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The prince : the turbulent reign of Justin Trudeau / Stephen Maher.
"An original journalistic work covering Justin Trudeau's years as prime minister to date, with behind-the-scenes insights from inside sources, showing what kind of man and PM he is, and how his government operates."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668024492 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 385 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: Simon & Schuster Canada edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Simon and Schuster Canada, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Trudeau, Justin. Prime ministers > Canada > Biography. Canada > Politics and government > 21st century. Canada > Politics and government > 2015- |
| Genre: | Biographies. Personal narratives. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 971.074092 Trude-M | 31681010374023 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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"An original journalistic work covering Justin Trudeau's years as prime minister to date, with behind-the-scenes insights from inside sources, showing what kind of man and PM he is, and how his government operates."-- - Simon and Schuster
Nominated for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
The first comprehensive biography of Justin Trudeau as prime ministerâan honest, compelling story of his governmentâs triumphs and failures, based on interviews with over 200 insiders and Trudeau himself.
As one of the longest-surviving prime ministers and son of the legendary Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Justin Trudeau is near royalty in Canada. But how did this former high school teacher with no noteworthy accomplishments put together a team that managed to take over the Liberal Party and bring it from third place to a majority government in 2015? The Prince shows just that. In this first comprehensive history of the Justin Trudeau government, veteran journalist Stephen Maher takes readers behind the scenes of a tumultuous decade of Canadian politics. Through hundreds of interviews with political insiders, he describes how Trudeauâa Canadian princeâhad the famous name, the political instincts, the work ethic, and the confidence to overcome errors in judgment and build a global brand, winning in the boxing ring and on the debate stage. And then things changed as key people left the Trudeau team and the government lost direction.
Trudeau is an enigmatic figureâa politician who has been in the public eye since childhood and seeks attention but has always concealed his actual feelings from those around him. He has shown admirable strength and skill, deftly handling Donald Trump in trade deals and international meetings and in leading Canada through the COVID-19 pandemic. He has delivered substantial results for people within his political coalitionâthe most successful attack on poverty in a generation, real progress on climate change, and a sustained application of money and political capital to Indigenous reconciliation. Even as the government overcame major challenges, however, errors in judgment and personality conflicts wasted political capital. Trudeau has struggled to manage his own office, with devastating consequences, and alienated people outside his coalition, to the point where he canât hold a public event without protesters screaming curses at him.
The Prince takes readers behind the curtain as the government goes from triumph to embarrassment and back again, revealing the people, the conflicts, and the struggles both in the government and on the opposition benches. Above all, it traces why this ambitious government led by a global media darling is now so unpopular it is in danger of imminent collapse.
