{"product_id":"9780143168423-secondhand-a-fair-country-telling-truths-about-canada","title":"A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada","description":"In this startlingly original vision of Canada, thinker John Ralston Saul unveils 3 founding myths. Saul argues that the famous 'peace, order, and good government' that supposedly defines Canada is a distortion of the country's true nature. Every single document before the BNA Act, he points out, used the phrase 'peace, welfare, and good government,' demonstrating that the well-being of its citizenry was paramount. He also argues that Canada is a Metis nation, heavily influenced and shaped by aboriginal ideas: egalitarianism, a proper balance between individual and group, and a penchant for negotiation over violence are all aboriginal values that Canada absorbed. Another obstacle to progress, Saul argues, is that Canada has an increasingly ineffective elite, a colonial non-intellectual business elite that doesn't believe in Canada. It is critical that we recognize these aspects of the country in order to rethink its future.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48777091580123,"sku":"9780143168423-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/cc81dc61-5e39-4be9-b4f0-4f6e03edaaaa.jpg?v=1778862040","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780143168423-secondhand-a-fair-country-telling-truths-about-canada","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}