Books, Big Ideas, Q&As

‘Public policy doesn’t stop at the Rideau Canal’

Anne McLellan talks about this year’s Donner Prize shortlist and this week’s event in Toronto, also known as the ‘Giller for public-policy wonks.’

Anne McLellan, head of the Donner Prize jury, says ‘One of the reasons the Donner Prize matters is because it celebrates, and brings to broader public attention, a range of books that look at diverse and timely topics. That timeliness means that these books are exploring issues that keep politicians and policymakers up at night.’ The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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April 25, 2016

OTTAWA—The Donner Prize, now known as “the Giller for public policy wonks,” is considered the most prestigious book prize in Canadian public policy. Just ask Anne McLellan, chair of the Donner Prize jury, who's pretty pumped about the best books this year. “The Donner Prize shortlist confir...

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