The Truth About Canada : Some Important, Some Astonishing, and Some Truly Appaling Things All Canadians Should Know About Our Country by Hurtig, Mel - 2008

Paperback. Good.

McClelland & Stewart, 2008. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart, 2008. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 5; inscribed by Mel Hurtig on the title page:"To Dieter - Mel Hurtig"; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2008. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Canadian First. First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 5; signed by Mel Hurtig on the title page with no inscription; a solid, clean, unread copy in collectable condition..

Mclelland & Stewart. Used - Good. Bargain book!

Douglas Gibson Books, 2008-04-29. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Toronto: Douglas Gibson Books, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. xii 396.""This statistics-based book ranges across all areas of our lives — including health, wages, productivity, culture, the media (“the most concentrated in the world”), and much else. Mel Hurtig’s message is that we can’t do anything to fix the direction we’re drifting in unless we recognize it — and recognize The Truth About…

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. 978-0-7710-4165-5 [978-0-7710-4165-5] 2008, 1st edition. (hardcover) xii, 396pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. Black boards, lettering in silver to spine. INSCRIBED by Hurtig at the head of the title page. Volume and jacket unblemished; bright, tight, and clean. Seemingly opened only for the author to sign..

" Renowned as a passionate Canadian, bestselling author Mel Hurtig has combed through world statistics to see how Canada really measures up and the results are astonishing, and often shocking. This book is about how Canada has changed, very much for the worse, in the last twenty years. As a result of these profound (often hidden) changes, we are no longer the people we think we are. To take one example, the Canadian media usually leaves us with the impression that Canadians are really heavily taxed. Yes, compared to the U.S.A., the usual point of comparison. No, compared to other countries with our standard of living, other OECD countries, for example; there we come in 23rd on the high-tax scale. The shocks in this book build-up, chapter by chapter. How do we rank in the world in voter turnout? Try 109th. A number of physicians per 100,000 population? Try 54th. Our rank in reducing pollution? 126th out of 146 countries. Some of the statistics are internal, comparing Canada then and now. They back up… Read More