[Opinion, analysis, comment on the incident and its aftermath: mainly mainstream media, mostly Toronto-based, sorted by date but not into categories by subject or publisher.
There are some duplicates to indicate the breadth of distribution and to show the range of reader comments.
Strikethroughs indicate broken links, often to publishers that are no longer active. I would appreciate contact from anyone who might have archived the missing stories and is willing to share the content for posting in the Media Archive section of this blog.
I have searched extensively online, but I am sure I have missed items that should be included. Again, please contact me if you have links or archived content to share.
allan sheppard
October 2020]
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Michael Bryant… avid cyclist? Andrew Brett, Rabble.ca, September 1, 2009
Bryant’s story shocking and sobering – but also far too common, Christie Blatchford,
Globe and Mail, September 1, 2009
The shock is universal, Adam Radwanski, Globe and Mail, September 1, 2009
Views from political circles, Toronto Star, September 2, 2009
Views from the street, Megan Ogilvie, Kenyon Wallace, Toronto Star, September 2, 2009
Showman Michael Bryant rose rapidly, Jennifer Wells, Toronto Star, September 2, 2009
An overachiever’s supreme self-confidence shattered, Globe and Mail,
Adam Radwanski, Globe and Mail, September 2, 2009
We need to share the city’s roads, Editorial, Toronto Star, September 2, 2009
Not about politics, Editorial, Globe and Mail, September 2, 2009
In a city of drivers and cyclists at odds, the one on the bike is always right,
Christie Blatchford, Globe and Mail, September 2, 2009
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“cool heads prevail”, Joshua Errett, Now Magazine, September 2, 2009
Michael Bryant resigns, Paul Terefenko, Now Magazine, September 2, 2009
More Michael Bryant speculation, Enzo DiMatteo, Now Magazine, September 2, 2009
Wednesday WTF: Why is prior “police contact” relevant to a cycling death?
Graham F. Scott, This Magazine, September 2, 2009
Could Altercation be Bryant’s Chappaquiddick? Christina Blizzard, Sault Star,
September 2, 2009
It’s us against them, Mike Strobel, Toronto Sun, September 2, 2009
When Worlds Collide, Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun, September 2, 2009
[Archived at DASFiles, Media Links, News]
Political dreams gone–Bryant was eyed to replace McGuinty, Christina Blizzard,
Toronto Sun, September 2, 2009
Two wheels good – National Post – September 2, 2009
Michael Bryant: The story none of us can stop talking about, Judith Timson,
Globe and Mail, September 3, 2009
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In their conflict with cyclists, motorists have to give, John Moore, National Post, September 3, 2009
The long road to reputation repair, Simon Houpt, Globe and Mail, September 3, 2009
The Bryant case begins to take shape, Todd Harrison, Precedent Magazine,
September 3, 2009
The Attorney-General and the Cyclist: A Rush to Judgement? neilboyd, Vancouver Sun, September 3, 2009
Drinking and biking, Adam Radwanski, Globe and Mail, September 3, 2009
The defence of Michael Bryant, Brodie Fenlon, Globe and Mail, September 3, 2009
The problem with PR: Let’s speak for ourselves, Rick Salutin, Globe and Mail,
September 3, 2009
Michael Bryant and self-defence, Editorial, Ottawa Citizen, September 3, 2009
Objects in the mirror…, Chris Bilton, Eye Weekly, September 3, 2009
[Archived to DASFiles]
The problem with PR: Let’s speak for ourselves, Rick Salutin, rabble.ca,
September 4, 2009
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How do you prosecute your former boss? Philippe Gohier, Maclean’s,
September 4, 2009
Tension on roads: Toronto cyclists union director calls for more respect,
Yvonne Bambrick, CBC News, September 4, 2009
Q&A: “Critical Manners” Vancouver founder aims to make streets less mean,
Graham F. Scott, This Magazine, September 4, 2009
