Justin McElroy
Justin McElroy is an award-winning journalist and municipal affairs reporter with nearly two decades of experience. Known for his keen insights and wry observations, he has covered local politics across BC for CBC News since 2015. He previously worked for Global News as well as The Province, and contributed to Maclean’s and NBC during the 2010 Olympics. His work has earned him three Jack Webster Awards, among numerous other provincial and national honours. In 2024, after a lifetime spent in BC and never travelling beyond North America, he took a year off to visit 52 countries in 52 weeks, exploring what makes a city “world-class” through the eyes of a first-time globetrotter. World Class Journey is his debut book. McElroy lives in Vancouver, BC.