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{{Short description|Canadian politician and broadcaster (born 1968)}}
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{{Use Canadian English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Evan Solomon
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|MP|size=100%}}
| image               = Evan Solomon at the 2023 US-Canada Summit (52806999641) (cropped).jpg
| office              = [[Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation]]
| primeminister       = [[Mark Carney]]
| term_start          = May 13, 2025
| term_end            =
| predecessor         = ''position established''
| office1             = [[Regional Development Agency (Canada)|Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario]]
| primeminister1       = [[Mark Carney]]
| term_start1          = May 13, 2025
| term_end1            =
| predecessor1         = [[Ruby Sahota]]
| riding2              = [[Toronto Centre (federal electoral district)|Toronto Centre]]
| parliament2          = Canadian
| term_start2          = April 28, 2025
| term_end2            = 
| predecessor2         = [[Marci Ien]]
| caption             = Solomon in 2023
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1968|4|20}}{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}
| birth_place         = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| occupation          = Publisher, broadcaster, politician
| party               = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]<ref name="Solomon2025Election" />
| alma_mater          = [[McGill University]]
| spouse              = <!-- [[WP:BLPNAME]]: non-notable spouses may not be named in our articles without reliable source referencing for that information. -->
| honorific_prefix    = [[The Honourable]]
}}
'''Evan Solomon''' (born April 20, 1968){{citation needed|date=May 2025}} is a Canadian politician and broadcaster who has been the [[Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation|minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation]] since May 2025. A member of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]], Solomon was elected as the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Toronto Centre (federal electoral district)|Toronto Centre]] in the [[2025 Canadian federal election|April 2025 election]].

He was the host of ''The Evan Solomon Show'' on Toronto-area talk radio station [[CFRB]],<ref name="cfrb">{{cite news| url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/bell-media-radio-launches-new-national-talk-radio-program-the-evan-solomon-show-beginning-september-5/| title=Bell Media Radio Launches New National Talk Radio Program THE EVAN SOLOMON SHOW Beginning September 5| date=August 30, 2017| publisher=[[CTV News]]}}</ref> and a writer for ''[[Maclean's]]'' magazine. He was the host of [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]'s national political news programs ''[[Power Play (2009 TV program)|Power Play]]'' and ''[[Question Period (TV series)|Question Period]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2016/06/21/evan-solomon-returning-to-tv-as-host-of-ctvs-question-period.html|title=Evan Solomon returning to TV as host of CTV's 'Question Period'|last=Wong|first=Tony|date=June 21, 2016|website=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=September 12, 2016}}</ref> In October 2022, he moved to New York City to accept a position with the [[Eurasia Group]] as publisher of GZERO Media.<ref name="GZERO">{{cite news |title=Evan Solomon exits CTV's 'Power Play' for a publishing role at digital media company |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/10/03/evan-solomon-ctv/ |access-date=October 6, 2022 |work=CityNews |agency=Canadian Press |date=October 3, 2022}}</ref> Solomon continued with CTV News as a "special correspondent" reporting on Canadian politics and global affairs."<ref name="GZERO" />

== Life and career ==
Solomon was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Virginia, an urban planner, and Carl Solomon, a lawyer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bredin|first1=Simon|title=The Inside Man|url=http://rrj.ca/the-inside-man/|access-date=December 21, 2015|work=Ryerson Review of Journalism|date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> He graduated from high school at [[Crescent School (Toronto)|Crescent School]] in Toronto, Ontario. He then graduated from [[McGill University]] in English literature and religious studies.

In 1992, Solomon co-founded ''[[Shift (magazine)|Shift]]'' with [[Andrew Heintzman]]. Originally an arts and culture magazine, ''Shift'' evolved to focus particularly on technology and Internet culture. Solomon left the magazine in 1999 to promote his first novel, ''Crossing the Distance''. Solomon has also worked as a broadcaster, hosting the series ''The Changemakers'', ''FutureWorld'' and ''[[Hot Type]]'' for the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. In 2004, Solomon worked as co-editor, with Heintzman, on ''Fueling the Future: How the Battle Over Energy is Changing Everything''.  He was the co-anchor with [[Carole MacNeil]] of ''[[CBC News: Sunday]]'' and ''[[CBC News: Sunday Night]]'' from 2004 to 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dixon|first1=Guy|title=Major changes ahead at CBC News|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/major-changes-ahead-at-cbc-news/article1182898/|access-date=December 21, 2015|work=The Globe and Mail|date=June 15, 2009}}</ref>