Making sense of the Bryant – Sheppard tragedy, Examiner.com, September 4, 2009
A ‘living street’ isn’t dominated by cars, Christopher Hume, September 4, 2009
Spinning the first week of Michael Bryant’s new life, Linda Diebel, Toronto Star,
September 5, 2009
Is Michael Bryant’s life over – or has it just begun? Lynda Hurst, Toronto Star,
September 5, 2009
Michael Bryant’s political strategy: PR 2.0, Kate Hammer, Globe and Mail,
September 8, 2009
Bryant case indeed “tragic, sad”, Editorial, North Bay Nugget, September 8, 2009
Morality play and a stampede to judgment, Margaret Wente, Globe and Mail,
September 9, 2009
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Silence not golden in a crisis, Howard Levitt, Financial Post, September 9, 2009
Sheppard vigil ignores reds, Neil Mercer, letter to editor Now Magazine,
September 9, 2009
Bike war or class war? Andrew Cash, Now Magazine, September 9, 2009
Cycle of conflict, Mike Smith, Now Magazine, September 9, 2009
Bryant case becomes more blurry, Paul Terefenko, Now Magazine, September 9, 2009
Menace of untreated addiction haunts deadly street encounter, Jim Coyle, Toronto Star,
September 11, 2009
How to make the roads safer for cars and bikes, Your View, Letters to the editor, Wheels, September 12, 2009
Bryant learns there’s no off switch for celebrity spotlight, John Snobelen, Toronto Sun,
September 13, 2009
Bryant’s social media campaign to clear his name could ‘backfire’, Nestor Arellano,
itbusiness.ca, September 15, 2009
Car vs Bike: How the lives of two men were destroyed by a cruel twist of fate,
Jonathon Gatehouse, Charlie Gillis, Maclean’s, September 15, 2009
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Maybe I am a class warrior, Silhouette, September 17, 2009
Bryant and bike courier a class issue, Antonia Zerbisias, Toronto Star,
September 18, 2009
Michael Bryant’s spin class, Joe Friesen, Globe and Mail, September 18, 2009
Why licensing cyclists just won’t work, Marcus Gee, Globe and Mail, September 23, 2009
Rage against the machine, Mike Martin letter to editor, Now Magazine,
September 23, 2009
A Plea for Justice, Mark Bonokoski, Toronto Sun, September 27, 2009
An underappreciated tragedy, Enzo DiMatteo, Now Magazine, October 5, 2009
Final Arbiter, The Mark News, October 5, 2009
Opinion: How advertising became a conversation business, Max Valiquette,
Canadian Business, October 12, 2009
License to ride, Bicycling, October 12, 2009
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Talking Head David Byrne talks bicycling, Vit Wagner, Toronto Star, October. 23, 2009
How to defend Michael Bryant, Kirk Makin, Globe and Mail, October 30, 2009
A new path to peace needed for cars, cyclists, Catherine Porter, Toronto Star,
October 31, 2009
Queen’s Park Top Ten, Andrew Steele, Globe and Mail, December 18, 2009
Newsstand: March 8, 2010, André Bovee-Begun, Torontoist, March 8, 2010
Anatomy of a Tragedy, Matthew Halliday, Ryerson Review of Journalism, April 23, 2010
Charges against Michael Bryant dropped, cyclists’ outrage not so much, Greg Hudson, Toronto Life, May 25, 2010
Where justice and politics meet, Adam Radwanski, Globe and Mail, May 25, 2010
Michael Bryant: a good day for justice, Editorial, Globe and Mail, May 25, 2010
For Michael Bryant, an extraordinary kind of justice, Christie Blatchford, Globe and Mail,
May 25, 2010
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Former AG Michael Bryant walks: Kuitenbrouwer’s take, Peter Kuitenbrouwer,
National Post, May 25, 2010
Michael Bryant, Darcy Allan Sheppard, and the “28 Seconds That Changed Everything” and Nothing, Todd Aalgaard, Torontoist, May 25, 2010
Steven Skurka: Did Michael Bryant get a special pass? Steven Skurka, CTV NEWS,
May 25, 2010
Justice Served, in the Michael Bryant case, Editorial, National Post, May 25, 2010
Michael Bryant should be judged on his merits, National Post, May 25, 2010
No winners in Bryant case, Ottawa Sun, May 25, 2010
Justice in Michael Bryant case, Editorial, Toronto Star, May 26, 2010
