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Keep True: A Life in Politics

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By (author): Howard Pawley

Howard Pawley, former Premier of Manitoba, Canada (1981-88) led the province during one of the most turbulent periods in its history. Elected at the outset of a serious national recession, his government successfully implemented social democratic policies that ran counter to the neo-conservative trends that dominated the period, including job creation, labour reform, and human rights legislation. But his greatest challenge was over French-language rights, an explosive two-year debate that left the province badly divided and embroiled in the complicated manoeuvring between the national government and Quebec serparatists.

The political and public fallout from the French-language issue echoed through Manitoba's subsequent negotiations with the federal government over a bid for a lucrative CF-18 fighter jet contract, through the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement, and again during the stormy Meech Lake Accord debates.

In Keep True: A Life in Politics Pawley takes us into the inner workings of his government during this controversial period. He gives us a vivid play-by-play of the events, acknowledging what went right and what went wrong, while putting it all into a contemporary context. Along the way, he offers insight on campaign management, choosing a cabinet, appointing public servants, and leading by consensus, while describing how the principles of Canadian agrarian socialism shaped his political vision. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 333g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 31 Mar 2011
  • Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
  • Publication City/Country: Canada
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780887557248

About Howard Pawley

Following a successful law career Howard Pawley served for nineteen years as a member of the Manitoba Legislature and is currently an associate professor emeritus at the University of Windsor Canada.Paul Moist is the national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees

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