The 43-year-old Independent Quebec Senator knows he’s been given a second chance and says he’s going to try to do the right thing over the next 32 years in the Senate. But one Indigenous source said it will 'take years and years of quiet, dedicated hard work at the grassroots level' for Sen. Patrick Brazeau to redeem himself with First Nations.

In Maximum Canada, Doug Saunders says Canada should be preparing now for population growth, or else.

Alex Marland talks about winning the $50,000 Donner Prize for his book, Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control.

Peter Nicholson talks about heading up this year's Donner Prize jury and what it's like to judge for the best public policy book of the year.

In his book, Down Inside: Thirty Years in Canada's Prison Service, former deputy warden Robert Clark says after spending 30 years working in some of Canada's most notorious prisons, humane treatment and rehabilitation is better than the tough-on-crime approach with prisoners. But he's not sure anyone's listening.

Dale Smith talks about his book The Unbroken Machine: Canada's Democracy in Action.

In his new book, veteran foreign affairs reporter Mike Blanchfield analyzes Harper's foreign policy and looks at the challenges ahead for the Trudeau Liberals.

Child soldiers in conflicts around the world has exploded, but Roméo Dallaire's Child Soldiers Initiative is having a global impact on preventing the use of child soldiers. And it's the only initiative of its kind in the world.

Vancouver Sun Hill reporter Peter O'Neil talks about his book, I Am Métis: The Story of Gerry St. Germain.

Mohamed Fahmy, the dual Egyptian-Canadian former Al Jazeera journalist who was wrongfully incarcerated and spent more than a year in Cairo's Scorpion Prison, is lobbying the Trudeau government to enshrine in law protection for Canadian citizens imprisoned or detained abroad because it’s still discretionary.

Noah Richler talks about his new book The Candidate: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail.

Historian Paul Litt dives into Trudeaumania and comes up with fresh, new perspectives.

Governments and corporations should take note or they will destroy this eighth wonder of the modern world, says Fen Osler Hampson.

Josh Wingrove talks about co-editing Sharp Wits & Busy Pens. 'It's about sharing our history, for better and for worse, at the 150th milestone. There's a lot to be proud of, and a lot to be excited for still.'

Alex Marland talks about his book Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control.

Donald Savoie talks about winning this year's Donner Prize for his book, What Is Government Good At?: A Canadian Answer.

Norman Hillmer talks about his book, O.D. Skelton: A Portrait of Canadian Ambition, one of the five best political books of the year.