The Truth about Canada: Some Important, Some Astonishing, and Some Truly Appalling Things All Canadians Should Know About Our Country

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Author : Mel Hurtig
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9780771041655
Number of Pages : 408
Product Group : Book
Publication Date : 2008-04-29
Publisher : Douglas Gibson Books
Release Date : 2008-04-29

ASIN : 0771041659

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The 51st State of America is... (2008-07-31)

From self-proclaimed anti-continentalist, Mel Hurtig's latest book is certainly his most controversial. "The Truth about Canada" acts as an exposé for what Hurtig feels to be the absolute wrong direction for Canada. Hurtig's arguments boil down to (in no particular order):1. Canada is quickly becoming the 51st American state, economically and culturally2. Canada's once comprehensive social services are decaying daily3. Canada is no longer a peacekeeping country4. Canada is no longer a primary aid donor to developing countriesIt's hard to argue against any of Hurtig's arguments, especially with the insane amount of OECD statistics he cites. And if you thought Hurtig's polemic is focused just on Harper and Co., you'll be surprised (or not) to know he reserves his most critical judgments against the Liberals. The major issue I have with an otherwise fine text is that Hurtig provides little if any of the necessary background, context or significance of what he is saying and why he is saying it. Hurtig takes for granted that his reader actually agrees with everything that he will argue, before you read the book. Books are supposed to be written the other way around, to convince us WHY we should care. Of which, unfortunately, Hurtig fails to do other than to say "this is what Canada was built on and look how it is changing".

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