The 28 seconds that changed Michael Bryant’s life, Rosie DiManno, Toronto Star,
May 26, 2010
Michael Bryant can return to politics…eventually, experts say, Rob Ferguson,
Toronto Star, May 26, 2010
Analysis: Bryant case highlights divide between south and north, Adam McDowell,
National Post, May 26, 2010
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Bloor Street serves as city’s dividing line, Adam McDowell, National Post, 26 May 2010 [Archived at Sylvia’s Site blog]
War on cyclists takes its toll, Catherine Porter, Toronto Star, May 26, 2010
The Bryant effect, Todd Harrison, Precedent Magazine, May 26, 2010
Setting the cycling record straight, Peter Kuitenbrouwer, National Post, May 26, 2010
Reaction roundup: Michael Bryant is tarnished but still golden, according to Toronto’s newspapers, Michael McGrath, Toronto Life, May 26, 2010
Michael Bryant’s travails forced him to reconsider who he really is, Adam Radwanski,
Globe and Mail, May 27, 2010
Bryant walks, Enzo DiMatteo, Now Magazine, May 27, 2010
Michael Bryant a wiser man after tragedy, Jim Coyle, Toronto Star, May 27, 2010
Michael Bryant and Darcy Allan Sheppard: victims of circumstance, Judith Timson,
Globe and Mail, May 27, 2010
Darcy Sheppard the wrong kind of hero for bike advocates, Marcus Gee,
Globe and Mail, May 27, 2010
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The joys and sorrows of cycling, Albert Koehl, Toronto Star, May 27, 2010
Michael Bryant is dead in the water, Stephen Pate, Oye! Times, May 27, 2010
Bryant case: Justice served or denied? Readers’ Letters, Toronto Star, May 27, 2010
Time to wear a bike helmet, Peter Kuitenbrouwer, National Post, May 27, 2010
Case should have gone to trial, Readers’ Letters, Toronto Star, May 28, 2010
Canada’s cycle couriers: in the eyes of the law, roadkill. Bill Chidley, Guardian,
May 28, 2010
Redemption and the courier’s dad, Rick Salutin, Globe and Mail, May 28, 2010
Editorial: Bryant case a high mark for justice system, Glenn Kauth, Law Times,
May 31, 2010
Do bicyclists “glibly disobey traffic rules”? Greg Peck, GaxetteXtra, June 3, 2010
The new life of Bryant, Peter Kuitenbrouwer, National Post, August 12, 2010
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Darcy Allen Sheppard’s dad joins memorial bike ride, calls Toronto “toxic”,
John Michael McGrath, Toronto Life, August 30, 2010
The cyclo-martyrdom of Darcy Sheppard, and the real threat to bike couriers,
Jonathan Kay, National Post, August 10, 2010
Michael Bryant’s very bad year: his life on bail, how he got off, and his surprise comeback, Leah McLaren, September 16, 2010
Bitten by pit bull ban, Michael Bryant is back in the doghouse (after potential mate refuses to throw him a doggone bone), Kevin Hamilton, Toronto Life, October 7, 2011
Michael Bryant to write book about cyclist’s death so the world can finally hear his side,
Kevin Hamilton, Toronto Life, October 18, 2011
Apparently, Toronto bachelor Michael Bryant turns to online dating to look for love, Kevin Hamilton, Toronto Life, November 11, 2011
Michael Bryant releases his tell-all book about drinking binges and the worst night of his life, Frances McInnis, Toronto Life, August 21, 2012
Throw the book at the ‘nauseating claptrap’ of Michael Bryant, Christina Blizzard,
Ottawa Sun, August 22, 2012
The 28 seconds that changed my life, Maclean’s interview, August 22, 2012
Michael Bryant’s 28-second encounter with Darcy Sheppard opened door to nightmare,
Steve Mertl, Yahoo News, August 22, 2012
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Pampered prince, Michael Coren, Toronto Sun, August 24, 2012
Bad-mouth Bryant, Susan G. Cole, Now Magazine, August 30, 2012
Rule of Law, dandy, dandyhorse magazine, dandyARCHIVE, August 31, 2012
Michael Bryant’s healing path from hubris to humility, Dow Marmur, September 2, 2012
For Darcy, my son, Allan Sheppard, Now Magazine, September 13, 2012
Why We Booked Michael Bryant on The Agenda, Steve Paikin, TVO, September 13, 2012
