No other book that I have ever read has at once made me as proud to be a Canadian and as ashamed at the same time. This book has given me a mini education in how our Government works and how economic policies are determined. This book has educated me in the vast scope of what my fellow Canadians are capable of achieving and indeed have done to make this a great country. I am so proud of my country and being a Canadian. At the same time I am so distressed at what our current government is doing to our country. All I could think of while reading this book was "how can I get this man elected." I am a member of the NDP here in B.C. but being in western Canada I don't have the opportunity to meet most of the nations elected representatives in Ottawa. This book gave me the opportunity to see inside the head of Jack Layton, the national leader of the NDP and I now feel that I know the issues from a national standpoint much better. I think the viewpoint in this book reflects the majority of Canadian's thinking. Complicated issues made understandable and easy to read by the ordinary citizen, this book is a *must read* by all Canadians. Though I agree with the NDP policies generally I had no idea that the leader of this forward thinking party was so innovative. Any Canadian that thinks that the Liberal or Conservative parties are representing our voices in Ottawa and implementing what is in our best interests, now or in the future, is in for a shock when they read this book. I highly recommend all Canadians of any party affiliation to read it, if only to know what the alternatives are to the current direction that our elected officials in Ottawa are leading us.