Martin Joseph O'Malley (born 22 February 1939) is a Canadian journalist and writer. He has written for

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and ''

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''. O'Malley is perhaps best known for a Globe and Mail column in which he coined the line about laws that criminalized homosexual behavior that Canadian Prime Minister

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later made famous: "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." O'Malley was born and raised in

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, moving to

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to pursue his career as a newspaper reporter and columnist. He has written the following books: * ''The Past and Future Land: an account of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry'' * ''Doctors'' * ''Hospital'' * ''Gross Misconduct: The Life of Spinner Spencer'' * ''Running Risks'' * ''Game Day: the Blue Jays at SkyDome'' * ''More than Meets the Eye: Watching television watching us'' ''Gross Misconduct'' earned O'Malley the Author of the Year award in 1989 from the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters. The book was made into a

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, directed by

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. O'Malley also wrote the CBC docudrama ''

Giant Mine The Giant Mine was a gold mine located on the Ingraham Trail, north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Giant Mine was within the Kam Group, a part of the Yellowknife greenstone belt. Gold was discovered on the property and mineral claims ...

''.

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External links

Martin O'Malley, CBC Viewpoint
Canadian male journalists Canadian male non-fiction writers Canadian non-fiction writers Canadian people of Irish descent Journalists from Manitoba Writers from Winnipeg 1939 births Living people {{Canada-journalist-stub