Graham Thomson is an Edmonton-based political commentator and writer. He previously worked for the Edmonton Journal/Postmedia as a political columnist for more than 20 years covering events in Alberta and across Canada - and also overseas including twice being embedded with Canadian troops in Afghanistan. Before that he was a senior reporter for CBC Television and Radio.

He has received numerous journalism citations including a National Newspaper Award, a B'nai Brith award for Human Rights reporting, a Candian Meteorolgical and Oceanographic Society award for climate change reporting, and was a Journalism Fellow at Massey College (University of Toronto).