Michael Goldbloom (born 1953) is a

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lawyer, publisher, and academic administrator. He is the former publisher of the ''

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's largest newspaper by circulation.

Early life and education

Born into a Jewish family in

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, Quebec, as the son of Victor Goldbloom, he attended Selwyn House School and Williston Academy before receiving a

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degree in 1974 from

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. He received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1978 and a Bachelor of Law degree in 1979 from

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. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1981.

Career

Goldbloom was an editorial writer for '' The Montreal Gazette'' in 1980. From 1981 to 1991, he was a labour lawyer at the Martineau Walker law firm (now known as Fasken). From 1985 to 1987, he was the president of Alliance Quebec. From 1991 to 1994, he was the president and CEO of the

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de Montréal. In 1994, he was appointed president and publisher of ''The Montreal Gazette''. In 2003, he was appointed deputy publisher and senior vice-president of strategy and human resources at the ''Toronto Star''. In 2004, he was named publisher. He was replaced in 2006 and later was appointed head of McGill University's government relations and inter-institutional affairs office, effective January 3, 2007. Goldbloom served as the 18th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of

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from August 2008 until June 30, 2023. In 2013, he was made a Member of the

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"for establishing several transformative civic organizations in Montreal and for his dedication to building bridges between the city’s English- and French-speaking communities". Goldbloom was appointed as the chair of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on April 3, 2018, for a five-year term.

References

External links

McGill News interview

The Canadian Jewish News article on Goldbloom
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