Andrew Coyne
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Andrew Coyne is a Canadian journalist and columnist with the National Post. He studied at the University of Toronto's University of Trinity College, receiving a BA in Economics and History, and he received his Master of Arts degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.
After a stint as a columnist for the Financial Post from 1985 to 1991, Coyne joined the editorial board of The Globe and Mail. While at the Globe, Coyne won two consecutive National Newspaper Awards for editorial writing in 1991 and 1992.[1] He had a regular column in the Globe between 1994 and 1996, when he joined Southam News (now CanWest News Service) as a nationally syndicated columnist. When the National Post—the successor to the Financial Post—launched in 1998, Coyne became the paper's national affairs columnist. His work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Review, Saturday Night, the Canadian edition of Time, and other publications. He is also a regular member of The National's weekly political panel.
Coyne eschews traditional ideological labels, saying he considers "left" and "right" to be "tribes" of "self-quarantine." [2] He endorses a strong Federal government [3], more market based economic solutions [4], and a stronger role for Canada in the War on Terrorism [5]. Coyne is also a proponent of proportional representation in Canada's House of Commons [6].
He is the brother of actress Susan Coyne. Their father was James Coyne, who was governor of the Bank of Canada from 1955 to 1961. He is also the cousin of constitutional lawyer Deborah Coyne.
