Robert Fife

Robert Fife (born 1954) is a Canadian political journalist and author who was the Ottawa bureau chief for CTV News from February 2005. Starting January 2016, Fife has served as Ottawa bureau chief for The Globe and Mail.

Before his stint at CTV, Fife was also Ottawa bureau chief for CanWest News Service, the National Post, and the Sun Media chain. When with CTV, he was the host of its Question Period show, a political panel discussion; after Fife's move to The Globe and Mail was announced, it was also stated that the show would be rebranded CTV’s Question Period with The Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife.

Fife broke the news of the Canadian Senate expenses scandal with his reporting on Mike Duffy and Nigel Wright.

Fife is a native of Chapleau, Ontario. He has been covering national politics since 1978, when he began his career in the parliamentary bureau of News Radio. He moved to United Press International of Canada in 1983.

Fife worked as a senior political correspondent for The Canadian Press from 1984 to 1987. He spent a decade as the Ottawa bureau chief for Sun Media where he also wrote a regular column. In 1998, Fife joined the National Post as its Ottawa bureau Chief. In 2002, he became the bureau chief for both the National Post and CanWest News Services. In 2005, Fife became Ottawa bureau chief for CTV News.

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