Christie Blatchford: 3 books
Fifteen Days
Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2009
Long before she made her first trip to Afghanistan as an embedded reporter for The Globe and Mail, Christie Blatchford was already one of Canada’s most respected and eagerly read journalists. Her vivid prose, her unmistakable voice, her ability to connect emotionally with her subjects and readers,...
Life Sentence
Stories from Four Decades of Court Reporting -- or, How I Fell Out of Love with the Canadian Justice System (Especially Judges)
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
A beloved crime reporter revisits some of her biggest assignments and passes judgement on our judicial system—and especially its judges—in this national bestseller.
When Christie Blatchford wandered into a Toronto courtroom in 1978 for the start of the first criminal trial she would cover...
Helpless
Caledonia's Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
It officially began on February 28, 2006, when a handful of protesters from the nearby Six Nations reserve walked onto Douglas Creek Estates, then a residential subdivision under construction, and blocked workers from entering. Over the course of the spring and summer of that first year, the criminal...