Background
Asper was born in Winnipeg in 1958 to parents Izzy Asper (1932-2003) and Babs Asper (1933-2011), as well as two younger siblings Gail Asper and Leonard Asper.
Asper was born in Winnipeg in 1958 to parents Izzy Asper (1932-2003) and Babs Asper (1933-2011), as well as two younger siblings Gail Asper and Leonard Asper.
After graduating from Brentwood College School on Vancouver Island Asper attended the University of Manitoba where he earned a Bachelor in political science and history. In 2006 he returned to Law School at the University of Toronto where he earned an Master of Laws in 2007.
Legal He then went to California Western School of Law, earning a Juris Doctor in 1984. Asper started his career as a lawyer focused primarily on criminal defense litigation and successfully represented David Milgaard in overturning one of Canada’s most notorious wrongful conviction cases. Business He is also chair of Creswin Properties Limited, a private real estate investment firm and an investor through the Manitoba Technology Accelerator program, where he serves on the boards of Cubresa Incorporated. and Arterial Stiffness Incorporated., which are developing leading-edge life science technologies.
Previously Asper served as chair of the National Post newspaper and in various executive or governance positions at Canwest Media in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Following completion of his Masters in Law at the University of Toronto in 2007 Asper served as Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Manitoba Robson Hall Faculty of Law. He continues to teach as an Adjunct Professor at Lakehead University"s Bora Laskin School of Law and at Arizona State University Sandra Day O"Connor College of Law, and comments occasionally on legal matters for popular media.
Mr. Asper has also served in various Committees of the Law Society of Manitoba and is a learning resource for the CPLED Articling module on ethics and professional responsibility.
Through his philanthropy Asper provided the lead gift to establish the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights at the University of Toronto. He has also established major endowments at the University of Manitoba, United Way and the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba where he actively supports the Jewish Child and Family Services Helping Hand Initiative.