Right Honourable Men: The Descent of Canadian Politics from MacDonald to Chretien

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From the visionary Macdonald, the reckless Laurier and the misunderstood King, to the A Maclean's 1 bestseller and a unique blending of history and politics through ten provocative portraits of' our country's leaders, Right Honourable Men is a timely exploration of politics and personality, the powerful bonds of the past and the current demands of a nation tinder stress. From the visionary Macdonald, the reckless Laurier and the misunderstood King, to the flamboyant Trudeau and the vainglorious Mulroney, Right Honourable Men both defines and defies the essence of political leadership in Canada.

Right honourable men : the descent of Canadian politics from MacDonald to Chrétien

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Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Mar 03, Szplug rated it liked it Shelves: Michael Bliss provides brief-but-bounteous biographies of every Canadian Prime Minister from Sir John to Lyin' Brian, penned from a conservative point-of-view towards this predominantly liberal-governed country. Bliss, one of Canada's trove of underrated writers—his Northern Enterprise , an in-depth history of five centuries worth of business, industry, and entrepreneurialism in the Great White North, is a marvel that inexplicably made little impact when published—tackles each of our parliament Michael Bliss provides brief-but-bounteous biographies of every Canadian Prime Minister from Sir John to Lyin' Brian, penned from a conservative point-of-view towards this predominantly liberal-governed country.

Macdonald, a witty, charming, and eminently adept politician who could manage to turn hungover vomiting in the midst of an election campaign speech into an attack against his opponent.

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As devoted to the British Empire as he was to his beloved Canadian Dominion—and extremely wary of the United States looming southwards—he remains, to this day, our most popular national political figure. He also manages to arouse a measure of sympathy for former PMs Meighen and Bennett, a not inconsiderable accomplishment. If you combine Bliss' book with George Bowering's Egoists and Autocrats —and supplement it with the fortifying Tory first minister minerals to be found in Bob Plamondon's right-wing rightening Blue Thunder —you will have gained a broad and entertaining understanding of the lives and characters of our inimitable and oversized country's surprisingly and regrettably little-known Big Men with apologies to Kim Campbell and her four months at the helm.

Dithers bounding in aimless direction, and a control freak who ofttimes appears to most relish those aspects of the prime ministership that speak to his attack methodology when opposition leader. How shall we speak of Canada, Mackenzie King dead? The Mother's boy in the lonely room With his dog, his medium and his ruins? We had no shape Because he never took sides, And no sides Because he never allowed them to take shape. He skilfully avoided what was wrong Without saying what was right, And never let his on the one hand Know what his on the other hand was doing.

The height of his ambition Was to pile a Parliamentary Committee on a Royal Commission, To have "conscription if necessary But not necessarily conscription," To let Parliament decide-- Later. Only one thread was certain: Always he led us back to where we were before. He seemed to be in the centre Because we had no centre, No vision To pierce the smoke-screen of his politics.

Truly he will be remembered Wherever men honour ingenuity, Ambiguity, inactivity, and political longevity. Let us raise up a temple To the cult of mediocrity, Do nothing by halves Which can be done by quarters. May 18, Emily rated it really liked it Shelves: I read this year's ago, but hearing of Professor Bliss's passing spurred me to look it up.

If you're interested in a concise look at any of Canada's earlier prime ministers this is a great resource. Sep 17, The Wanderer rated it liked it. I was supposed to read this book for a college class five or so years ago. I didn't, but I held onto it telling myself I would read it eventually. I just got around to it this summer, and I'm glad I did. It was an enjoyable read.

Most of the content was a great surprise, as I didn't remember much from the college class I had taken, and if I ever read it again, it will probably surprise me a second time, since my head is like a sieve when it comes to the details of political history. However, even I was supposed to read this book for a college class five or so years ago. However, even though I might not be able to recite the prime ministers in order or who belonged to what party or what their primary accomplishments were, even I am walking away with an understanding of how the political landscape has changed over the years and of the primary issues that have shaped that landscape.

Bliss is fairly balanced in his assessments, although I would have appreciated a more explicit rubric, if you will, to help us understand what he means when he says a "good" or "bad" or even "successful" prime minister. And it is too bad that the book goes only as far as Chretien I have an updated version , although that can hardly be counted against the author. The hidden gem in this work, though, is the annotated bibliography at the back.

Educational, perhaps not, but I laughed myself to sleep over his dry comments on his resource materials. I have to give Bliss kudos for even getting through his research, as it would seem that all the useful books were dense and dull while the interesting books were trashy. I read with rapt attention to learn who would win his "which politician has the most self-important and long-winded memoir" competition.

Bliss presents a selective history of the men he regards as the most noteworthy Canadian Prime Ministers.

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