Sandy Garossino

Sandy Garossino is a former Crown prosecutor and prominent media commentator, whose bold commentary is read by millions across North America. Her writing provides depth on topics where the media's analysis of controversial and urgent topics misses the mark. Winner of 'Best Column' in Canada in the 2017 Canadian Online Publishing Association's awards, Garossino's podcast, Judgment Call, launches soon on National Observer.

72 Articles

Here's the one question your angry MP can’t answer about Omar Khadr

As Peter Kent, Michelle Rempel, Stephen Harper and Andrew Scheer hold themselves out as experts on Omar Khadr, go ahead and ask them just one thing: how did Khadr do it?

Opinion

By Sandy Garossino in Opinion, Politics | July 27th 2017

What if Omar Khadr isn’t guilty?

For all the fury boiling up over news of his settlement, there's precious little insight or knowledge about the case.

Opinion

By Sandy Garossino in Opinion, Politics | July 7th 2017

French election scandal traced to Canada’s Rebel Media

Russia's hacking controversy still bubbles beneath the surface with deeply unsettled and unsettling global security implications.

Opinion

By Sandy Garossino in Opinion, Politics | May 9th 2017

"PIVOTAL": Senior military Brit confirms Sajjan's planning role

If we accept the word of the CBC's anonymous sources, we have to reject the word of Col. Chris Vernon, a senior officer who was actually in the room.

Opinion

By Sandy Garossino in Opinion, Politics | May 5th 2017

Here’s what Harjit Sajjan really did with OPERATION MEDUSA

Harjit Sajjan's "analysis was so compelling that it drove a number of large scale theatre-resourced efforts, including OPERATION MEDUSA," wrote Brig.-Gen. David Fraser in a Sept. 16, 2006 letter.

By Sandy Garossino in Analysis, Politics | April 29th 2017

PANDERER'S BOX: How Conservative leadership candidates drive hate

Some of these Conservative candidates have used it all to pry open a treacherous Pandora’s Box of evil.

Opinion

State of Journalism

By Sandy Garossino in Opinion, Politics | March 17th 2017

THE HUNGER GAME: BC Lottery Corporation’s addiction problem

To many British Columbians the BC Lottery Corporation is a predator that feeds off their gambling addiction. They’re right, and BCLC should step away from policy on problem gambling.

Opinion

By Sandy Garossino in Opinion, Politics | February 24th 2017

Pia Guerra, Donald Trump, Oval Office, White House, Big Boy

President Big Boy scribbles on U.S. Constitution

The core principle of a constitutional democracy, for which countless numbers have made the ultimate sacrifice, is the supremacy of its constitution.

Opinion

By Sandy Garossino in Opinion, US News, Politics | February 2nd 2017

Make America Great Again, Donald Trump, GOP, Republican candidate

Asterisk (*) Inauguration

In sports, an asterisk designates a questioned or tarnished record. America’s new president enters the history books tainted by an asterisk that will never disappear.

Opinion

By Sandy Garossino in Opinion, US News, Politics | January 20th 2017

Vladimir Putin caring Trump on his back. Image by Donkeyhotey fro Wikipedia is licensed under creative commons

TRUMP'S ILL-GOTTEN VICTORY: Intel dossier says Putin helped Sanders, Stein

The dossier reports that "the aim of leaking the DNC emails to Wikileaks during the Democratic Convention had been to swing supporters of Bernie Sanders away from Hillary Clinton and across to Trump."

Opinion

By Sandy Garossino in Opinion, US News, Politics | January 14th 2017