David Stonehouse is an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in newspapers in Europe, Australia and throughout North America. He has been freelancing since 1999, after more than a decade of working on staff at daily newspapers across Canada covering every facet of society including politics, legal affairs, health and education.

As a freelancer, he has continued his tradition of writing and reporting on a wide spectrum of issues: national politics for CanWest News Service, features for the Globe & Mail, science and health for the Ottawa Citizen, technology for the Sydney Morning Herald. He lives on Canada's east coast with his fiancée, Kara, their two dogs and a crazy cat named Jack.