Mark Sakamoto

A lawyer by training, Mark Sakamoto has enjoyed a rich and varied career. He began by promoting live music, touring with several international acts. Mark has since worked at a national broadcaster and served as a senior political advisor in Ottawa. He is now the executive vice president of Think Research.Both an entrepreneur and an investor, he is the chair of the Ontario Media Development Corporation Board. Sakamoto lives in Toronto with his wife and their two daughters.Forgivenesswon Canada Reads 2018, when it was defended byJeanneBeker.

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Books by Mark Sakamoto

Interviews with Mark Sakamoto

Story of forgiveness

10 years ago

Duration 12:42

Former Liberal staffer Mark Sakamoto discusses the lives of his grandparents during the Second World War and his own experience as a Japanese-Canadian

Watch the 2018 Canada Reads panellists & authors in conversation with Gill Deacon

7 years ago

Duration 1:07:45

The Canada Reads defenders and authors took the stage in Toronto to discuss the five books that will be championed on CBC's battle of the books from March 26-29, 2018. Here and Now's Gill Deacon hosted the event in the Glenn Gould Studio.

All in a Day10:52How Mark Sakamoto learned forgiveness from his grandparents

Mark Sakamoto's grandparents went through much hardship during WWII. But instead of being bitter, they taught Sakamoto about forgiveness, and now it's documented in a new book.

CBC Books7:54Mark Sakamoto on Radio Active with Portia Clark

Mark Sakamoto, author of the memoir Forgiveness, discusses the relevance of remembering the past.