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Colossal Canadian Failures 2A Short History of Things That Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time |
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| Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 1-55002-618-6 | |
| Pages | 190 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price | $22.99 | |
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Written by Randy Richmond and Tom Villemaire. Published by Dundurn Press, 2006. Description: |
| Sure, Canada was built on
dreams and hard work, but it was also built on failure - mix-ups, mistakes,
screw-ups, and boondoggles. Failing at things, and laughing about them, has
long been a characteristic of our citizens. Where else but in Canada would
governments send farmers to land that couldn’t be farmed? Where else would
an argument over the metric system almost result in the death of hundreds? Who
else but Canadians would march against non-existent enemies? Where else would
lumberjacks be used to defend the borders? Are there politicians better than ours at spending millions, against all odds and good advice, on things that just won’t work? Is there any nation better at re-electing those politicians no matter what they do? What other country should adopt as its national slogan “If we don’t laugh, we’ll cry”? Randy Richmond is a newspaper reporter. He lives with his wife and three children in London, Ontario, where he gets inspiration for stories about failure from looking at his home improvement projects. Tom Villemaire divides his time between Balaclava and Toronto, Ontario, where he lives with his lovely and talented wife. He is the editor of three newspapers and an ardent reader of Canadian history. Colossal Canadian Failures 2 contains more of the things that seemed like a good idea at the time. |
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