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The Truth about Canada: Some Important, Some Astonishing, and Some Truly Appalling Things All Canadians Should Know About Our Country | 
 enlarge | Author: Mel Hurtig
Publisher: Douglas Gibson Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 3710
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 408
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0771041659
Dewey Decimal Number: 971.07
EAN: 9780771041655
ASIN: 0771041659
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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The 51st State of America is... July 31, 2008
Bruno Chu (Vancouver, BC Canada)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
From self-proclaimed anti-continentalist, Mel Hurtig's latest book is certainly his most controversial. "The Truth about Canada" acts as an expose for what Hurtig feels to be the absolute wrong direction for Canada.
Hurtig's arguments boil down to (in no particular order):
1. Canada is quickly becoming the 51st American state, economically and culturally
2. Canada's once comprehensive social services are decaying daily
3. Canada is no longer a peacekeeping country
4. Canada is no longer a primary aid donor to developing countries
It's hard to argue against any of Hurtig's arguments, especially with the insane amount of OECD statistics he cites. And if you thought Hurtig's polemic is focused just on Harper and Co., you'll be surprised (or not) to know he reserves his most critical judgments against the Liberals.
The major issue I have with an otherwise fine text is that Hurtig provides little if any of the necessary background, context or significance of what he is saying and why he is saying it. Hurtig takes for granted that his reader actually agrees with everything that he will argue, before you read the book. Books are supposed to be written the other way around, to convince us WHY we should care. Of which, unfortunately, Hurtig fails to do other than to say "this is what Canada was built on and look how it is changing".
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