ROBERT MacBAIN spent more than fifty years in journalism, public relations and politics. During that time, he built up a vast deposit of knowledge, experience and perspective. He’s going to mine that deposit over the next several years for the benefit and enjoyment of his readers. Two Lives Crossing is his first novel. A non-fiction book he is writing about Canada and the Indians will be released in March, 2014. Robert MacBain was born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1937 and moved to Canada with his single mother in 1947. He lives in the Upper Beach area of Toronto with his wife of 30 years – former International Cooperation Minister Maria Minna.