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In 2012 Bourrie stated that the Chinese government-owned ] asked him to collect information on the ] by exploiting his journalistic access to the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/08/22/notes-going-to-china-not-public-canadian-speaks-out-about-split-with-xinhua-news-agency/ |title=China’s state-run news agency being used to monitor critics in Canada: reporter |newspaper=] |date=22 August 2012 |first=Kathryn Blaze |last=Carlson}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/08/22/pol-cp-xinhua-spy-bourrie-allegation.html |title=Reporter says Chinese news agency asked him to spy |date=22 August 2012 |accessdate=22 August 2012 |publisher=] |author=]}}</ref> Bourrie stated that he was asked to write for Xinhua in 2009 and sought advice from the ] (CSIS), but was ignored. Bourrie stated that the request for information about the Dalai Lama caused him to refuse to continue to write articles for Xinhua. He wrote an article exposing the Chinese agency's actions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ottawamagazine.com/society/2012/09/22/the-ex-files-journalist-mark-bourries-behind-the-scenes-account-of-his-two-years-in-the-employ-of-xinhua/ |title=THE EX FILES: Journalist Mark Bourrie’s behind-the-scenes account of his two years in the employ of Xinhua |publisher=''Ottawa Magazine'' |first=Mark |last=Bourrie}}</ref> In 2012 Bourrie stated that the Chinese government-owned ] asked him to collect information on the ] by exploiting his journalistic access to the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/08/22/notes-going-to-china-not-public-canadian-speaks-out-about-split-with-xinhua-news-agency/ |title=China’s state-run news agency being used to monitor critics in Canada: reporter |newspaper=] |date=22 August 2012 |first=Kathryn Blaze |last=Carlson}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/08/22/pol-cp-xinhua-spy-bourrie-allegation.html |title=Reporter says Chinese news agency asked him to spy |date=22 August 2012 |accessdate=22 August 2012 |publisher=] |author=]}}</ref> Bourrie stated that he was asked to write for Xinhua in 2009 and sought advice from the ] (CSIS), but was ignored. Bourrie stated that the request for information about the Dalai Lama caused him to refuse to continue to write articles for Xinhua. He wrote an article exposing the Chinese agency's actions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ottawamagazine.com/society/2012/09/22/the-ex-files-journalist-mark-bourries-behind-the-scenes-account-of-his-two-years-in-the-employ-of-xinhua/ |title=THE EX FILES: Journalist Mark Bourrie’s behind-the-scenes account of his two years in the employ of Xinhua |publisher=''Ottawa Magazine'' |first=Mark |last=Bourrie}}</ref>


In April 2015, during the fraud trail of Senator ], Bourrie testified that he received an unsolicited cheque for $500 from Duffy, after spending an estimated 80–100 hours combating internet trolls who had posted material about Duffy, including editing Duffy's ] entry.<ref name=DuffyPaid>{{cite news |last1=Galloway |first1=Gloria |title=Duffy paid journalist to combat ‘trolls’ online, trial told |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/duffy-paid-journalist-to-combat-trolls-online-trial-told/article24008133/ |accessdate=March 26, 2019 |work=Globe and Mail |date=April 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mike Duffy's payment for combating Internet trolls was funnelled through a friend's firm, court hears |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/duffys-payment-for-combating-internet-trolls-funnelled-through-friends-firm-744861 |accessdate=March 26, 2019 |work=National Post |date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> Bourrie testified that he did not recall asking for payment, and his services would usually run $100 per hour. Christopher Waddell, a journalism professor and former Parliament Hill correspondent, said it was “inappropriate" for Bourrie, as a journalist, to accept paid work from Duffy the senator.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akin |first1=David |title=Duffy, as Senator, Paid Journalists |url=https://www.canadalandshow.com/duffy-senator-paid-journalists/ |accessdate=March 26, 2019 |work=Canadaland |date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> In April 2015, during the fraud trail of Senator ], Bourrie testified that he received an unsolicited cheque for $500 from Duffy, after spending an estimated 80–100 hours combating internet trolls who had posted material about Duffy, including editing Duffy's ] entry.<ref name=DuffyPaid>{{cite news |last1=Galloway |first1=Gloria |title=Duffy paid journalist to combat ‘trolls’ online, trial told |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/duffy-paid-journalist-to-combat-trolls-online-trial-told/article24008133/ |accessdate=March 26, 2019 |work=Globe and Mail |date=April 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mike Duffy's payment for combating Internet trolls was funnelled through a friend's firm, court hears |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/duffys-payment-for-combating-internet-trolls-funnelled-through-friends-firm-744861 |accessdate=March 26, 2019 |work=National Post |date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> Bourrie testified that he did not recall asking for payment, and his research services would usually run $100 per hour. Christopher Waddell, a journalism professor and former Parliament Hill correspondent, said it was “inappropriate" for Bourrie, as a journalist, to accept paid work from Duffy the senator.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akin |first1=David |title=Duffy, as Senator, Paid Journalists |url=https://www.canadalandshow.com/duffy-senator-paid-journalists/ |accessdate=March 26, 2019 |work=Canadaland |date=April 9, 2015}}</ref>


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Mark Bourrie is a Canadian lawyer, blogger, journalist, author, historian, and lecturer at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. His work has appeared in many Canadian magazines and newspapers.

Education

Bourrie earned his BA in History at the University of Waterloo in 1990. He holds a diploma in public policy and administration from the University of Guelph, a master's degree in journalism from Carleton University, a doctorate in Canadian media history from the University of Ottawa and law degree in from the University of Ottawa. He's a member of the Ontario bar.

