{"product_id":"governing-canada-9780774890533","title":"Governing Canada","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Wernick, a career public servant with decades of experience in the highest government offices, shares tips, insider knowledge, and essential advice in this first-ever practical handbook on what it takes to govern Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWernick…does not tell war stories, nor betray confidences, nor attempt to settle old scores. Instead, he offers all of us a front row seat to politics and policy making and he performs an important public service in drafting what is essentially an owner’s manual to official Ottawa. It’s a good, digestible read, which I highly recommend to Ottawa insiders and armchair observers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Paul Deegan * Policy Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is as inside government as you can get…the writing is clear, concise, and doesn’t rely on confusing jargon\u003c\/p\u003e -- Peter Mazereeuw * The Hill Times, The Hot Room Podcast *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccinct, evocative, blunt and never dull.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ian Bailey * The Globe and Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lore [Michael has] accumulated…is a valuable contribution to Canadians’ understanding of how they’re governed…[\u003cem\u003eGoverning Canada\u003c\/em\u003e] is nearly devoid of juicy insider gossip—never Wernick’s style—but full of pithy advice to political leaders in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Paul Wells * MacLean's Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Washington, D.C., and other capital cities, former staffers race to publish books after their administrations leave office, frequently to settle scores or enhance their own reputations…\u003cem\u003eGoverning Canada\u003c\/em\u003e takes the high road. It unlocks Wernick’s expertise and serves as a resource for an intended audience of aspiring politicians, policy and decision makers, business and non-profit leaders, diplomats, academics, students and the media, providing a detailed picture of how government works and the secrets to being successful.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Dan Rubenstein * Carleton Newsroom *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoverning Canada offers a blueprint on Cabinet-making.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nick Taylor-Vaisey * POLITICO Canada *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a must-read book for anyone who wants to understand how government works.\u003c\/p\u003e -- David Herle * The Herle Burly Podcast *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e…invaluable for anyone studying public administration or seeking to move up the ranks of government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Christopher Adams * Winnipeg Free Press *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoverning Canada\u003c\/em\u003e is…an account of the real world of government. Wernick believes, insider par excellence that he was, that all governments blend policy and politics. Their leaders must be bifocal, or they will fail…this is a book that accepts the political dimensions of government as indispensable. -- Jeffrey Simpson * Literary Review of Canada *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 A View from the Desk in the Corner \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Power in the Capital\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Advice to a Prime Minister\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Advice to a Minister\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Advice to a Deputy Minister\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Looking to the Future\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404954542423,"sku":"9780774890533","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774890533.jpg?v=1730488180","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/governing-canada-9780774890533","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}