▁to ▁various ▁editor ial ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁newspaper ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁The ▁Toronto ▁Star ▁as ▁a ▁column ist ▁( 1 9 5 9 – 1 9 6 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 8 7 ). ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Ful ford ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁magazine . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁column ist ▁for ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Times ▁of ▁Canada ▁( 1 9 8 8 – 1 9 9 2 ), ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Post ▁( 1 9 9 9 — ▁). ▁ ▁Ful ford ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁co - host ▁of ▁the ▁Real ities ▁TV ▁show ▁on ▁TV O nt ario ▁( 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 9 ) ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁C BC ▁radio ▁show ▁M orn ings ide ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 3 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁delivered ▁the ▁M asse y ▁L ect ure . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Ful ford ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁entry ▁for ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Encyclopedia , ▁Douglas ▁F ether ling ▁described ▁Ful ford ' s ▁politics ▁as ▁being ▁on ▁" the ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁end ▁of ▁the