Bio

Robert Wright teaches in the Department of History at Trent University, where he holds rank as Vanier Professor. He is the author of several national bestsellers and the recipient of many book-publishing honours, including the Lela Common Award for Canadian History, which he is the only writer to have won twice. Wright co-wrote the award-winning film documentary Our Man in Tehran, and has served as a talking-head and consultant on various other media projects. His op-eds have appeared in Canada’s leading newspapers, and he has served as a consultant to Canadian legal professionals.