Erna Paris

ERNA PARIS is the author of seven acclaimed works of literary non-fiction and the winner of ten national and international writing awards for her books, feature writing, and radio documentaries. Her works have been published in fourteen countries and translated into eight languages. Long Shadows: Truth, Lies, and History was chosen as one of “The Hundred Most Important Books Ever Written in Canada” by the Literary Review of Canada Her most recent work, The Sun Climbs Slow: The International Criminal Court and the Struggle for Justice was first on The Globe and Mail's “best book of the year” list and shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.

Erna is a member of the Honorary Council of the Canadian Centre for International Justice and a past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada.

News and Events

Canada’s Top 25 Influential Works of Nonfiction

October 25, 2011

Long Shadows:Truth, Lies and History was chosen by the finalists for the inaugural Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize for Nonfiction as one of Canada’s twenty-five most influential works of nonfiction: the books that had made a difference in their lives.

Human Rights Watch Canada

Human Rights Watch Newsletter
Canada Committee News
This month, the Canada Committe welcomes Erna Paris.

Erna has accepted an invitation from Human Rights Watch to join the organization’s Canada Committee. Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. [more]

Canadian International Council

January 2012
The venerable Canadian International Council (CIC) recently arrived on the web as www.opencanada.org, an exciting new hub for discussion on Canada’s foreign policy and International Affairs. Erna has joined as a “Rapid Responder.” Responders are academics, journalists, and other foreign affairs buffs who have been invited to fire off their opinions (in 150 words or less) on weekly questions. Check out the website to experience high-level unmediated writing and conversation about Canada’s role in the world.

Is Central Canada Still Central to Canada?

On this issue of The Agenda with Steve Paikin, Erna Paris joins guests Preston Manning, John Duffy, Andrew Coyne, and John Ibbitson to discuss the New Canadian Order: Canada is seeing the rise of a new power structure and shifting geo-political alliance. How will the shift of power from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal to the [...]

There are Limits to Free Expression

By Erna Paris, Globe and Mail, October 28,2011 The right to free speech is one of the most important democratic freedoms. It enables the flow of information and encourages diversity of opinion in the public sphere, as well as criticism of political leadership, all of which are in the public interest. But like most freedoms, [...]

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