Donner Prize Finalists
Rethinking the Welfare State: The Prospects for Government by Voucher, by Ronald J. Daniels & Michael J. Trebilcock, Routledge. Blurb: “Rethinking the Welfare Sate offers a timely, thought-provoking analysis of social welfare policy and explores the effectiveness of the voucher system as a solution to problematic areas in the welfare program. While evaluating vouchers and […]
Canadian Screenwriting Awards this week, also Treasury Board President Baird and Liberal finance critic John McCallum to speak
MONDAY, APRIL 24 Canadian Screenwriting Awards–Host Scott Thompson, formerly of the Kids in the Hall, will announce winners at the 10th annual awards gala at the Brant House, 522 King St. West, Toronto. For more information, please call Barb Farwell at 416-979-7907 ext. 5234. The European Union in Canada–Roy Christensen, press officer from the Delegation […]
Recently-released books:
So what does world opinion look like these days? Léger Marketing has taken on that ambitious question in its new book, Voice of the People 2006: What The World Thinks of Today’s Global Issues, which polled 53,749 people in 68 countries. It is “an essential tool for anyone intent on knowing the latest trends in […]
Donner prize finalists announced
This year’s five short-listed books for the 2005-2006 Donner Prize were announced last week, addressing issues from social welfare policy to the Charter of Rights. The short-list was selected from among 55 submissions on Canadian public policy and include John Ibbitson’s The Polite Revolution, which re-thinks Canadian immigration, free trade, social, and defence policy. The […]
Recently Released Books:
Tackling the Taxman: How to Keep the CRA From Controlling Your Investments and Your Life, A Tax Empowerment Guide by Alex Doulis, ECW Press, 191 pages, $17.95. Blurb from the back cover: “Something revolutionary is taking place in Canada: citizens of all stripes are pushing back when the Canada Revenue Agency comes calling. Now Alex […]
Political books and mags
Recent Release: The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977 by Gershom Gorenberg. Times Books, 454 pages, $40. Blurb from the back cover: “The Accidental Empire is an extraordinary book. It offers insight and understanding into a period that has never been well understood. After the 1967 war, few in Israel recognized […]
Recently Released Books
* Sorry, I Don’t Speak French: Confronting the Canadian Crisis That Won’t Go Away by Graham Fraser. McClelland & Stewart, 340 pages, $34.99. Blurb from the inside cover: “This hard-hitting book shows why Canadians can no longer afford to see the language issue as old news. … To write Sorry, I Don’t Speak French, Fraser […]
The Chrétien Legacy: Politics and Public Policy out in July
RECENTLY RELEASED The Colour of Justice: Policing Race in Canada, by David M. Tanovich, Irwin Law, 280 pages, $35. Blurb from the back jacket: “This is an exceptional book, beautifully written and readable. It will leave a large and important mark.”–David Paciocco, professor of law and author of Getting Away With Murder. “…a fine book. […]
Recently Released Books
Marginal Man: The Dark Vision of Harold Innis, by Alexander John Watson. University of Toronto Press: 521 pages, $65. Blurb from the back: “Marginal Man is the most detailed and comprehensive biography of Harold Innis ever produced. Watson, drawing on a rich and varied assortment of sources, provides a painstakingly researched account of Innis’s thought […]
Suggested Reading From the Library of Parliament
1. Faire la paix: concepts et pratiques de la consolidation de la paix by Yvan Conoir. Quebec: Les Presses de l’Université Laval, 2005. 789 pages. 2. The Development of Political Thought in Canada: An Anthology, edited by Katherine Fierlbeck. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview Press, 2005. 324 pages. 3. Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples […]
