Their Excellencies Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul with the editorial staff of The Globe and Mail, a finalist for the 2003 Michener Award – photo taken following a ceremony at Rideau Hall, Thursday, April 15, 2004.
The Globe received a Citation of Merit for Board Games, a series on the administration and control of major corporations and a second on the questionable quality of some businesses that are marketed to investors as income trusts.
Seated left to right; Janet Mcfarland, reporter; Cathryn Motherwell, deputy editor Report on Business; Governor General Adrienne Clarkson; His Excellency John Ralston Saul; Elizabeth Church, reporter; and Rob Carrick, Globe and Mail business columnist.
Standing left to right; Michael Babad, managing editor Report on Business; Giles Gherson, business editor; Edward Greenspon, editor-in-chief; Andrew Willis, columnist.
Each year, the Governor General has honoured Michener Award and Fellowship winners at a Government House ceremony. Each of Roland Michener’s successors has graciously adopted and maintained a personal interest in the Michener Awards Foundation and its commitment to Canadian journalism excellence.