{"product_id":"bootstraps-need-boots-one-torys-lonely-fight-to-end-poverty-in-canada-paperback-softback-9780774890465","title":"Bootstraps Need Boots; One Tory's Lonely Fight to End Poverty in Canada (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774890465","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBootstraps Need Boots\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOne Tory's Lonely Fight to End Poverty in Canada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHugh Segal (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774890465\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages, 29 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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) Segal'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)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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 worked tirelessly to bring about policies that support the most economically vulnerable in society. Central to his life's work has been the championing of a basic annual income for all Canadians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy 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. He traces a trajectory from his childhood in a poor immigrant family in working-class 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 for the Ontario Liberal government. Along the way, he has worked across party lines to promote an anti-poverty agenda. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Andrew Coyne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 The Cheery Edge of Poverty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 The Missing Toy Box \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Happiness, Anger, Religion, and Hockey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 A Special Assembly at School\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Starting the Political Voyage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Clear Choices Emerge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Policy Linkages and a New Idea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Sinews of Impunity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Learning from the Best\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 On the Davis Team\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 From Public to Private and Back\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 Learning from Mulroney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13 The Battle in the Senate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 Testing a Better Way\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 Courage and Fairness Matter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix; Selected Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"On Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531138560280,"sku":"9780774890465","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bootstraps-need-boots-one-torys-lonely-fight-to-end-poverty-in-canada-paperback-softback-9780774890465","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}