MARK BOURRIE s-a nascut in 1957, la Toronto. De-a lungul prodigioasei sale cariere in presa, a colaborat la publicatiile The Hamilton Spectator, The London Free Press, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Sun, Toronto Star, Law Times, InterPress Service. I s-au decernat diverse premii, dintre care amintim: National Magazine Award – categoria „probleme sociale” (1999), Canadian Archaeological Association public writing award (1989), Ontario Newspaper Awards (in mai multe randuri), Ontario Community Canadian Newspaper Award – editorialistul anului (2008). De asemenea, Mark Bourrie a desfasurat o intensa activitate didactica, predand jurnalismul si istoria la Universitatile din Carleton, Ottawa, Concordia si la School of Public Affairs. Este autorul a 11 volume, printre care: True Canadian Stories of the Great Lakes (2005), Many a Midnight Ship (2005), The Fog of War (2011), Fighting Words: Canada’s Best War Reporting (2012), Kill the Messengers: Stephen Harper’s Assault on Your Right to Know (inclus de Globe and Mail pe lista celor mai valoroase 100 de carti ale anului 2015).