Vote!

Tis the season to vote on the year's best and worst lists. If you're interested in Canadian journalism, check out this one.

I think Graeme Smith is a good pick - he's been working his tail off in Afghanistan for about three years now, and does excellent reporting out of there. He broke the Afghan detainee story that helped set the agenda on Parliament Hill for over a year, between the original story and the follow-ups with the military police complaints commission. He also put together, along with his local fixer, this incredible series that gave readers insight into why people join the Taliban. He doesn't make judgments through his reporting, but goes about it with curiosity to provide readers with enough information that they can make their own judgments. And he's...the same age as me. Nothing like a little perspective to show you how much you could have accomplished.

Any of those journalists would be good choices - I'll always have a warm place in my heart for Ken Whyte for revamping my beloved Maclean's - but Graeme Smith deserves this.