Canadian businessman born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1978 appointed Editor and CEO of The Globe and Mail, of Toronto, and later its president. In 1993 he received his appointment as Officer of the Order of Canada. He had active participation in the "Tools for Development" program, sending used industrial equipment to small entrepreneurs in Latin America. Megarry died in Port Perry, Ontario on 18 November 2024, at the age of 87.