{"product_id":"the-longer-im-prime-minister-paperback-by-paul-wells","title":"The Longer I'm Prime Minister Paperback by Paul Wells","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2014-10-14)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e480\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780307361332\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e435.46\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e22.83 x 15.27 x 2.74\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive portrait of Stephen Harper in power by this country's most trenchant, influential and surprising political commentator.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     Despite a constant barrage of outrage and disbelief from his detractors, Stephen Harper is on his way to becoming one of Canada's most significant prime ministers. He has already been in power longer than Lester B. Pearson and John Diefenbaker. By 2015, and the end of this majority term, he'll have caught up to Brian Mulroney. No matter the ups and downs, the triumphs and the self-inflicted wounds, Harper has been moving to build the Canada he wants--the Canada a significant proportion of Canadian voters want or they wouldn't have elected him three times. As Wells writes, \"He could not win elections without widespread support in the land. . . . Which suggests that Harper has what every successful federal leader has needed to survive over a long stretch of time: a superior understanding of Canada.\"\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Longer I'm Prime Minister\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Wells explores just what Harper's understanding of Canada is, and who he speaks for in the national conversation. He explains Harper not only to Harper supporters but also to readers who can't believe he is still Canada's prime minister. In this authoritative, engaging and sometimes deeply critical account of the man, Paul Wells also brings us an illuminating portrait of Canadian democracy: \"glorious, a little dented, and free.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003ePAUL WELLS is the political editor of \u003ci\u003eMaclean's \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. His previous book, \u003ci\u003eRight Side Up: The Fall of Paul Martin and the Rise of Stephen Harper's New Conservatism\u003c\/i\u003e, was a national bestseller and his blog, \u003ci\u003eInkless Wells\u003c\/i\u003e, is a must-read among Canadians who follow politics. He has worked for the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gazette \u003c\/i\u003ein Montreal, and has written for \u003ci\u003eL'actualité\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Presse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552665129121,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780307361332","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780307361332.jpg?v=1781712505","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-longer-im-prime-minister-paperback-by-paul-wells","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}