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Books

Are paper pages more appealing to you than web pages? Here are some excellent political reads:

  • 2011 CBC Poll – Best Canadian political books put to a vote (results)
  • Goodreads.com selections 
  • Hill Times selections 
  • A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada – John Ralston Saul
  • The Canadian Regime: An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada – Patrick Malcolmson, Richard Myers
  • Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them – Susan Delacourt
  • Fights of Our Lives: Elections, Leadership, and the Making of Canada – John Duffy
  • Behind Closed Doors: The Law and Politics of Cabinet Secrecy – Yan Campagnolo
  • Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? – Michael J. Sandel
  • Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel — Francine Klagsbrun
  • The War Room – Warren Kinsella
  • Campaign Confessions: Tales from the War Rooms of Politics – John Laschinger and Geoffrey Stevens
  • The Best Laid Plans – Terry Fallis
  • Common Ground – The Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canad
  • Right Here, Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption – The Right Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., C.C.
  • Building the Orange Wave: The Inside Story Behind the Historic Rise of Jack Layton and the NDP – Brad Lavigne
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