of Canada, overcome the public’s skepticism?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · May 5, 2023
• John Fraser: Coronation will usher in a new era for CanadaOpinion · National Post · Apr 19, 2023
• Opinion: Canada should show more enthusiasm for King Charles’s coronationOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 20, 2023
• Opinion: Royal reconciliation: King Charles can draw on the past to build bridges with Indigenous communitiesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 9, 2022
• John Fraser: The stability of Queen Elizabeth’s presence grounded Canada and the worldOpinion · National Post · Sep 8, 2022
• Opinion: Queen Elizabeth II, a perfect and unobtrusive sovereign, subtly shaped CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 7, 2022
• Opinion: The Queen turns 96 today, but that doesn’t mean the end of the monarchy is nearOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 20, 2022
• Opinion | Rejuvenating the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous peoplesOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 14, 2021
• Opinion: Payette’s tragic appointment wouldn’t have happened under HarperOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 21, 2021
• Opinion: Canada must prepare a jubilee fit for a QueenOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 31, 2020
• Opinion: Amid governor-general controversy, let’s reform viceregal appointmentsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 9, 2020
• Opinion: The Supreme Court reaffirms the Canadian Crown’s importance to our country’s sense of orderOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 25, 2020
• Stop the outrage – and the hypocrisy – over Sophie Grégoire TrudeauOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 17, 2016
• Stop the outrage – and the hypocrisy – over Sophie Grégoire TrudeauOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 17, 2016
• Stop the outrage – and the hypocrisy – over Sophie Grégoire TrudeauOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 17, 2016
• How Elizabeth Dowdeswell became Ontario’s lieutenant-governorOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 22, 2014
• How Elizabeth Dowdeswell became Ontario’s lieutenant-governorOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 22, 2014
• Scotland as Quebec: The lessons Britain can learnOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 11, 2014
• Anti poverty and human rights groups shoulder-to-shoulder with Idle No MoreOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 5, 2013
• Anti poverty and human rights groups shoulder-to-shoulder with Idle No More | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 4, 2013
• An open letter to Stephen Harper on fisheriesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 1, 2012
• An open letter to Stephen Harper on fisheriesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 1, 2012
• An open letter to Stephen Harper on fisheriesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 1, 2012
• Edmonton JournalOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Mar 19, 2012