Bootstraps Need Boots: One Tory's Lonely Fight to End Poverty in Canada
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Book Information
Publisher: | University of British Columbia Press |
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Publish Date: | 02/04/2020 |
Pages: | 216 |
ISBN-13: | 9780774890458 |
ISBN-10: | 0774890452 |
Language: | English |
Full Description
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 disdains "bootstrap" 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 a basic income pilot project for the Ontario Liberal government. This book is a passionate argument not only for why a basic annual income makes economic sense, but for why it is the right thing to do.