Dennis Gruending (born May 18, 1948) is a Canadian journalist and politician.[1] He is primarily a writer of non-fiction, but also published a book of poetry and various pieces of short fiction. He is a journalist who has worked for three newspapers and for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a radio host, radio producer, and television reporter.
Gruending was born in St. Benedict, Saskatchewan, and attended University of Saskatchewan where he received a Bachelor of Arts and Carleton University where he received a Masters in Journalism.[2][3][4]
Gruending was elected to Parliament as a New Democratic Party candidate in a 1999 by-election in the riding of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, following the resignation of Chris Axworthy.
Greuending's 1999 Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar by-election campaign came under intense scrutiny from Reform Party candidate Jim McAllister. On one occasion, McAllister, along with a handful of reporters drove to the Gruending home in Saskatoon's north end where McAllister referred to Gruending as a "parachute candidate". To add insult to injury, McAllister showed the media photos of the Gruending home in Ottawa, an oxygen mask because McAllister said that Eastern Canadian residents often complained about the air quality, and a detailed map of the Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar riding where McAllister claimed he was the only candidate who actually lived in the riding. Gruending, ended up with the last laugh, defeating both McAllister and Saskatoon mayor Henry Dayday, who was running for the Liberal Party.[citation needed]
Gruending's time as a Member of Parliament was short lived, as he was defeated a year later in the 2000 election, finishing second to Canadian Alliance candidate Carol Skelton
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In the 2004 election, Gruending ran again in Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, but again was defeated by Skelton.
Gruending has written eight books, including biographies of former Saskatchewan premier Allan Blakeney, and another of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Emmett Hall. Gruending's latest book, Great Canadian Speeches was published in 2004 and was a Canadian best seller.[4]
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of the Reform Party. He won a plurality of 220 votes over runner-up DennisGruending of the New Democratic Party. In 2000, Pankiw wrote a letter to the...
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correspondent for the CBC, Arthur Kent, Emmy award–winning war correspondent, DennisGruending, former Member of Parliament, Paul Watson, Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist...
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Wrestlers Publishing, Ottawa, Canada. pp. 296–299. ISBN 1-896031-12-9. Gruending, Dennis (1985). "Chapter 3: Defending the Trekkers". Emmett Hall: Establishment...
023 11.27% Carol Skelton 11,177 41.66% DennisGruending 11,109 41.41% Dale W. Buxton 1,518 5.66% DennisGruending Saskatoon—Wanuskewin Bill Patrick 5,567...
first elected in the 2000 federal election by 68 votes over incumbent DennisGruending of the New Democratic Party in the riding of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar...
Officer's Statement, December 10, 1929 (Saskatoon City Archives). DennisGruending, Emmett Hall — Establishment Radical (Toronto: Macmillan of Canada...
left parliament to join the provincial cabinet and was replaced by DennisGruending in a 1999 byelection. Assiniboia Jack Ramsay was expelled from the...
Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07. Gruending, Dennis (2006). "Blakeney, Allan E. (1925—)". The Encyclopaedia of Saskatchewan...
Peace Brigades International Canada. Retrieved 1 February 2018. Gruending, Dennis (8 December 2012). "Murray Thomson, peace activist at 90". Archived...
Saskatchewan". Globe and Mail. June 17, 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-11. Gruending, Dennis. "The first ten years" (PDF). Saskatoon Community Clinic. Retrieved...
Canadian Perspectives. Canadian Scholars’ Press. ISBN 9781551303246. Gruending, Dennis, ed. (2004). Great Canadian Speeches: Talk of the Nation. Markham:...
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