John Ralston Saul

John Ralston Saul, CC is a Canadian author and essayist. Born in Ottawa, Saul studied at McGill University in Montreal and at King's College London where he earned his Ph.D in 1972. After helping to set up the national oil company Petro-Canada, as Assistant to its first Chair, he turned his attention to writing. Dr. Saul gave the CBC Massey Lectures for 1995. He is married to former Canadian governor general Adrienne Clarkson.