Degen resigns from This

John Degen, the executive director of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC -- formerly the Periodical Writers etc.) has resigned from the board of This Magazine and its companion Red Maple Foundation Inc. Degen says his reason is simply too much to do, not least of which is his focus these days on trying to elect a New Democrat in Etobicoke-Lakeshore, the riding into which the Liberals have parachuted uber-commentator, historian and leadership wannabe Michael Ignatieff. Degen will continue to raise interest and hackles on the The Magazine blog, just not preside over the sometimes fractious board, of which he was lately chair.