In this article titled "The coming debt storm" Cambridge Times reporter Greg MacDonald writes about Mark Silverthorn's speech at the Cambridge Art Centre at an event sponsored by the Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank. During his presentation Mark talks about how Canada is on the brink of a consumer debt crisis.

In this article titled "Don't let collections agents abuse you, lawyer advises" lawyer Mark Silverthorn informs people about how to deal with collection agents.

In this front-page article in the Guelph Mercury titled "Know your rights when challenged by debt collectors" author Mark Silverthorn describes some of the dirty tricks used by collectors employed by collection agencies.

In this article that appeared in both the Guelph Mercury and the Waterloo Region Record Jon Fear wrote a positive book review about Mark Silverthorn's new book titled The Wolf At The Door: What To Do When Collection Agencies Come Calling.

In the latter part of her column titled "Collect Calls", Toronto Star columnist Ellen Roseman credits lawyer Mark Silverthorn with successfully lobbying the Ontario Government to enforce the current law in Ontario banning collection agencies from calling Ontarians on their cell phones in circumstances where the recipient of the call is incurring a charge.

In her article titled "Collection agencies: the new big brother?" Globe reporter Carly Weeks quotes Mark Silverthorn at length in connection with an increase in aggressive behavior by Canadian collection agencies during the recent economic downturn.

In her column responding to the Bank of Canada’s decision to lower interest rates to 1.5%, Linda Leatherdale quotes Mark Silverthorn as to what lies ahead for many Canadian consumers.  In this article Mark Silverthorn is quoted as saying that “more and more Canadians will start to default on their consumer debt”.

In this article Toronto Star columnist Ellen Roseman interviews both Mark Silverthorn and Brian Pitkin, Ontario Registrar of Collection Agencies.  In the article Mark criticizes the Ontario Government for its failure to enforce subsection 22(b) of the Ontario Collection Agencies Act and its failure to act and stop collection agencies from calling Ontario consumers on their cell phones to demand payment of a debt.