Henry Champ - Report from America
Henry Champ is CBC Newsworld's correspondent in Washington, D.C., delivering Canadian viewers the latest developments in the U.S. political arena. Recently, he has been a leading Canadian voice on coverage of the war on terrorism, the war in Iraq and the growing concerns over the Canada-U.S. relationship.
Champ spent 10 years as a correspondent with NBC News before moving to Halifax in 1993 to become part of the anchor team of CBC Morning News.
During his years with NBC, he was assigned to the network's Frankfurt and London Bureaus, from which he covered the tumultuous political events in Europe. He was also assigned to NBC's Washington Bureau, where he served as the U.S. Congressional correspondent for the network's news programs.
Before making the move south of the border, the Brandon, Manitoba, native spent 15 years sharpening his journalism skills at CTV. As an investigative reporter for W5 from 1978 to 1982, Champ broke major stories, including that of a Canadian citizen wrongfully imprisoned in Texas who was released as a result of his report; a story on police brutality in Toronto that led to the establishment of a task force commission on the subject; and an exposé on the corruption and mishandling of Canadian foreign aid to Haiti, which led to the resignation of high-ranking officials.
Prior to joining W5, Champ held positions as CTV's Washington Bureau Chief, London Bureau Chief, Montreal Bureau Chief and network correspondent. During this time, he was among the last correspondents to leave Vietnam during the fall of Saigon and among the first Canadian journalists to be admitted into the People's Republic of China.
In 2005, Champ was honoured by his alma mater, Brandon University, with an honorary degree.
FEATURE COLUMNS:
PAST COLUMNS:
June 30, 2006
"A delay for the passport bill implementation now seems inevitable. More and more congressmen are aware of the commercial risks to their states and the entire country. Within the administration, there are key voices telling journalists a delay is coming — it's just a question of who will make the announcement that the plan was botched."
June 29, 2006
"When you live as I do, in a foreign country, you develop specials skills. I can scan a newspaper and see the word Canada no matter how tiny the type. That's how I found my friend Denham Brown, and how I now follow the other Canadian athletes here."
June 28, 2006
"We've entered the silly season. That's the period before an election when congressmen and congresswomen perform political contortions to position themselves for TV ads during the campaign."
June 27, 2006
"Alberta's message to Washington: Would you rather buy your oil from friends in the north, or from dictators, terrorists and crackpots?"
June 26, 2006
"For many years, I have stood by and listened as the boomers were praised for almost every one of mankind's achievements over the past half-century."
June 23, 2006
"In May after it became public the administration was eavesdropping on its citizens' telephone conversations, the polls showed Americans approved. It's not likely anything has changed."
June 22, 2006
"One of the report's most striking findings: 'Majorities in Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan say they do not believe groups of Arabs carried out the 9/11 attacks.'"
June 21, 2006
"If the immigration bill dies, so too would amendments crafted to aid travel across our shared border."
June 20, 2006
"Wilson did pour cold water on a suggestion that the softwood lumber deal has been stalled at the last-minute and might need to be re-negotiated."
June 19, 2006
"It's a Democratic dream: Cheney and Rove, hunting together, with live
ammunition!"
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