Work Gavin Andrew

Way up North in 1939, Aug 7 2011

This is a wonderful and refreshing account of life on Baffin Island in 1939. At a time when the world was being turned upside down by war, men lived the simple life of fur traders in a distant outpost where the walrus and seal hunt were the most important facts of life. A straight forward and honest account of the doings of an Englishmen in the employ of Hudson's Bay in a long forgotten time.

Changing the view of Canada for Canadians, Jun 6 2010

Above all I took away a warning from this excellent book - don't lose the plot.

The book is an excellent re-visit to the key themes of Laurier's agenda for Canada. While it seems that Canada wasn't ready for Laurier's grand plan when he was voted out of office, it may be ready for him now.

With major pillars of his agenda in place (free trade, solid public finances), now is the time to maintain fiscal discipline at the provincial and federal level. It seems that Canadians have adopted that as good national practice and politicians have accepted this is what Canadians want. This book provides a wonderfully non-partisan view of how the 'Redemptive Decade' players… Read more