Brooke Jeffrey at Ottawa International Writers' Festival

Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 5A6
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Brooke Jeffrey, author of Dismantling Canada, is speaking at an event for Ottawa International Writers' Festival on April 25th.

From the OIWF website:

Critics say that Ottawa has become a place where the nation’s business is done in secret, and access to information is under attack. But many contend that Stephen Harper’s government has gone a long way towards replacing the Liberals as the country’s natural governing party. Join us for three perspectives on the stealth, pragmatism and ruthless determination of Canada’s sixth longest serving Prime Minister and how he has reshaped the nation.

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About Dismantling Canada:

Stephen Harper is the first prime minister to represent the new Conservative Party, and the first to declare that his goals include nothing less than changing Canada by entrenching conservative values and replacing the Liberals as the country’s natural governing party. After nine years of a closed-door governing style, his agenda is no longer hidden. 

As Brooke Jeffrey outlines in compelling detail in Dismantling Canada, Harper’s agenda is driven by a desire to impose order and tradition at home, and to take firm stands on emerging issues abroad. With only thirty-nine per cent of the popular vote in 2011, his government appears to have gone a surprisingly long way towards achieving those objectives, with little or no concerted public opposition. Illuminating the importance and influence of British and especially American right-wing conservatives on Harper’s strategies, the book explains how he has achieved so much through a combination of stealth, pragmatism, and ruthless determination. 

Providing fascinating insight into the origins of a new conservative vision for the economy, federalism, and domestic and foreign policies, Dismantling Canada explores Harper’s successes and failures, and evaluates the likely outcome of his long-term agenda to change Canada into a country most Canadians would not recognize.