{"product_id":"bootstraps-need-boots-one-torys-lonely-fight-to-end-poverty-in-canada-9780774890465","title":"Bootstraps Need Boots  One Torys Lonely Fight to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this deeply personal memoir, Hugh Segal looks back on a life that took him from childhood poverty to the heights of Canadian politics and how these early experiences shaped his life-long advocacy for the poor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoot Straps Need Boots \u003c\/em\u003eis a great Canadian memoir of a poignant Canadian experience recognizable to millions. And it is more than that. Segal recalls as a 12-year old the day Prime Minister Diefenbaker spoke to his school assembly. Diefenbaker had a way of mesmerizing schoolchildren. “The family table we call Canada is the finest table in the world,” said the Prime Minister. “There is space and food for all.” Here Segal comes to the point of \u003cem\u003eBoot Straps\u003c\/em\u003e, a plain argument for a national guaranteed income program.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Holly Doan * Blacklock's Reporter *\u003cbr\u003eSegal’s book reflects the author’s deep understanding of his country. He has travelled widely, especially during his Senate years, talking to hundreds of people who share with him a lived experience of poverty. He lucidly explains the hardwired link between poverty and spiralling health-care costs. Cutting the first will mean dramatic reductions in the latter. -- Jamie Swift * The Kingston Whig-Standard *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Andrew Coyne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The Cheery Edge of Poverty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Missing Toy Box \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Happiness, Anger, Religion, and Hockey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 A Special Assembly at School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Starting the Political Voyage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Clear Choices Emerge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Policy Linkages and a New Idea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Sinews of Impunity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Learning from the Best\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 On the Davis Team\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 From Public to Private and Back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Learning from Mulroney\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 The Battle in the Senate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Testing a Better Way\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Courage and Fairness Matter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix; Selected Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404954476887,"sku":"9780774890465","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774890465.jpg?v=1730488180","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bootstraps-need-boots-one-torys-lonely-fight-to-end-poverty-in-canada-9780774890465","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}