Book Event: Peter Mansbridge on How Canada Works The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive

Join us on Tuesday, January 16, as Peter Mansbridge, celebrated broadcaster and Munk School Distinguished Fellow, discusses his latest book How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive, with Munk School Director Peter Loewen.

 

In this latest collection of personal stories, Peter Mansbridge and former CBC producer Mark Bulgutch shine a light on the everyday jobs that keep our nation running and the inspiring people who perform them with empathy and kindness.

 

Meet the high school principal in British Columbia who is mentoring the next generation. Hear from the chief of the Neskantaga First Nation in northern Ontario, who sacrifices his personal time to fight for better resources for his community, which has had a boil water advisory since the mid-1990s. From the air traffic controller who ensures people get to where they need to go, to the midwife in Saskatchewan who guides families through pregnancy and the birthing process, these are the jobs that connect Canadians on both a logistical and personal level.

 

Though Canada is still very much a work in progress, this enlightening book celebrates how we are greater than the sum of our parts by championing the people that make our country great.

 

About the Author

 

Peter Mansbridge is one of Canada’s most respected and recognizable figures.  For five decades, including 30 years as anchor of CBC’s The National, Mansbridge guided Canadians through the political, economic, and cultural events that have shaped the country. 

 

Known for his trademark voice and unflappable on-screen presence, Mansbridge has received over a dozen national awards for broadcast excellence, including a lifetime achievement award from the Academy of Canadian Screen and Television where his acceptance speech gave a passionate defence of good journalism and the principle it stands for: the truth. 

 

Away from the news desk, he has been recognized by leading universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and, of course, Canada. He has received 13 honorary doctorates, he’s been a Fellow at Yale, has lectured at Oxford, and has just finished two terms as Chancellor of Mount Allison University.  Mansbridge is the author of three national best sellers – One on One (2009), Extraordinary Canadians (2020), and Off the Record (2021) and has a fourth book, How Canada Works, was released in November of 2023. He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and is an Officer of the Order of Canada—the country’s highest civilian honour.