Thought Leader: Eric LeReste

Eric Le Reste is the Senior Producer for Canadian Public Television's weekly show Enquête, a specialized documentary based program in investigative reporting. He has been with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for the past 25 years, working as a journalist and producer for national radio and television programs in Edmonton, Calgary and now in Montreal. Many of his documentaries have received prestigious awards, including the CBC National Television Price for best Documentary in 2001. In 2008, he received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for best Information Series as Senior Producer for Zone Libre Enquête. Eric Le Reste also offers special training to journalists and producers for the CBC. Although the investigative journalism often focuses on the dark side of societies, Eric has always made an effort to bring human values to the forefront of his work, trying to underline the bright side of humanity when it can be relevant to the stories.

Eric has written the essay, The Value of Spirituality as part of the IVOH Voices & Values of Journalism Project - listen to and read the entire collection of essays here.

Eric's recent work and related links:

• Enquête

• Enjeux

• Zone Libre Enquêtes

• A Lesson In Discrimination

[Eric's Personal Statement]