Dennis Gruending is an Ottawa-based author and consultant and a former Member of Parliament. He has worked as a print and television journalist and radio host and has written five well-received books. His book Great Canadian Speeches was a best seller and The Ottawa Citizen described it as “a history of Canada as seen from the podium.”

Dennis also served for four years as director of information for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in Ottawa before returning to book writing and entering politics. 

As a Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party, he served as the critic for international development and the environment.

Dennis holds an Honours degree in English literature from the University of Saskatchewan and a Masters degree in journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa.

You can contact him at dennis.gruending@sympatico.ca.