John Honderich previously served as its editor from 1988, the same year his father, Beland Honderich, retired as publisher of the paper.
17 Facts About John Honderich
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John Honderich was one of three children of Beland Honderich and his first wife, Florence.
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John Honderich obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics in 1968, before graduating with a Bachelor of Laws three years later.
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John Honderich went on to study at the London School of Economics in 1986.
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John Honderich first worked as an office boy and night reporter for the Ottawa Citizen in 1973.
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John Honderich went on to become the paper's bureau chief in Ottawa and Washington, DC John Honderich subsequently worked as deputy city editor, business editor, and editorial page editor.
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John Honderich assumed the post of editor-in-chief in 1988, the same year that his father retired as publisher of the Star.
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John Honderich served as editor until 1994, when he became publisher of the paper.
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John Honderich continued in that role for a decade until 2004.
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John Honderich acted as chair of The Canadian Press from 2001 to 2004.
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John Honderich later played an integral part in ensuring the news agency's survival in 2010.
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John Honderich was appointed in February 2006 as special advisor on the future of the Greater Toronto Area and creative cities by Dalton McGuinty, the premier of Ontario at the time.
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John Honderich became chair of Torstar in 2009, and continued in that capacity until 2020, when the company was sold to NordStar Capital.
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John Honderich was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in October 2003 and invested in May of the following year.
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John Honderich was later conferred the Order of Ontario in 2005.
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John Honderich was the 2019 recipient of the Canadian Journalism Foundation's lifetime achievement award.
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John Honderich died from a heart attack at his home in Toronto on February 5,2022, at the age of 75.