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The way it works : inside Ottawa
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- ISBN: 0771033524
- ISBN: 9780771033520 (ISBN 13)
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402, [8 plates] p. : ill ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 2006.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Legislative Library, Vaughan Street | CT 1 Goldenberg, E. Gol (Text) | 36970000350993 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
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The ultimate insider takes us behind the scenes, in the book everyone is waiting for.
As Jean Chrétienâs right-hand man for thirty years in Ministries all over Ottawa, Eddie Goldenberg got to know how things worked â especially from 1993 to 2003, when he was Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister.
What did this title mean? It meant that Eddie made things happen. For example, during Paul Martinâs years at Finance, Eddie was the go-between who linked Chrétien and Martin, who were for much of the time barely on speaking terms. Or when vital decisions about the Iraq War had to be made, Eddie was the man who wrote the words, âIf military action proceeds without a new resolution of the Security Council, Canada will not participate.â
And thatâs the way this revealing book works; important decisions are used as case studies as we learn how things really happen in the tough world of politics.
Those less concerned with mastering the system will simply enjoy reading this as an engaging account of an exciting arena, filled with memorable anecdotes about the worldâs biggest names.
âJournalists look for winners and losers so as to make good headlines. The real story is much more interesting, but is harder to write, and is very difficult to put in a clip of a few seconds.â
âPresident Bush smiled and said, âYou know the guy who wanted to see me, Whatâs-his-name? I didnât see him.â I thought, poor Joe Clark; he had gone from âJoe Whoâ to âWhatâs-his-nameâ in less than twenty years.â
â Excerpt from The Way it Works
