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Two ex-public servants, two columnists, a pollster, a professor, and a First Nation hereditary chief’s books shortlisted for the Donner Prize

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Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson’s Breaking Point, left; Bob Joseph’s 21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government; Tony Keller’s Borderline Chaos; Kevin G. Lynch and James R. Mitchell’s A New Blueprint for Government; and Tim Wu’s The Age of Extraction are on this year's Donner Prize shortlist.Cover images courtesy of Signal, Page Two, Sutherland House, University of Regina Press, and Alfred A. Knopf.

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

April 20, 2026

Two retired senior public servants, two Globe and Mail columnists, a pollster, a professor, and a First Nation hereditary chief are the authors of the five books that have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Donner Prize.

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