Bootstraps Need Boots: One Tory’s Lonely Fight to End Poverty in Canada - Couverture souple

Segal, Hugh

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0774890460 ISBN 13 : 9780774890465

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2020

Synopsis

For more than four decades, Hugh Segal has been one of the leading voices of progressive conservatism in Canada. A self-described Red Tory warrior who disdains "bootstrap" approaches to poverty, he has always promoted policies, especially a basic annual income, to help the most economically vulnerable. Why would a life-long Tory support something so radical? In this revealing memoir, Segal shares how his life and experiences brought him to this most unlikely of places, beginning with his childhood in a poor immigrant family in Montreal to his time as a chief of staff for Prime Minister Mulroney and to his more recent work as an advisor on a basic income pilot project for the Ontario Liberal government. This book is a passionate argument not only for why a basic annual income makes economic sense, but for why it is the right thing to do.

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À propos de l'auteur

Hugh Segal, OC, O Ont, is a remarkable Canadian whose multiple vocations have spanned politics, academia, business, and communications for more than four decades.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774890460
• ISBN 13: 9780774890465
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
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