The Balsillie Prize for Public Policy is an annual Canadian literary award, presented to honour the year's best non-fiction work on public policy issues.[1] Created in 2021, the award is presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada, and sponsored by technology investor Jim Balsillie.[2]
Nominees and recipients
edit| Year | Author | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dan Breznitz | Innovation in Real Places: Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World | [3] |
| Gregor Craigie | On Borrowed Time: North America's Next Big Quake | ||
| André Picard | Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic | ||
| Jody Wilson-Raybould | Indian in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power | ||
| 2022 | John Lorinc | Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias | [4] |
| Jean Marmoreo, Johanna Schneller | The Last Doctor: Lessons in Living from the Front Lines of Medical Assistance in Dying | [5] | |
| Kent Roach | Canadian Policing: Why and How It Must Change | ||
| Vaclav Smil | How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going | ||
| Kim Stanton | Reconciling Truths: Reimagining Public Inquiries in Canada | ||
| 2023 | David R. Samson | Our Tribal Future: How to Channel Our Foundational Human Instincts into a Force for Good | [6] |
| Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb | Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence | [7] | |
| Michelle Good | Truth Telling: Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada | ||
| Ryan Manucha | Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada's Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade | ||
| Max Wyman | The Compassionate Imagination: How the Arts Are Central to a Functioning Democracy | ||
| 2024 | Gregor Craigie | Our Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada's Housing Crisis | [8] |
| Christopher Pollon | Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World's Most Vulnerable Places | ||
| M. G. Vassanji | Nowhere, Exactly: On Identity and Belonging | ||
| Wendy H. Wong | We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jim Balsillie backs new Writers’ Trust prize for public-policy books". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Writers' Trust of Canada announces new $60K award for best Canadian book on public policy". CBC Books. February 17, 2021.
- ^ Vicky Qiao, "Toronto scholar Dan Breznitz wins inaugural $60K Balsillie Prize for best Canadian public policy book". CBC Books, November 24, 2021.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "John Lorinc wins $60,000 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy". Quill & Quire, November 29, 2022.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Finalists named for 2022 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy". Quill & Quire, September 28, 2022.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "David R. Samson wins 2023 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy". Quill & Quire, November 28, 2023.
- ^ Talia Kliot, "Canada Reads winner Michelle Good finalist for $60K Balsillie Prize for best public policy book". CBC Books, October 4, 2023.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Finalists announced for 2024 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy". Quill & Quire, October 2, 2024.
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