Evan Solomon (born April 20, 1968) is a

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, and publisher. Until 2022, he was the host of ''The Evan Solomon Show'' on Toronto-area

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station

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, a writer for ''

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'' magazine, and the host of

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's national political news programs ''

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'' and '' Question Period''. In October 2022, he moved to

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to accept a position with the

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as publisher of GZERO Media. Solomon continues with CTV News as a "special correspondent" reporting on Canadian politics and global affairs."

Life and career

Solomon was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Virginia, an urban planner, and Carl Solomon, a lawyer. He graduated from high school at Crescent School in Toronto, Ontario. He then graduated from

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in English literature and religious studies. In 1992, Solomon co-founded '' Shift'' with

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. Originally an arts and culture magazine, ''Shift'' evolved to focus particularly on technology and

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. Solomon left the magazine in 1999 to promote his first novel, ''Crossing the Distance''. Solomon has also worked as a broadcaster, hosting the series '' The Changemakers'', ''

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'' and '' Hot Type'' for the

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. In 2004, Solomon worked as co-editor, with Heintzman, on ''Fueling the Future: How the Battle Over Energy is Changing Everything''. He was the co-anchor with

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of '' CBC News: Sunday'' and '' CBC News: Sunday Night'' from 2004 to 2009. In 2009, Solomon was chosen to host the political discussion show ''

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'' on

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and

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's weekly political affairs series '' The House''. On June 9, 2015, Solomon was fired from CBC after the

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reported that he allegedly took secret commissions for brokering art sales of items owned by his friend and art collector Bruce Bailey to people he was connected to through his CBC position. It was reported that Solomon pocketed $300,000 from commissions from these sales. In August 2015,

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announced that it had hired Solomon to host a political talk show, ''Everything Is Political'', on its Canada Talks channel during the 2015 election. Solomon also wrote a

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for ''

'' magazine for the duration of the election campaign. In 2016, Solomon announced that he was joining the Ottawa-area talk radio station

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. From 2016 to 2022, he was the host of CTV's political affairs program ''Question Period'' and was also a substitute anchor for ''

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''. In September 2017, Solomon joined

in Toronto for a new national talk radio program, ''The Evan Solomon Show'', that aired on

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stations nationally until Solomon's departure in October 2022.

Personal life

Solomon is married to Tammy Quinn. The couple has two children.

References

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