Download or read book The Oxford Book of Canadian Political Anecdotes written by Jack McLeod and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny, touching, ironic, and sometimes alarming, this lively volume draws on a wealth of sources, including a number of previously unpublished anecdotes, to create a new image of Canadian politics. A collection that stretches from the earliest records of New France to the latest backroom gossip on Parliament Hill, it includes representations of politicians who reflect Canada's regional and multicultural diversity, including Francophones and Anglophones, prime ministers and back-benchers, practitioners and commentators, historians and political journalists.