A twenty-year veteran of the Canadian journalism industry, Mike is the Executive Director at Honest Reporting Canada, and is responsible for the day to day running of the organization, its media relations, financial management and project development. Mike’s focus is on delivering efficiency and professionalism as HRC moves into new technological and geographical spheres that includes the expansion of our media monitoring services in 2021 to include social media and Arabic-language Canadian news outlets, along with the launch of our Montreal office this past January that sees HRC scrutinize and engage with French-language journalists in la belle province.
Mike was a former editor-in-chief, reporter, and anchor of various news programs and publications. A graduate of Carleton University’s renowned journalism program, Mike specialized in broadcasting and international reporting.
Mike has testified before parliamentary committees and has given testimony to the Standing Senate Committee for Transport and Communications to express HRC’s concerns about the CBC’s reporting of Israel and the Middle East. Mike’s opinions and views are widely sought out for by Canada’s media and political elite. Mike’s work has been published in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, La Presse, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen and many more. Mike is an occasional columnist for the National Post and the Times of Israel. Mike was previously recognized as one Canada’s Top 20 Under 40 Canadian Jewish leaders due to his dedication and significant contributions to Israel advocacy.
Mike is also the immediate past President of the Village Shul and Aish Hatorah Learning Centre.