Journalism career

He worked for two decades as a freelance news and feature writer, primarily for The Globe and Mail from 1981 to 1989 and the Toronto Star from 1989 to 1999 and sporadically since then, and also a blogger. He was Parliamentary correspondent for the Law Times from 1994 until 2006. He also wrote for the InterPress Service, the United Nations-sponsored news and feature service. By the late 1990s, he had branched out from newspaper freelance work to book and magazine writing. He has won several journalism awards including a 1999 National Magazine Award gold award for his Ottawa City Magazine article, "The System That Killed Santa" and the Ontario Community Newspaper Association's award for 2007 Columnist of the Year for his work in the Ottawa City Journal.

In 2012 Bourrie stated that the Chinese government-owned Xinhua News Agency asked him to collect information on the Dalai Lama by exploiting his journalistic access to the Parliament of Canada. Bourrie stated that he was asked to write for Xinhua in 2009 and sought advice from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), but was ignored. Bourrie stated that the request for information about the Dalai Lama caused him to refuse to continue to write articles for Xinhua. He wrote an article exposing the Chinese agency's actions.

In April 2015, during the fraud trail of Senator Mike Duffy, Bourrie testified that he received an unsolicited cheque for $500 from Duffy, after spending an estimated 80–100 hours combating internet trolls who had posted material about Duffy, including editing Duffy's Misplaced Pages entry. Bourrie testified that he did not recall asking for payment, and his research services would usually run $100 per hour. Christopher Waddell, a journalism professor and former Parliament Hill correspondent, said it was “inappropriate" for Bourrie, as a journalist, to accept paid work from Duffy the senator.

Academic

Bourrie's PhD thesis was on Canada's World War II press censorship system and was published by Douglas & McIntyre as "The Fog of War." From 2007 to 2009, he was a lecturer at Concordia University's journalism school, teaching reporting, criticism and media history. He is a contract lecturer in Carleton University's History department and the University of Ottawa's Canadian Studies department. He is also a member of Canada's Parliamentary Press Gallery and an expert and author on propaganda and censorship.

Personal life

Bourrie is from the North Simcoe area of Ontario, but lives in Ottawa. He is married to Marion Van de Wetering, a federal government lawyer. Bourrie is an amateur paleontologist specializing in trilobites, a group of extinct arthropods.

Books

Bourrie is the author of several bestselling non-fiction books. His most recent work is a biography of French fur trader and adventurer Pierre Radisson. The Globe and Mail said the book is "a significant contribution to the history of 17th-century North America."

Books include:

  • Chicago of the North. Annan and Sons, 1993.
  • Ninety Fathoms Down. Toronto: Dundurn, 1995.
  • The Parliament Buildings. Toronto: Dundurn, 1996.
  • By Reason of Insanity: The David Michael Krueger Story. Toronto: Dundurn, 1997.
  • Flim Flam. Toronto: Dundurn, 1998.
  • Parliament. Toronto: Key Porter, 1999. (preface to Malak Karsh's photo essay on Parliament Hill)
  • Hemp. Toronto: Key Porter, 2004.
  • True Canadian Stories of the Great Lakes. Toronto: Key Porter/Prospero, 2005.
  • Many a Midnight Ship. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press/Toronto: Key Porter, 2005.
  • The Fog of War. Vancouver, Douglas & McIntyre, 2011.
  • Fighting Words: Canada's Best War Reporting. Toronto: Dundurn, 2012
  • Kill the Messengers: Stephen Harper's Assault on Your Right to Know. Toronto: HarperCollins Canada, 2015
  • The Killing Game: Martyrdom, Murder and the Lure of ISIS. Toronto: HarperCollins Canada 2016
  • Bushrunner: The Adventures of Pierre Radisson. Windsor: Biblioasis, 2019

References

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  4. "Better Newspaper Awards". Ontario Community Newspapers Association. April 5, 2008. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  5. Carlson, Kathryn Blaze (August 22, 2012). "China's state-run news agency being used to monitor critics in Canada: reporter". National Post.
  6. The Canadian Press (August 22, 2012). "Reporter says Chinese news agency asked him to spy". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  7. Bourrie, Mark. "THE EX FILES: Journalist Mark Bourrie's behind-the-scenes account of his two years in the employ of Xinhua". Ottawa Magazine. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. Galloway, Gloria (April 17, 2015). "Duffy paid journalist to combat 'trolls' online, trial told". Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  9. "Mike Duffy's payment for combating Internet trolls was funnelled through a friend's firm, court hears". National Post. April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  10. Akin, David (April 9, 2015). "Duffy, as Senator, Paid Journalists". Canadaland. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  11. ^ "Bestsellers - Week of August 29th, 2011". Macleans.ca. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  12. Quill, Greg (January 6, 2011). "Canadian book publisher Key Porter shuts down". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 17, 2019. Bourrie's book The Fog of War, about press censorship during World War II ...
  13. "Mark Bourrie, Contract Instructor". Carleton University, Department of History. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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  18. "trilobites - mdbourrie". Sites.google.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  19. ^ "Author Mark Bourrie captures the disturbing, historic adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  20. Hannay, Chris (January 30, 2015). "Kill the Messengers: Stephen Harper and how our elected leaders meddle with the media". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  21. Behrens, Matthew (March 10, 2016). "The Killing Game: Martyrdom, Murder and the Lure of ISIS". Reviews. Quill & Quire. Toronto: St. Joseph Communications. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
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