The 2016/2017 shortlist for the Donner Prize, the award recognizing the best public policy book by a Canadian, was announced April 11, 2017 by Kenneth Whyte, Chair of the Donner Canadian Foundation.
Among the five finalists is Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control by Alex Marland (UBC Press), a “detailed, insightful, and thought-provoking examination of government and political communications as conducted under the Harper Conservatives” according to Scott Reid (CTV News political analyst and director of communications for former prime minister Paul Martin).
The Donner Prize “finalists are leading academics and award-winning writers who offer Canadians insight into highly topical subjects, elevating the public policy discourse in our country,” said Whyte in the press release. “Each of these books deserves a wide-readership, and in announcing the shortlist we invite Canadians to join the conversation.”
The winner of this year’s Donner Prize will be announced at an awards ceremony in Toronto on Monday, May 15, 2017.