The Once and Future Canadian Democracy

"I have found Ajzenstat to be one of the most interesting and original minds working in the area of what is conventionally called Canadian political thought. With this book, she has taken her long and intense reflection on the subject and recast it in a new and highly persuasive form. Her demolition of the right-centre-left myth of progress is complete. She has driven a stake through its heart. This is a splendid and engaging piece of work. Barry Cooper, Department of Political Science, University of Calgary "Janet Ajzenstat jousts again, leveling her lance at generations of historians, philosophers, political scientists, and political reformers bent on denying Canadas history and future as a liberal democracy. This ambitious, witty book is the first to confront head-on the new generation of literal and metaphorical green-haired rock-throwers. Ian Brodie, Department of Political Science, University of Western Ontario