At a Loss for Words
Civics & Citizenship
Carol Off
This instant #1 national bestseller by award-winning Canadian journalist Carol Off scrutinises how six once fundamental words—democracy, freedom, truth, woke, choice and taxes—have been distorted for political gain. Drawing on 15 years at CBC Radio’s As It Happens and over 25,000 interviews, Off examines how language shapes civil society and underpins shared values. Praised by Tanya Talaga and General Roméo Dallaire as a thoughtful, searing exploration of the power of words, the book serves as both an elegy for lost meanings and a call to reclaim language’s role in Canadian public discourse.
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