Stevie Cameron's stunning expose of greed and crime in the Mulroney era is a Canadian publishing phenomenon. The widespread corruption the public suspected during Brian Mulroney's regime is confirmed and detailed in this meticulous journalistic account. Now, with shocking new information for Tory insiders, "On The Take" is even more hard-hitting and revealing. This is compelling, gossipy, required reading for all Canadians.
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Stevie Cameron's stunning expose of greed and crime in the Mulroney era is a Canadian publishing phenomenon. The widespread corruption the public suspected during Brian Mulroney's regime is confirmed and detailed in this meticulous journalistic account. Now, with shocking new information for Tory insiders, "On The Take" is even more hard-hitting and revealing. This is compelling, gossipy, required reading for all Canadians.
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Fair in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. BOOK: Front Free Endpaper Missing; Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SYNOPSIS: When Brian Mulroney's Tories left office in 1993, Canadians breathed a collective sigh of relief. There had been boondoggles, cover-ups, and scandals aplenty-and the strong suspicion that among those in power many had looked after themselves and their cronies at the expense of the citizens who had elected them. Canadians knew they didn't like the Tory regime, but they didn't know half the story. Veteran investigative reporter Stevie Cameron does know, and the tale she tells confirms the worst charges of the Tories' critics. Her spellbinding account of nine years of political corruption uncovers a cast of shrewd opportunists, freelance rogues, and thieves in high places whose connections stretched from the office of the prime minister to the dens of organized crime. On the Take chronicles flagrant kick-back schemes, bid-rigging on government contracts, misappropriation of parliamentary budgets, favours to corporate supporters of the party, and an unprecedented orgy of patronage appointments that didn't end until the day Mulroney left office. It details the most effective political fundraising apparatus ever assembled in Canada-at its height raking in $25 million in a single year-that was built on a well-crafted system of rewards, from gala dinners at 24 Sussex to lucrative government contracts. And it unmasks the coterie of loyalists-some more powerful than any cabinet minister-who surrounded Mulroney and who came to Ottawa determined to use their influence to line their own pockets. Presiding over all of this was a prime minister who was incapable of ridding his government of corruption, who enjoyed an imperial lifestyle while in office, and who left government with a personal wealth that has never been fully revealed. After almost a decade of the Mulroney Tories, Canadians lost faith in their government and came to despise a once proud party. What the Conservatives did to deserve their reputation for sleaze-and their defeat at the hands of Canadian voters-is Stevie Cameron's story. Stevie Cameron is among Canada's leading political journalists. For nearly eight years her Globe and Mail column was the source of countless newsbreaking stories on the workings of federal and provincial governments. A former host of CBC's fifth estate, she is currently a contributing editor at Maclean's, a columnist for Equity magazine, and a frequent commentator on CBC radio and television. Her first book, Ottawa Inside Out (1989), was a national bestseller. Research Associates Rod Macdonell and Andrew McIntosh are investigative journalists at the Gazette. Both have won Quebec's top journalism awards, and McIntosh is a recent recipient of a National Newspaper Award.
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Very good in fair jacket. 25 cm, 512 pages. Illus. Signed by the author. Stevie Cameron is Canada's foremost investigative journalist. She tracks the flow of money through the Brian Mulroney government, ostensibly documenting the corruption that has made this administration arguably one of the most reviled in modern Canadian history.
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Book is in good condition and may contain underlining or highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include library labels. May not contain miscellaneous items (toys, dvds, etc). We offer 100% money back guarantee and fast customer support.
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Book is in good condition and may contain underlining or highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include library labels. May not contain miscellaneous items (toys, dvds, etc). We offer 100% money back guarantee and fast customer support.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Book. Signed. Former Owner Inscription & Signature FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A history of the premiership of Canada's Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, detailing years of greed and corruption involving contributors and corporations, kickbacks and bribes, an orgy of patronage appointments, a sleazy fundraising apparatus, opportunists, rogues, thieves in high places, connections with organized crime, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, notes, indexed, 512pp. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Printed in Canada. Protected by mylar cover. All pages are intact and binding is strong. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
