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If I Were Prime Minister
by Hurtig, Mel (Introduction by)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0888303157
- ISBN 13
- 9780888303158
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About This Item
Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers Ltd. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. CONTENTS: Introduction by Mel Hurtig; Doris Anderson; Thomas S. Axworthy; Leone Bagnall; George Bain; Dave Barrett; Carl E. Beigie; Ruben Bellan; Nancy J. Betkowski; Shirley Carr; Dian Cohen; Marjorie Cohen; Sheila Copps; David Crane; John Crispo; Keith Davey; Georges Erasmus; Peter Ernerk; Jacques Francoeur; E. Margaret Fulton; James Gillies; John Goldfrey; J. L. Granatstein; Ray Guy; Celine Hervieux-Payette; Hugh Horner; Stephen Hume; John Hutcheson; George Ignatieff; Janis Johnson; Steven Langdon; Daniel Latouche; Richard G. Kipsey; John S. McCallum; Thelma McCormack; Donald Macdonald; Alexa McDonough; Patrick L. McGeer; George Manuel; Robin Mathews; John Meisel; William R. Morrison; Peter C. Newman; Patrick O'Callaghan; Gilles Paquet; Art Phillips; Walter G. Pitman; W. Gunther Plaut; Richard Rohmer; Thomas K. Shoyama; Nick Sibbeston; Stuart L. Smith; Stuart A. Thiesson; William Thorsell; Norman Ward; Mel Watkins; Elsie E. Wayne; Robert White; Lois M. Wilson; George Woodcock; Peter Worthington; The Contributors. SYNOPSIS: Brian Mulroney, watch out!/prenez garde! It's not only John Turner and Ed Broadbent who are after your job! Here are sixty more potential candidates. They were only asked to write what they would do if they were prime minister, but some have already assumed the mantle of office. "My government . . . " they write. "My residence at 24 Sussex Drive" (which, of course, will be tastefully redecorated at public expense). All of us have some beef about what's wrong and some ideas about what we would do to set things right, but in our wildest dreams we wouldn't have thought of some of the solutions offered in this collection. There's everything here, from challenging experimental policies to exciting and practical suggestions, which sound so sensible that one wonders why they have never been tried. And there's scarcely an aspect of Canadian concern that isn't analysed, dissected, and reformed. Free trade, bilingualism, income tax, unemployment, native rights, the Senate, day care, the nuclear threat . . . you name it. Of course, all the would-be PMs don't always agree on the answers. There's a wide range of viewpoint between the opening essay by Doris Anderson and the last one by Peter Worthington. Some of the potential PMs offer thoughtfully devised programs to solve our economic woes. Others are more interested in cultural problems. Some would increase the CBC's budget, while one would curb the CBC, taking it out of news and commentary (since a government-supported network shouldn't be into that type of thing). Then there's the PM who would dock the pay of politicians and senior civil servants by the same percentage as the rise in inflation. There's certainly no lack of ideas - practical, visionary, vengeful, hopeful, humorous. All in all, this is a fascinating and delightful book, entertaining yet serious, with searing political criticism underlying even the most light-hearted of the essays. It contains so many excellent suggestions that it should, perhaps, be required reading for all bureaucrats, cabinet ministers, and incumbents. Meanwhile, it offers much stimulating and thought-provoking reading for all who care about Canada's future and who want Canada to be well on track as it moves towards the next century.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Fully Booked
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001282
- Title
- If I Were Prime Minister
- Author
- Hurtig, Mel (Introduction by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0888303157
- ISBN 13
- 9780888303158
- Publisher
- Hurtig Publishers Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Edmonton
- This edition first published
- September 1987
- Keywords
- Politics,Government,Canadian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Politics & Government - Canadian;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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For a good portion of the 1990's, our family was interested in the idea of entering the used book business. We are all avid readers, book lovers, and book collectors who cannot pass a bookstore without popping in. Family trips to the library and our local used bookstore were a regularity while growing up. With each of us having interests in different genres (with a little overlapping here and there), we cover a lot of bases. The thought of having a store of our own was appealing, and the hunt was on - both for stock and a location.
