Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer with the Toronto Star and a guest columnist for Le Devoir.  She is a weekly participant on the political panel “At Issue” on the CBC’s “The National” as well as Radio-Canada’s “Les Coulisses du Pouvoir.” She also has a blog on the website of the magazine L’Actualité. Ms Hébert began her career in Toronto as a reporter for the regional newsroom of Radio-Canada in 1975 before moving on to Parliament Hill for Radio-Canada radio.  She has served as parliamentary bureau chief for Le Devoir and La Presse. 

Hébert is a graduate of Glendon College, York University.  She is a Senior Fellow of Massey College at the University of Toronto and holds an honorary doctorate from Bishop’s University.  She is a recipient of two Asia-Pacific media fellowships (Malaysia and Japan).  She is the 2005 recipient of the APEX Public Service Award. In 2006, she received the Hy Solomon award for excellence in journalism and public policy as well as York University’s Pinnacle Achievement Bryden Alumni award. She is the author of a 2007 book titled “French Kiss: Stephen Harper’s Blind Date with Quebec.”