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Bootstraps need boots : one Tory's lonely fight to end poverty in Canada

Segal, Hugh, author

Overview

\"For more than four decades, Hugh Segal has been one of the leading voices of progressive conservatism in Canada. A self-described Red Tory warrior who disdained \"boot strap\" approaches to poverty, he has always promoted policies, especially a basic annual income, to help the most economically vulnerable. Why would a life-long Tory support something so radical? In this revealing memoir, Segal shares how his life and experiences brought him to this most unlikely of places, beginning with his childhood in a poor immigrant family in Montreal to his time as a chief of staff for Prime Minister Mulroney and to his more recent work as an advisor on basic income for the Ontario Liberal government. This book is a passionate argument for why a basic annual income makes economic sense - and for why it is the right thing to do.\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: On Point Press, a UBC Press imprint
• Subject: Segal, Hugh. / Basic income Canada. / Economic assistance, Domestic Canada. / Political consultants Canada Biography. / Conservatives Canada Biography. / Progressivism (Canadian politics) / Conservatism Canada. / Basic income. / Conservatism. / Conservatives. / Economic assistance, Domestic. / Economic history. / Political consultants. / Canada Economic conditions. / Canada.
• ISBN: 9780774890458, 0774890452

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HC120.P63 S44 2019	1	BOOK	BUSINESS