In 2009, Solomon was chosen to host the political discussion show ''[[Power & Politics]]'' on [[CBC News Network]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Dixon |first=Guy |title=Solomon to host new News|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/solomon-to-host-new-newsworld-show/article1220082/|access-date=December 21, 2015|work=The Globe and Mail|date=July 16, 2009}}</ref> and [[CBC Radio One]]'s weekly political affairs series ''[[The House (radio)|The House]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=CBC Radio One Appoints New Host for 'The House'|url=http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/cbc-radio-one-appoints-new-host-for-the-house/1000573307/|access-date=September 8, 2011|work=Broadcaster|publisher=Business Information Group|date=September 8, 2011}}</ref>

On June 9, 2015, Solomon was fired from CBC after the [[Toronto Star]] reported that he allegedly took secret commissions for brokering art sales of items owned by his friend and art collector Bruce Bailey to people he was connected to through his CBC position.<ref name="Evan Solomon fired">{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/09/cbc-host-evan-solomon-took-secret-cut-of-art-deals.html | title=CBC host Evan Solomon fired after Star investigation finds he took secret cut of art deals | newspaper=Toronto Star | date=June 9, 2015 | access-date=June 9, 2015 | last=Donovan | first=Kevin}}</ref>

In August 2015, [[Sirius XM Canada]] announced that it had hired Solomon to host a political talk show, ''Everything Is Political'', on its [[Canada Talks]] channel during the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 election]]. Solomon also wrote a column for ''[[Maclean's]]'' magazine for the duration of the election campaign.<ref>{{cite news|last1=DeMara|first1=Bruce|title=Evan Solomon lands new politics program on radio|work=Toronto Star|date=August 5, 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, Solomon announced that he was joining the Ottawa-area talk radio station [[CFRA]].<ref name="Ottawa Now">{{cite web|title=Ottawa Now with Evan Solomon|url=http://www.cfra.com/OttawaNow.aspx|website=580 CFRA News Talk Radio|publisher=[[Bell Media Radio]]|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=April 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430204353/http://www.cfra.com/OttawaNow.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bateman|first1=David|title=Rosemary Barton succeeds Evan Solomon as host of CBC's Power & Politics|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2016/01/05/rosemary-barton-succeeds-evan-solomon-as-host-of-cbcs-power-politics.html|access-date=April 30, 2016|work=Toronto Star|date=January 5, 2016|quote=Solomon also announced a recent career change — the former Power and Politics host will be working for local Ottawa radio station CFRA}}</ref>

From 2016 to 2022, he was the host of CTV's political affairs program ''Question Period'' and was also a substitute anchor for ''[[CTV National News]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/evan-solomon-to-host-ctvs-question-period/ |title=Evan Solomon to host CTV's 'Question Period' |newspaper=The Canadian Press |via=CTV News |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=March 21, 2019 }}</ref>

In September 2017, Solomon joined [[CFRB]] in Toronto for a new national talk radio program, ''The Evan Solomon Show'', that aired on [[Bell Media Radio|Bell Media radio]] stations nationally until Solomon's departure in October 2022.<ref name="cfrb" />

In 2022, Solomon joined GZERO Media as publisher. The global affairs news site is a subsidiary of political risk analysis firm [[Eurasia Group]], founded and run by renowned geopolitical scientist and author [[Ian Bremmer]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=October 3, 2022 |title=Evan Solomon joins GZERO Media as publisher |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/evan-solomon-joins-gzero-media-as-publisher/ |work=Broadcast Dialogue}}</ref>

Solomon continued to serve as a political and global affairs correspondent for CTV.

In March 2025, Solomon announced that he had left his roles at Eurasia Group and GZERO to run as a [[Liberal Party of Canada]] candidate for the riding of [[Toronto Centre (federal electoral district)|Toronto Centre]] in the [[2025 Canadian federal election]]. He had resigned his position with CTV prior to [[Mark Carney]]'s election as Liberal leader.<ref name="Solomon2025Election">{{Cite news |last=Ha |first=Stephanie |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Former journalist Evan Solomon to run for the federal Liberals in next election |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/former-journalist-evan-solomon-to-run-for-the-federal-liberals-in-next-election/ |access-date=March 20, 2025 |work=[[CTV News]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Solomon is married to Tammy Quinn. The couple have two children.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Caroline|title=VIP reception adds to Lumière Gala lustre|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/life/style/our-ottawa/vip-reception-adds-to-lumiere-gala-lustre|access-date=December 21, 2015|work=Ottawa Citizen|date=September 15, 2013|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Solomon|first1=Evan|title=What China's one-child policy meant for my family|url=http://www.macleans.ca/politics/worldpolitics/what-chinas-one-child-policy-meant-for-my-family/|access-date=December 21, 2015|work=Maclean's|date=November 8, 2015|language=en-US}}</ref> Solomon is Jewish.<ref>{{cite web | title=Interview &#124; Evan Solomon | url=https://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/solomon.html }}</ref>

== Electoral record ==
{{2025 Canadian federal election/Toronto Centre}}

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/evan-solomon(123229) The Honourable Evan Solomon - Member of Parliament]
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