Peter Shawn Taylor is C2C Journal’s Senior Features Editor. Peter was the only member of Queen’s University’s Economics class of 1987 to find work as a wrangler in Wyoming, achieving a lifelong ambition to become a cowboy and compete in the rodeo. He later earned a Master’s in Economics from the University of Alberta and served as senior analyst for the Alberta Liberal Caucus under leader Laurence Decore in the early 1990s, back when the Liberals were a major force in provincial politics. (You could look it up.) Since then Peter has written for numerous and diverse publications including Maclean’s, National Post, Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Canadian Business, Saturday Night, Reader’s Digest, National Review, Waterloo Region Record, Alberta Report and Walrus. He lives in Waterloo, Ontario with his wife and two sons, where he enjoys competing in triathlons, curling and playing hockey.

Contact info: [email protected]