Robert Fife

For the American academic in German studies, see Robert Herndon Fife Jr. For the British actor, see Robert Fyfe.

Robert Fife (born 1954) is a Canadian political journalist and author who served as Ottawa bureau chief for The Globe and Mail.

Fife was also Ottawa bureau chief for CanWest News Service, the National Post, and the Sun Media chain. He was the Ottawa bureau chief for CTV News from February 2005. At CTV, he was the host of its Question Period show, a political panel discussion; after Fife's move to The Globe and Mail was announced, it was also stated that the show would be rebranded CTV’s Question Period with The Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife.

Fife published multiple stories incorrectly portraying Maher Arar as definitively associated with Al-Qaeda. [1] He broke the news of the Canadian Senate expenses scandal with his reporting on Mike Duffy and Nigel Wright.[citation needed]Fife disclosed the Canadian government's C$10.5 million settlement with Omar Khadr.[2][3] He also was part of a team of three (together with Steven Chase and Sean Fine), who first broke the story of the SNC-Lavalin Affair[4] and (with Chase) on the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar[5]

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  2. ^ Fife, Robert (July 3, 2017). "Ottawa to offer Omar Khadr apology, $10-million in compensation". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Murphy, Rex (July 7, 2017). "Rex Murphy: Trudeau skips the theme socks for his scheming Khadr apology". National Post. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. ^ McDonald, Neil (March 6, 2019). "Trudeau's verbal porridge and serene smile have carried him along. Until now: Neil Macdonald". CBC. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Fife, Robert; Chase, Steven (September 18, 2023). "Trudeau accuses India in killing of Sikh leader on Canadian soil". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2024-06-29.