Pay the Rent or Feed the Kids
by Hurtig, Mel
Founder and past-president of the Council of Canadians and former chairman of the Committee for an Independent Canada, Mel Hurtig is an officer of the Order of Canada and has honorary degrees from six universities. He is the author of a number of bestselling books including The Vanishing Country, The Betrayal of Canada, Pay the Rent or Feed the Kids, and a memoir, At Twilight in the Country.From the Hardcover edition.
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Pay the Rent or Feed the Kids : The Tragedy and Disgrace of Poverty in Canada
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Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart, 1999. Apparent First. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 357 p;, HC, VG+/VG+, clean copy in unclipped DJ; Hurtig's passionate and extensively documented account of persistent poverty in Canada and its causes. Still timely after 15 years.
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Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart, 1999. Hard bound, signed by author on front free endpaper, first edition, illustrated, xvi + Pp357. Includes numerous appendices. A fine copy in new and unread condition in like dust jacket. 710 grams. Item Price
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A tight and unmarked copy-" Canadian politicians have, from time to time, proclaimed war against poverty. What they are really prosecuting, however, is a war against the poor. Unemployment benefits are routinely denied to people who, over the course of a lifetime, have contributed a portion of their earnings to UI (now called EI). Welfare rolls have been slashed by… Read more about this item Item Price
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McClelland & Stewart, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Canadian politicians have, from time to time, proclaimed a war against poverty. What they are really prosecuting, however, is a war against the poor. Unemployment benefits are routinely denied to people who, over the course of a lifetime, have contributed a… Read more about this item Item Price
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McClelland & Stewart, 1999-11-13. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. Signed and personally inscribed by Mel Hurtig on the FFEP.....this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.....light wear to the edges of the dust cover Item Price
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Toronto, Canada: McClelland & Stewart Limited, 1999. First printing. Signed by author on title page. Lightly bumped at ends of spine, 1/8 inch tear at head of spine, smudge (1/4 inch) on front lower edge, pencil erasure mark on ffep, else very good. DJ fine. Protected in mylar sleeve.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item Item Price
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