Diane Francis

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Diane Francis (born 7 November 1946) is a Canadian journalist and author.

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American-born Diane Francis is the editor-at-large for the National Post newspaper, best known for her outspoken conservative political and economic views. In 1991 she was appointed editor of the Financial Post newspaper until its new owner, Conrad Black, merged it into the National Post in 1998. Francis writes a column which appears in the newspaper three times weekly that is syndicated for the Sun newspaper chain. In addition, she contributes a monthly column to Maclean's.

Francis is also a broadcaster and a best-selling author of eight books on a variety of socio-economic subjects for Canadians. Her 1996 book titled Fighting for Canada was published in the French language as Maîtres Chanteurs Chez Nous!. In it, she alleged subversive tactics and violation of human rights by certain members of the Quebec sovereignty movement during the 1995 Quebec referendum. Similar accusations against Quebec are often seen in her newspaper articles, which has brought upon her controversy and accusations of "Quebec bashing".

Francis has been the recipient of a number of awards for her work in journalism from various organizations, publications, and universities throughout Canada. She has served on the advisory board of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, and the York University East/West Exchange program. She has also been a member of the advisory committee of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry and a director of the Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce, the George Brown College Foundation Board, and CARE Canada. She also served as the volunteer chair for the fund-raising campaign for Ryerson University's community health center.