Matt Gurney, writing in the National Post sharply criticized a 2010 article by Tyee columnist Murray Dobbin, which strongly opposed Canada's 2010 bid to for one of the temporary seats on the UN Security Council (this article was subsequently circulated by Khalid Mouammar of the Canadian Arab Federation).
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Since its launch it has recruited a number of other writers, including Steve Burgess, Murray Dobbin, Michael Geist, Terry Glavin, Mark Leiren-Young, Rafe Mair, Will McMartin, Shannon Rupp, Vanessa Richmond and Dorothy Woodend.
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It was founded in November 2003 by its editor-in-chief, David Beers, an award-winning writer and former features editor at the Vancouver Sun.
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It is also home to a number of artists and writers, including CBC personalities Ian Hanomansing and Tod Maffin, The Tyee editor David Beers and documentary filmmaker Peter W. Klein.