OTTAWA – Veteran journalist and author Esther Bégin is joining Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) as the network's French Anchor.
Starting next fall, Bégin (pictured) will host a daily program during sitting weeks of the House of Commons as well as feature interviews with Canadian political personalities.
"We are very excited to welcome such an experienced and passionate journalist like Esther Bégin to lead our team," said CPAC president and GM Catherine Cano, in Thursday’s announcement. "She has the important task of making the various issues affecting francophones in Quebec and the rest of Canada known and understood. As we know, decisions made in Ottawa have an impact on citizens and Esther will help shine a light on the work of our elected officials and our democratic institutions."
Bégin has more than 25 years of experience in journalism and broadcasting. She was an anchor at LCN and TVA from 1997 to 2007 as well as TQS (currently known as V Télé) from July 2007 to May 2008, plus worked as a journalist and correspondent for RDI and ICI Radio-Canada on Canada's West Coast.
From 2009 to 2012, she lived in New York where she worked as the American society correspondent for Quebec media outlets including La Presse, Radio-Canada, 98.5 FM, Chatelaine, Ricardo and Yahoo. She is also the author of the bestseller Carnet d'une flâneuse à New York and, more recently, produced the documentary series Fièvre politique which aired on Télé-Québec.
Owned by a consortium of Canadian cable companies that includes Rogers, Shaw, Videotron, Cogeco, Eastlink and Access Communications, CPAC is a commercial-free, not-for-profit, bilingual television service providing a window on Canadian politics and public affairs.
Photo of Esther Bégin by Blair Gable, courtesy of CPAC
