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Ontario power, policy, and political backroom candor

This is a strong pick if you like politics told by someone who was actually in the room when decisions were made. Sorbara gives you the strategy, the personality clashes, and the practical trade-offs behind big Ontario policy shifts. It feels especially rewarding for readers curious about how elections are won and how governing really works once the slogans fade.

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Greg Sorbara: The Battlefield of Ontario Politics: An Autobiography

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ISBN: 9781459724617
Authors: Greg Sorbara
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Date of Publication: 2014-11-25
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 21 readers)

Description

Greg Sorbara has enjoyed one of the most successful careers of any Ontario politician, and in two different Liberal administrations. He was appointed minister of finance by Premier Dalton McGuinty in 2003, and served as campaign chair for the Liberals' three consecutive election victories — the first time that had happened in more than a century.First elected in 1985, Sorbara was also in the cabinet of Premier David Peterson — the first Liberal leader elected in Ontario in forty-two years. Through his quarter-century of public life in the province, Sorbara had an enviable record of introducing new policies to help Ontarians, while having the guts to raise taxes to pay for those programs. A reinvigorated health-care system, the Ontario Child Benefit, and a subway to York University all have Sorbara's fingerprints on them.In Greg Sorbara: The Battlefield of Ontario Politics, the author brings you into the back rooms of the Ontario Liberal Party as some of the most significant changes in Ontario's political history are made. He also gives readers an insider's view of his party's election strategies and dispels the myths surrounding the controversial gas plants cancellations.
 

Ontario power, policy, and political backroom candor

This is a strong pick if you like politics told by someone who was actually in the room when decisions were made. Sorbara gives you the strategy, the personality clashes, and the practical trade-offs behind big Ontario policy shifts. It feels especially rewarding for readers curious about how elections are won and how governing really works once the slogans fade.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.