Politics & players /L. Ian MacDonald.
Politics and players
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : Published for Policy Magazine by McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2022.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Prime Ministers -- Here and There -- Trudeau and Trump -- NAFTA 2.0 -- Pipelines and Barricades -- Ford Nation -- The 2018 Quebec Election -- Tributes -- Justin Trudeau -- Campaign 2019 -- Race for the White House -- The Conservative Leadership -- The Pandemic and then Some.
"In the turbulent period from 2018 to 2021, Canada saw a majority government reduced to minority standing, a political dynasty tainted by scandal, a neighbouring nation's struggle to transfer power, and a paradigm-changing pandemic. Political insider L. Ian MacDonald, recognized for his clear-minded commentary on national and world political issues salient to all Canadians, guided his readers through it all. In this third collection of columns and articles from Policy magazine, the Montreal Gazette, and iPolitics, MacDonald focuses on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's uneven leadership at home, the Canada-US relationship with Donald Trump in the White House, and Ottawa's management of health and economic policy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapters on prime ministers past and present, hot-button issues such as pipeline protests and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, and analysis of major elections show these standalone pieces as components of a cohesive body of political commentary. In these last four years, everything happened at high speed. Politics and Players ably navigates the terrain."--