Judy Rebick is one of Canada's best known political commentators. She
first achieved national prominence as president of the National Action
Committee on the Status of Women, Canada's largest women's group. She
went on to an extensive career as a media commentator and activist for
a variety of causes.
During the 1990s, Judy was the host of a national TV show on CBC
Newsworld. She is now publisher of the activist online publication
rabble.ca, and has been a regular contributor to several publications
including the Ottawa Citizen, the Globe and Mail, and Maclean's and Elm
Street Magazine.
She is the author of several books, among them Imagine Democracy, her
vision of how Canadian democracy can truly represent the wishes of the
people.
In 2002 she was appointed to a three-year term as Sam Gindin Chair in
Social Justice at Ryerson University. The chair's mandate includes
teaching at Ryerson, conducting research in social justice and
democracy issues, presenting an annual lecture, and working with
representatives from trade unions and others in the broader community
to examine social justice and democracy issues.