We thought to combine under one roof many different things that would appeal to readers and book lovers. Not only used books, but some new items as well. Bookmarks (to ward off dog-eared pages), bookends (to keep those out-of-control collections under control), bookplates (to label books on the "Can I borrow that?" circuit to ensure that they always found their way home), book repair tape (to lend a helping hand to collectors with tattered favourites in their collections), and so on. With an interest in book-themed knick knacks as well, we had two sides to our would-be business: books and knick-knacks. Hence the business was born.
In the early part of 1998 we bought a commercial property, and in the summer we first opened our doors in a storefront in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. With start-up stock consisting of a garage full of books hand-picked for just such a venture that we purchased from someone who changed their plans, we were in business.
For several years we operated in this storefront, growing our business and learning about the industry and the backbone of it - the customers. It was very satisfying to be present at the end of someone's book quest, as we were quite often. Many a time we heard shouts of joy from somewhere in the shop as customers happened upon just what they'd been looking for (oftentimes for quite a while). At other times, people would approach us with bits and pieces of information that they remembered from long ago favourites in hopes that we could at least help them come up with an author or title to help in their search, which we often times did, with the book in hand. And when we couldn't come up with anything on our own, we would pick the brains of other customers in conversation, or turn to the internet for help for them. For us, quality and selection of stock go hand-in-hand with customer service. One isn't much good without the other.
But times, people, places, and lives change and after several years in our storefront we made a change of our own - in 2004 we relocated to the internet. Now a home-based business in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, we are gradually bringing our inventory online here.
We carry used paperbacks, hardbacks, and magazines for both adults and children. We have thousands upon thousands of books that are not yet listed for sale on the internet, but are gradually making their way there.Fully Booked sells on Biblio.com, as well as on other online venues: abebooks.com (as Past Pages), alibris.com (under Lisa Van Munster), amazon.ca (as resurrectedreads), Etsy.com (as OutOfOurHands), and from time to time on ebay.ca (as littleredreadinghood or thebigbadbookseller).
We thought to combine under one roof many different things that would appeal to readers and book lovers. Not only used books, but some new items as well. Bookmarks (to ward off dog-eared pages), bookends (to keep those out-of-control collections under control), bookplates (to label books on the "Can I borrow that?" circuit to ensure that they always found their way home), book repair tape (to lend a helping hand to collectors with tattered favourites in their collections), and so on. With an interest in book-themed knick knacks as well, we had two sides to our would-be business: books and knick-knacks. Hence the business was born.
In the early part of 1998 we bought a commercial property, and in the summer we first opened our doors in a storefront in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. With start-up stock consisting of a garage full of books hand-picked for just such a venture that we purchased from someone who changed their plans, we were in business.
For several years we operated in this storefront, growing our business and learning about the industry and the backbone of it - the customers. It was very satisfying to be present at the end of someone's book quest, as we were quite often. Many a time we heard shouts of joy from somewhere in the shop as customers happened upon just what they'd been looking for (oftentimes for quite a while). At other times, people would approach us with bits and pieces of information that they remembered from long ago favourites in hopes that we could at least help them come up with an author or title to help in their search, which we often times did, with the book in hand. And when we couldn't come up with anything on our own, we would pick the brains of other customers in conversation, or turn to the internet for help for them. For us, quality and selection of stock go hand-in-hand with customer service. One isn't much good without the other.
But times, people, places, and lives change and after several years in our storefront we made a change of our own - in 2004 we relocated to the internet. Now a home-based business in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, we are gradually bringing our inventory online here.
We carry used paperbacks, hardbacks, and magazines for both adults and children. We have thousands upon thousands of books that are not yet listed for sale on the internet, but are gradually making their way there.Fully Booked sells on Biblio.com, as well as on other online venues: abebooks.com (as Past Pages), alibris.com (under Lisa Van Munster), amazon.ca (as resurrectedreads), Etsy.com (as OutOfOurHands), and from time to time on ebay.ca (as littleredreadinghood or thebigbadbookseller).
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