Sir John's Echo - (Point of View) by John Boyko (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>As Sir John A. Macdonald intended, throughout Canada's history, the federal government has been the primary force in nation-building and crisis response. Because of its ability to represent all Canadians, John Boyko argues forcefully that Ottawa, not the provinces, must be recognized as the nation's voice.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017</i><br/><br/><b>As Sir John A. Macdonald intended, the federal government must be recognized as the nation's voice.</b><br/><br/>Power. It is the capacity to inspire while encouraging and enabling change, and it matters. When handled in a positive way, power is the key to the state's ability to strengthen the nation and improve lives. But state power, John Boyko argues forcefully, works best when concentrated on a federal level, as Sir John A. Macdonald and Canada's other founders intended.<br/><br/> Provincial governments are essential, tending to local matters, administering and helping to fund national programs, and sometimes acting as incubators for ideas that grow to become national programs. But in fighting for scraps of power, premiers have often distracted from and occasionally hindered national progress. It is the federal government, as Boyko explains, that has been the primary force in nation building and emergency response, and is the only entity with the authority to speak for all Canadians. Canada has been at its best, and its strength will continue to grow, if we are true to Macdonald's vision, with the federal government speaking for us in one voice, a voice that will remain Sir John's echo.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>John Boyko's book illuminates with perceptive precision the dynamic that made Canada work. It is a striking contribution to the understanding of our history.-- "Lawrence Martin, from the Foreword"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>John Boyko has written seven books including the bestselling <i>Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation</i> and the critically acclaimed <i>Cold Fire: Kennedy's Northern Front</i>. The <i>Globe and Mail</i> has deemed him, "a distinguished scholar of Canadian political history." John lives in Lakefield, Ontario.
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