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"Perhaps the first serious attempt to take stock of Stephen Harper's time in power...with commentary and insight from select players [Lawrence Martin] catalogues this tumultuous time from controversy to calamity." - Maclean's
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After four years in power, Stephen Harper's governance comes under the microscope of prominent Globe and Mail columnist Lawrence Martin. Focusing on the growth of executive power under Harper and drawing on interviews with prominent insiders, Martin probes the smearing of opponents, the silencing of the public and diplomatic service, the secrecy, the prorogations, the unprecedented centralizing of power, and the attempted muzzling of the media. He examines controversies such as the existence of a secret dirty-tricks handbook, the Chuck Cadman affair, campaign financing, the dismissal of nuclear power head Linda Keen, the Afghan detainees cover-up, the turning of access-to-information laws into barricades to information, and more—and lets readers draw their own conclusions. Tough but balanced, Harperland offers a clear picture of a skilled politician at a crucial point in Canadian politics.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
uh-oh, are we ever in for it,
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This review is from: Harperland: The Politics of Control (Hardcover)
After reading this carefully written and researched chronicle of Harper's first years as our P.M., all I can think of is 'how can he be reined in'? Who is in a position to contain this vindictive, anti-democratic and dangerous man? I tremble for our country.
54 of 63 people found the following review helpful
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Frightening,
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This review is from: Harperland: The Politics of Control (Hardcover)
Lawrence Martin has produced a well researched and insightful look at a relentless, paranoid man who will use any means to achieve his personal goals. He paints a picture of a calculating politician who has undermined his mentors, and manufactured strategies to create one of the most centralized governments Canada has ever seen. Harper campaigned on a platform of "openness and transparency" and has gone on to create perhaps the most closed and opaque government in the history of the country. The most frightening conclusions of the book focus on Harper's distain for the principles and practices of democracy itself. Lawrence portrays a vengeful man who will book no debate, is antagonistic toward any view contrary to his own, and who will use any strategy to forward his personal philosophies, never, at any moment, acknowledging that the opposition represents a constituency of citizens who have a right to be heard and valued.All this from a writer who is no Liberal hack. No, the Liberal party has felt Lawrence's sting in the past.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Concentration of Power is Dangerous,
This review is from: Harperland: The Politics of Control (Hardcover)
The consistently anti-democratic & freedom reducing administrative and policy decisions described in this book are saddening to any who believe that liberalism and responsible government are real and precious political options. This book, and the convincing summary of events and decisions at the end of the book, should cause one to do whatever possible to limit the growth of authoritarian government in Canada. Reading this books gives one a good understanding of the factors which are relevant to ensuring good government in our country.
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