Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms
Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.
What’s so wrong with Canada that we best snap out of our complacency?
Through nine persuasive yet demoralizing chapters, Jonathan Manthorpe leads us through his rational report card on our nation’s prospects. If we don’t attend to matters now, he warns, Canada is Argentina waiting to happen.
Trudeau: he eludes us still
Stephen Maher and Paul Wells both offer insights into who Justin Trudeau is and what makes him tick. But one wonders if we’ll ever know.
Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’
In a sensational new book, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s looking forward to running against Pierre Poilievre because he doesn’t want Poilievre to run the country, but author and veteran journalist Stephen Maher says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again.
What makes Canada the country that it is, what should we work to preserve, and what should we try to change?
Rob Goodman and Daniel J. Savoie tackle the same questions but in completely different ways. Thoughtful and compellingly argued, both books have been deservedly short listed for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
An enthralling exploration of the Petrocene Age
In Fire Weather, John Vaillant combines history, science, and Promethean fable to place the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires as a harbinger of a new fire century.
Vaillant’s Fire Weather looks at devastating synergy between our dependence on fossil fuels and its impact on the climate
Below is an excerpt from Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast, by John Vaillant, published by Knopf Canada, one of the five finalists for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
Our neighbour is an eroding democracy
An eroding democracy is a threat to democracy in its neighbours. The following is an excerpt from Not Here: Why American Democracy is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself, by Rob Goodman. The book is one of the five finalists for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
Perrin puts the criminal justice system on trial
Our criminal justice system is facing an existential crisis. The following is an excerpt from Benjamin Perrin’s book, Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial, one of five finalists for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
Inequality and its pernicious effects on culture and democracy
The following is an excerpt from The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart, by Astra Taylor, and published by House of Anansi Press. The book is one of five finalists for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
