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Bob Rae is a senior partner with the law firm Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP and teaches public policy and governance at the University of Toronto, Elected eleven times federally and in Ontario, Bob served as Ontario's twenty-first Premier as well as interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from show more 2011 to 2013. He is married to Arlene Perly Rae and lives in Toronto. This is his fifth book. show less
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Taking Rabbi Hillel's three questions on philosophical stands, Rae does his best to define his vision of a progressive viewpoint on the government of Canada. A former Premier of Ontario, and once a prominent NDP politician Rae has useful insights on the manner in which this country's political policies can be constructed to benefit the largest number of Canadians. He has humaine tendencies, and in the age of right-wing resurgence in Canada his ideas do need a greater airing. It is a book that many American politicians should read in order to inform themselves on the full spectrum of political ideas alive in North America.… (more)
 
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DinadansFriend | Jun 25, 2017 |
This isn't a memoir; it isn't a book of solutions to solve our current problems. It is a thoughtful examination of the state of politics in Canada, and why it is doing a disservice to all of us. Well written, thought-provoking stuff. I agree with much of what Mr. Rae says, but can't help but wonder if things will ever be different....if Canada will ever be able to govern itself less ideologically and more pragmatically again.
 
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LynnB | Sep 2, 2015 |
When I read this book, it was just over a year old -- and already dated in some aspects. So much has happened recently in the Middle East! But it remains evident that the author is someone who has thought long and hard about democracy. He takes us through time -- from Cromwell, Burke and Paine to the break up of the USSR and the rise of China and India. What is missing is discussion of civil institutions. Unions, co-operatives, government watchdogs can make a huge difference in political culture and in building or sustaining a democracy. At the end, I was left wondering what to conclude from this book. I wasn't optimistic about our ability to spread democracy much farther than it has already taken hold.… (more)
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