{"product_id":"bill-davis-nation-builder-and-not-so-bland-after-all-hardcover","title":"Bill Davis: Nation Builder, and Not So Bland After All - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Paikin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e2016 Ontario Historical Society Donald Grant Creighton Award -- Winner\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller, The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016, 2016 Speaker's Book Award -- Shortlisted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe first authorized biography of Bill Davis, the enigmatic Ontario premier who carried on a Tory dynasty, but was also a crucial Trudeau supporter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A biography of one of Ontario's most important premiers, who, despite having been out of public life for more than thirty years, is remembered fondly by many as the father of the community college system, TVO, OISE, and was indispensable in repatriating the Canadian Constitution with an accompanying Charter of Rights and Freedoms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore he became premier, Davis was perhaps the most important education minister in Ontario history, responsible for the creation of the community college system and TVOntario. As premier, he went on to lead Ontario through buoyant and recessionary economic times, leaving a legacy Ontarians continue to enjoy. Now 87, Davis still lives on Main Street in his beloved Brampton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Paikin is anchor of \u003ci\u003eThe Agenda with Steve Paikin\u003c\/i\u003e, TVO's flagship current affairs program since 2006. He has written four previous books on politics, including \u003ci\u003ePaikin and the Premiers\u003c\/i\u003e. Paikin has spent 30 years in journalism, almost 25 of them at Ontario's provincial broadcaster. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 584\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53575012876595,"sku":"9781459731752","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/JJt4GbHf2i9781459731752.webp?v=1782773810","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/bill-davis-nation-builder-and-not-so-bland-after-all-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}