She began her career in journalism at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Toronto in the seventies.
After emigrating to the UK in 1984 she continued to work as a journalist for the CBC as well as with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
In 1994 she became a video journalist covering the breakup of Yugoslavia from all sides in the conflict.
She is an occasional presenter on Monocle 24 internet radio and a trustee of the Open Society Foundations, London.
[citation needed] Their company, Welsh Lavender Ltd, produces face and body creams.