John Duffy (writer)

John Duffy (November 5, 1963 – March 3, 2022) was a Canadian political strategist and writer.

John Duffy
Born(1963-11-05)November 5, 1963
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 3, 2022(2022-03-03) (aged 58)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationPolitical scientist, biographer
NationalityCanadian
Notable worksFights of Our Lives: Elections, Leadership and the Making of Canada
SpouseJill Presser
Children2

Biography

He was a principal at StrategyCorp, a public affairs, communications, and management consulting firm in Toronto and Ottawa. He was best known to the general public for Fights of Our Lives: Elections, Leadership and the Making of Canada, his 2002 book which analyzed five historically important Canadian federal elections.[1] The book won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.[2]

Duffy was a former strategist for the Liberal Party of Canada. He served as a policy advisor to Paul Martin, and was involved in the development of the Red Book, the Liberals' platform in the 1993 election.[3] Following his departure from electoral politics, he cofounded StrategyCorp.[3]

He died in Toronto on March 3, 2022, at the age of 58.[4]

References
  1. "A cynic's guide to Canadian politics". Calgary Herald, September 14, 2002.
  2. "Some winning reads; The Giller and G-G differ, as usual". Toronto Star, December 28, 2003.
  3. "'There is always a market for visionary leadership': Political strategist John Duffy's new book praises the good fight". National Post, September 4, 2002.
  4. John Duffy obituary


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