What I wish I said : confessions of a columnist / Jaime Watt [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watt, Jaime, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Optimum Publishing International, [2023]

Summary:

Jaime Watt has collected forty-eight of his most eye-opening, illuminating, and provocative Toronto Star columns and with humour, candour, and wit, he's responded to each with what he wishes he'd said.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Preface

Part 1: Civil Liberties and Human Rights

Fentanyl Crisis Echoes Mistakes of HIV/AIDS Response

It Is Time to Polish Our Humanitarian Brand in Canada

Safeguarding the Right to Vote for All Citizens, Regardless of Age

Protest Is a Powerful Force for Progress

Purging Political Content from Facebook, Zuckerberg Is a Modern-­Day Pandora

This Pride Month Evokes the Tension Between Battles for Legal Rights and Public Recognition-For Canadians, that History Is Unique

Afghan Journalists Defended "Canadian Values"-Now Our Government Must Act to Protect Them

America's Anti-­LGBTQ2S+ Bills Are Not What They Appear to Be-Don't Look Away

Part 2: Portraits of Leadership

President Winfrey Has Allure, But a Celebrity Is No Solution

Don't Forget MP Paul Dewar's Message of Inclusiveness

Wilson-­Raybould Testimony Nothing If Not a Roman Spectacle

Lieutenant-­Governor Dowdeswell Using Her Bully Pulpit to Better Society

Dominic Barton Is Canada's Bright Light in the Crisis with China

Prince Andrew's Legal Manoeuvring Over Sexual-­Abuse Suit Jeopardizes the Foundation of the Monarchy

Boris Johnson's Latest Circus Is More than a Failure of Morals-It's Poor Crisis Management

Joe Biden Is Correct to Keep Soldiers Out of Ukraine-Now He Must Explain Why, And What Comes Next

Part 3: In Power

Convulsing American Elephant Will Test Justin Trudeau's Agility

Trudeau Has Created an Opening for the NDP

It's Foolish to Count Kathleen Wynne Out

Pot Legalization a Lesson in Savvy Political Timing

The Gift of Social Media Helped Trudeau, But It Can Also Take Away

Justin Trudeau Can Earn Forgiveness, But He Will Have to Continually Work to Earn It

Cautionary Tales for Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives on the Unseen Dangers of Majority Rule.

In 2023, Canadians Deserve a Grand Vision from Our Political Leaders

Part 4: In Opposition

Why So Many Candidates Are Still in Race to Lead Tories

Sunny Ways for the Conservative Party

Mike Bloomberg Has Woken Up a Sleepy Primary Contest

In CPC Leadership Race, One Candidate Stoops to a New Low

In a Gradual Shift to the Centre, an Opening for O'Toole

The Liberal-­NDP Deal Opens a Door for Conservative Leadership Candidates

Pierre Poilievre Has Muted "Electability" Challenges, Emerging as a Prime Minister in Waiting

What Do US Midterms Mean for Canadian Conservatives? Not Much-The Pathetic Outing in America Was Unique to America

Part 5: The Trump Years

Transparent Trump Gives Ottawa an Advantage

Criticism Only Makes Trump More Powerful

Don't Be Fooled by the Foolishness, Trump Is Getting Things Done

US Midterm Elections Put the Canada-­United States-­Mexico Agreement in Jeopardy

Presidential Successors Put Bush Sr. in a New Light

As America Cries for Leadership, Donald Trump Accelerates Its Division

Biden Has Taken Up the Challenge of His Office and Its History, Proving Trump's Impact to Be Impermanent After All

World Leaders Seem to Think the Trump Years Were Nothing But a Bad Dream. It's Time for Them to Wake Up

Part 6: The COVID-­19 Crisis

The Spread of COVID-­19 Has Revealed an Epidemic of Mistrust

Democracy in the Time of COVID-­19

The "She-­cession" May Be New, But Its Underlying Causes Are Not

We Are Done with COVID-­19, But It Is Not Done With Us

After an Unseasonably Co-­operative Summer, the Chill of Realpolitik Is Settling In

We May Yet Be Thankful for "Premier Scrooge"

Accountability Is Crucial, But Public Shaming Only Makes Things Worse

How Media's Groupthink Effect Led to Bungling of COVID's Origin Story

Epilogue

How an Organ Donation Saved My Life.

Afterword

Endnotes

Copyright.

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Print version: Watt, Jaime What I Wish I Said

ISBN:

9780888903488

0888903480

OCLC:

1382526037