Eric Dowd died Christmas Day after a two-year battle with leukemia. He was 79. Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday that Dowd “has been a fixture at Queen’s Park for decades, and every single day he showed an incredible dedication to his craft and a genuine passion for journalism. He will be missed by his readers and by all of us who had the pleasure of knowing him.” Dowd was a “reporter’s reporter,” said Bob Rae, former Ontario premier and current Liberal MP. He “was always a tough but fair critic, and had a delightfully wry, gentle sense of humour.”
Dowd worked for The Canadian Press before moving to the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Telegram. When that paper went under in 1971, he became an independent correspondent for the British press. Later, he wrote columns that were picked up by newspapers throughout the country.
Dowd worked for The Canadian Press before moving to the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Telegram. When that paper went under in 1971, he became an independent correspondent for the British press. Later, he wrote columns that were picked up by newspapers throughout the country.
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