Canadian Press business newsmaker of the year selections over the years

December 17, 2017 - 7:07 AM

TORONTO - A list of The Canadian Press business newsmakers of the year, as determined in an annual poll of newsrooms across the country:

2017: Finance Minister Bill Morneau

2016: The Foreign Investor

2015: Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz

2014: Former Tim Hortons CEO Marc Caira

2013: Loblaw executive chairman Galen G. Weston

2012: Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney

2011: Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, co-CEOs of Research in Motion

2010: Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

2009: Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of Research in Motion

2008: Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain

2007: Media tycoon Conrad Black

2006: Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

2005: Media tycoon Conrad Black

2004: Media tycoon Conrad Black

2003: Media tycoon Conrad Black

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