Power of the pen to be lauded by parliamentary crowd at annual black-tie event
The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers’ Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one night. Co-chair Elizabeth Gray-Smith describes the evening as ‘a perfect marriage of politics and political writing, and it’s not celebrated enough.’
Huda Mukbil’s pursuit of patriotism
Former CSIS intelligence officer Huda Mukbil on her book, Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism, and why she blew the whistle on workplace Islamophobia and misogyny at CSIS. ‘When you shine a light on on a problem, and risk your career for it, that’s patriotic.’
Internal trade barriers in Canada tell a story of our country’s struggle to pursue an enduring singleness
Ryan Manucha’s Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade is one of five finalists for this year’s Donner Prize. The following is an excerpt.
How will the post-pandemic city and its institutions look, feel, and behave in the era of climate crisis?
Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias is one of the finalists for this year’s Donner Prize, one of the best public policy books written in 2022.
Examining institutions critical when exploring progress on social justice
Joseph Heath, author of Cooperation & Social Justice, said he wanted to write a book that presents a more practical, policy-relevant way of thinking about basic questions of social justice. An excerpt is published here.
Bill Fox digs into how social media, online journalism have completely transformed the way we do politics
Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth is an extended meditation on what has become of political discourse in the 21st century, when the news media of old—beggared by changed circumstances—are denigrated as yesterday’s gatekeepers, while the one thing the shouting match of social media will not tolerate is a gatekeeper.
John Turner, up close and personal, including the F-bombs and the booze
In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud makes amends and finds meaning in debut memoir
In Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud tracks his path as a teenager emigrating from Sudan to Kingston, Ont., and his evolving understanding of the identities he distanced himself from.
Savoie sets out to detail how government pesters itself
Donald Savoie, one of the country’s most respected scholars, argues with conviction and exasperation that ‘government’ doesn’t work anymore, and things are getting worse. He’s not alone. The guy on the barstool next to you will probably tell you the same thing. What does Savoie mean by government, and what does he argue has gone wrong?
Peggy Nash knows a thing or two about the highs and lows of elections, so she wrote a book about it
Five federal campaigns, a leadership race and extensive involvement with Equal Voice gives Peggy Nash a wealth of experience in campaigning. So she decided to write a book to help get more women elected. More specifically, to get more women progressives elected.
