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Donner Prize announces its five finalists for best public policy book in 2022, winner to receive $60,000

Plus, TVO’s Steve Paikin to discuss his new book on prime minister John Turner, and former Pierre Trudeau cabinet minister Anthony Abbott dies at 92.

The five finalists: Cooperation and Social Justice; Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias; Booze, Cigarettes and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade; The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future; and Canadian Policing: Why and How It Must Change. Book covers courtesy of the Donner Prize/University of Toronto Press, Coach House Books, McGill-Queen's University Press, Allen Lane Canada, and Delve Books

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April 17, 2023

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Senate mulls covering social media subscriptions

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Plus, Jewish and Muslim Senate staffers pull together amid Israel-Hamas war, David R. Samson takes home the Balisillie Prize, and former senator Diane Griffin gets a new gig atop UPEI.

Senate mulls covering social media subscriptions

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Plus, Jewish and Muslim Senate staffers pull together amid Israel-Hamas war, David R. Samson takes home the Balisillie Prize, and former senator Diane Griffin gets a new gig atop UPEI.

Politicos react as Danielle Smith holds on to Alberta’s top job after provincial vote

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Plus, veteran CTV journalist Michael Woods is making the move to CBC to join the parliamentary bureau, and comedian Samantha Bee will join Steve Paikin for a panel discussion in Ottawa.

Politicos react as Danielle Smith holds on to Alberta’s top job after provincial vote

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Plus, veteran CTV journalist Michael Woods is making the move to CBC to join the parliamentary bureau, and comedian Samantha Bee will join Steve Paikin for a panel discussion in Ottawa.

Internal trade barriers in Canada tell a story of our country’s struggle to pursue an enduring singleness

FeatureBY RYAN MANUCHA

Ryan Manucha's Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade is one of five finalists for this year's Donner Prize. The following is an excerpt.

Internal trade barriers in Canada tell a story of our country’s struggle to pursue an enduring singleness

FeatureBY RYAN MANUCHA

Ryan Manucha's Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade is one of five finalists for this year's Donner Prize. The following is an excerpt.

How will the post-pandemic city and its institutions look, feel, and behave in the era of climate crisis?

OpinionBY JOHN LORINC

Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias is one of the finalists for this year's Donner Prize, one of the best public policy books written in 2022.

How will the post-pandemic city and its institutions look, feel, and behave in the era of climate crisis?

OpinionBY JOHN LORINC

Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias is one of the finalists for this year's Donner Prize, one of the best public policy books written in 2022.