Editing Global Sunday (section)

==Hosts and features==
As a [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] voice in Canadian television, the show developed a loyal audience, and was broadcast weekly from studios in [[Calgary]], the cultural hotbed of [[Conservatism in Canada|Canadian conservatism]].<ref name=blakey/> Adler was simultaneously host of a weekday [[talk radio|radio talk show]] on [[CJOB]] in [[Winnipeg]], and commuted to Calgary on weekends to host ''Global Sunday''.<ref name=west/>

On February 24, 2002, the show staged and broadcast the candidate debates in the inaugural [[Canadian Alliance leadership elections|leadership convention]] of the then-new [[Canadian Alliance]] political party, with Adler as moderator.<ref>"Alliance leadership hopefuls go head-to-head on Global". ''[[The Guardian (Charlottetown)|The Guardian]]'', February 23, 2002.</ref>

Adler, who described his hosting style on the program as "a mix of [[Larry King]], [[Ted Koppel]] and [[Vince McMahon]]",<ref name=brown/> also recorded a weekly series of news commentaries for the network's weekday ''[[Global National]]'' newscasts concurrently with his stint as host of the program.<ref>"Global Television launches "Global Sunday" with host Charles Adler". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', July 26, 2001.</ref> However, not wishing to continue his schedule of weekly flights to Calgary, Adler resigned after a year.<ref>Bob Blakey, "Global Sunday loses host Charles Adler". ''[[Calgary Herald]]'', September 14, 2002.</ref> The program was then hosted for the next number of months by a rotating roster of guest hosts, both Global News personalities and outside figures.<ref name=faulder>Liane Faulder, "'Global Sunday' relaunches with new host". ''[[Regina Leader-Post]]'', February 1, 2003.</ref>

In early 2003, Global named a permanent host in [[Danielle Smith]], who at the time was an editorial writer for the ''[[Calgary Herald]]''.<ref name=faulder/> In 2004, the program introduced "The Final Round", a weekly debate segment featuring [[Stephen LeDrew]] and [[Ezra Levant]].<ref>"Global Sunday Introduces Sparring Partners LeDrew and Levant in 'The Final Round'". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', October 21, 2004.</ref>