From left to right: CBC-TV producer Susan Papp, The Journal; His Excellency the Right Honourable Ray Hnatyshyn; Her Excellency Gerda Hnatyshyn; reporter Paul Taylor, The Globe and Mail.
CBC news operations in Winnipeg and Toronto collaborated on a series of investigative reports including a story on widespread abuse of the Ontario health insurance plan by drug addicts in American treatment centres. And from CBC Winnipeg, a package of six stories exposing Winnipeg police force corruption, furnace repair fraud, seamy immigration practices, a federal tax loophole, and abuse of Indian band funds.
The Globe and Mail received Honourable Mention for a series of articles on abuse by psychiatrists and therapists, mostly against women.
The awards were presented at a ceremony held in Rideau Hall, May 5, 1992.
The judges’ decisions are heavily influenced by the degree of public benefit generated by the print and broadcast projects submitted for consideration. The annual award is open to daily and weekly newspapers, news agencies, radio and television stations, networks and periodicals.