TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Toronto Star is expanding its leading opinion team, adding prominent columnists Justin Ling and Elizabeth Renzetti, the Star’s Opinion Editor Jordan Himelfarb has announced.
Justin Ling joins the Star as a staff columnist and is focused on issues including security, politics and misinformation. Ling will also provide analysis of big tech companies and AI. Ling had previously been contributing to the Star as a freelance columnist and investigative journalist. He is based in Montreal.
Elizabeth Renzetti joins the Star as a contributing columnist and is focused on gender issues, as well as politics and culture. Renzetti started her journalism career at the Star as an intern. Renzetti has reported from London, Los Angeles and Berlin, and previously wrote a popular column on current affairs in the Globe and Mail. She is based in Toronto.
“Justin and Elizabeth are two of the country’s most compelling and authoritative writers on some of the defining issues of our time,” said Jordan Himelfarb, Opinion Editor and head of the Star's editorial board. “We are delighted to welcome them to the team.”
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