Friday July 25, 2008
Biography 
André Picard is the public health reporter at The Globe and Mail, where he has been a staff writer since 1987.
He has received much acclaim for his writing, including the Michener Award for Meritorious Public Service Journalism, the Canadian Policy Research Award, the Atkinson Fellowship for Public Policy Research and the Award for Excellence in Women’s Health Reporting. In 2002, he received the Centennial Prize of the Pan-American Health Organization as the top public health reporter in the Americas.
André is the author of three best-selling books CRITICAL CARE: Canadian Nurses Speak For Change and THE GIFT OF DEATH: Confronting Canada's Tainted Blood Tragedy and A CALL TO ALMS: The New Face of Charity in Canada.
