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.

Not Here: Why American Democracy is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself, by Rob Goodman, and Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity, by Donald J. Savoie, McGill-Queen’s University Press. Book covers courtesy Simon & Schuster Canada and McGill-Queen's University Press

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BY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN

May 6, 2024

As I write this, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether a former president enjoys unqualified and perpetual immunity for any act committed while in office, and the court’s conservative majority seems perfectly willing to entertain the prospect that the chie...

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