Jane Taber

Jane Taber is a  host & emcee and former Globe and Mail political journalist who spent more than 25 years covering Parliament Hill and Queen’s Park. Jane specializes in emceeing and knows how to moderate fireside chats, panels and national conferences. She also delivers media training, having coached CEOs of major Canadian associations and companies, the heads of national law firms and senior cabinet ministers and MPs.

During her tenure on Parliament Hill with the Globe, Jane was also co-host of CTV’s Question Period – and she has spent more hours than she can count on campaign buses and planes following the leaders during federal election campaigns. She’s interviewed the country’s main political players, covered leadership contests, trade deals, international summits and the important issues of the day.

She also worked as communications director to the former Premier of Nova Scotia.

Jane is also focused on media relations and speech writing, crisis communications and post-secondary labour issues. She knows how to moderate fireside chats, panels and national conferences.

Jane is a graduate of Carleton University’s journalism program and was appointed to the Carleton University Board of Governors in June 2019 and re-appointed to another three-year term in 2022.

She also served as a mentor to the Public Policy Forum’s Action Canada leadership fellows.