John Allen Honderich, CM OOnt (July 6, 1946 – February 5, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, journalist, and editor who was publisher of the Toronto Star from 1994 to 2004.
He previously served as its editor from 1988, the same year his father, Beland Honderich, retired as publisher of the paper.
[4] The Star won four Michener Awards and twenty-one citations of merit for public service under his leadership.
The 2002 award was in recognition of the paper's investigation into racial profiling stemming from carding, while the 2013 one came after the Star uncovered misconduct by Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto at the time.
[7] He was appointed in February 2006 as special advisor on the future of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and creative cities by Dalton McGuinty, the premier of Ontario at the time.
Robin was the Star's director of editorial analytics and content monetization at the time of Honderich's death.