A searing indictment of society’s approach to addiction, Candace Fertile,
Victoria Times Colonist, September 23, 2012
Chutzpah, thy name is Michael Bryant, Allan Sheppard, Alberta Street News,
September 2012 (Archived at Bryant Watch blog)
Exclusive book excerpt: 28 Seconds, Michael Bryant, Chatelaine, September 12, 2012
Lawyers who lunch, Diane Peters, Precedent Magazine, October 2, 2012
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Ontario searches for renewal in some familiar faces, Dan Arnold, National Post, October 22, 2012
Punishing the criminal, treating the addict, Barbara Kay, National Post,
November 28, 2012
How Ontario’s “Frat Boy-Savant” Made It To The Top, Bob Tarantino, C2C Journal,
February 19, 2013
DAS5: Darcy Allan Sheppard remembered, Wayne Scott, Now Magazine,
September 8, 2014
Michael Bryants political resurrection takes ironic turn, Allan Sheppard, Now Magazine,
December 29, 2014
Squeegee swipe from Ford Nation’s undead, Allan Sheppard letter to editor,
Now Magazine January 28, 2015
“Michael Bryant Killed My Son”, Interviewed by Jesse Brown, Canadaland Show,
April 5, 2015
Exclusive: Police video of eyewitness in death of Darcy Allan Sheppard, Wayne Scott,
Now Magazine, April 6, 2015
More reason to scrutinize Sheppard death, Laurie McGillivray, letter to the editor,
Now Magazine, April 15, 2015
When Prosecution Met Defence: The Michael Bryant Case, J. Mark Smith, LawNow,
May 7, 2015
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Unhappy anniversary for father of dead cyclist Darcy Allan Sheppard, Allan Sheppard,
Now Magazine, May 26, 2015
Saunders’ comments belong in a police state, Edward Keenan, Toronto Star,
July 16, 2015
The Fixer [Profile of Marie Henein], MarciMcDonald, Toronto Life, October 20, 2015
Lowering the bar on Michael Bryant, Joe Hendry, Now Magazine, October 28, 2015
Michael Bryant critics, take note, Alex Minkin, letter to the editor, Now Magazine,
November 4, 2015
Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #34, Marie Henein, Toronto Life, November 19, 2015
Insight and Inspiration with Michael Bryant, OLIP Unplugged, March 31, 2016
How Michael Bryant ended up on this issue’s cover, Melissa Kluger,
Precedent Magazine, December 5, 2016
Whatever happened to Michael Bryant? Daniel Fish, Precedent Magazine,
December 5, 2016
Michael Bryant tells young lawyers not to become “an obsessed-with-success machine, Stephanie Philp, Precedent Magazine, June 15, 2017
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association Appoints Michael Bryant Executive Director, Comments, rabble.ca, January 13, 2018
Memo to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association on the appointment of Michael Bryant,
Allan Sheppard, Now Magazine, January 17, 2018
Michael Bryant wrong choice to lead Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Rick Salutin,
Toronto Star February 2, 2018
Naming Michael Bryant head of Canadian Civil Liberties Association a faux pas,
Rick Salutin, rabble.ca, February 2, 2018
Only Michael Bryant knows the truth, Don Cooper, letter to the editor Now Magazine,
February 2, 2018
Michael Bryant is the right candidate to take up the civil liberties fight, Jonathan Kay,
Maclean’s, February 13, 2018
Chris Selley: Michael Bryant at the CCLA — an unlikely man for an unlikely job,
Chris Selley, National Post, December 28, 2018
MB’s second life: Once he wielded the power of the state, now he challenges it,
Sean Fine, Globe and Mail, January 6, 2019
Michael Bryant Did A TEDx Talk About How Killing My Son Helped His Personal Growth,
Allan Sheppard, Canadaland, May 23, 2019
Michael Bryant: What price influence? Allan Sheppard, Now Magazine, August 30, 2019
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Petition: Canadian Civil Liberties Assoc rescind appointment of Michael Bryant as Executive Director, Change.org, October 2019
Michael Bryant, CCLA and criminal justice, John Howard Society of Canada, December 11, 2019
The Darcy Allan Sheppard Files 