Anthony Germain | |
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| Alma mater | |
| Spouse | Doris Cowley |
| Career | |
| Network | CBC Radio CBC News Network |
Anthony Germain is a Canadian retired journalist, best known for his work with CBC Radio. [1]
A graduate of the journalism program at the University of Western Ontario, [1] Germain spent 32 years as a journalist and host for the CBC, including stints as host of CBC Radio One's The House [2] and Ottawa Morning on CBO-FM, [1] and as a Shanghai-based foreign correspondent for CBC News. [3] He received several nominations for the Canadian Association of Journalists awards for his reportage on China. [4]
After relocating to his wife's hometown of St. John's in 2011, he hosted The St. John's Morning Show on CBC Radio One St. John's until 2017, then co-anchored CBC Newfoundland and Labrador's local newscast CBC Here & Now until 2022, [5] finally hosting the provincial Radio One afternoon drive show On the Go until his retirement from the CBC in January 2024. [6]
At that time, Germain had also been teaching journalism courses at the College of the North Atlantic. [7]
He was the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for Terra Nova—The Peninsulas in the 2025 Canadian federal election. [8] After initially being declared the winner by 12 votes, [9] Elections Canada announced on May 9 that the results were narrow enough for a judicial recount. [10]
On May 23, 2025, it was announced that Germain lost the election to Conservative candidate Jonathan Rowe. [11]
| 2025 Canadian federal election : Terra Nova—The Peninsulas | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jonathan Rowe | 19,605 | 47.73 | +7.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Anthony Germain | 19,593 | 47.70 | +0.44 | ||||
| New Democratic | Liam Ryan | 1,677 | 4.08 | -4.25 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,073 | 98.57 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 597 | 1.43 | ||||||
| Turnout | 41,670 | 65.94 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 63,192 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada [12] [13] | ||||||||
| Note: This riding's results were subject to an automatic judicial recount on May 9, 2025. [14] Number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||