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Nothing left to lose : an impolite report on the state of freedom in Canada / Philip Slayton.

by Slayton, Philip.

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Sutherland House, c2020.

Civil rights -- Canada.

Political freedom.

Democracy -- Canada.

Canada -- Politics and government -- 1945-

9781989555224 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Impolite report on the state of freedom in Canada

170 p. ; 24 cm.

Philip Slayton is a Canadian lawyer and the former dean of law at the University of Western Ontario. He is the best-selling author of Lawyers Gone Bad: Money, Sex and Madness in Canada’s Legal Profession and Mighty Judgment: How the Supreme Court of Canada Runs Your Life. Married to writer Cynthia Wine, he lives in Toronto and Nova Scotia.

Includes index.

"Canadians like to think that our lack of political drama in comparison to Trump-era America and Brexit-crazed UK are indicative of our civic virtue. But what if our relative calm is really evidence of less admiral qualities: excessive deference and obedience, and outright servility? In this no-holds-barred essay, acclaimed legal expert and author Philip Slayton (Mayors gone bad) lays bare the unpleasant reality of public life in Canada: that the freedoms necessary for the survival of liberal democracy are eroding and disappearing within our borders. Ranging from universities to law courts, from Parliament to Canadian literature, Slayton's sharp insights spare no quarter of Canadian society. Nothing Left to Lose has something to delight and offend everyone. Its fiery call for action to rescue freedom in Canada is certain to spark a national conversation."

Canadian essays.

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