Scandal!!

Can$19.95
1-894384-24-5

Author-William Rayner

"The essence of a scandal is its shock value" writes Bill Rayner. This retired west coast political journalist has watched his province reel over the years as B.C.'s politicians and protagonists have kept people shaking their heads in disgust or disbelief.

With the same finely honed pen he used in the acclaimed Premiers in Profile, the good, the bad and the transient Rayner now recalls outrageous dealings from the Pacific Scandal of the 1870s to Glen Clark's Pacificat Fiasco of the year 2000.

Be it high profile stories like "Bingogate" or the lesser known Texada Island and Songhees scandals, all form a part of the B.C. legacy of gong-show politics and public misdeeds.

Entertaining, informative, and a must-read for anyone trying to grasp the quirks of British Columbia, Scandal!! proves that Lotus Land has enough scoundrels to drive anyone to distraction.

After five years in the Canadian Navy, William (Bill) Rayner took up journalism in 1954. He worked for the Globe & Mail, and then the Vancouver Sun for most of his career. He was editor of the Sun's Centennial Edition in 1971 and has written social and political commentary since his retirement in 1988. Bill spends his leisure time playing bad chess and passable Scrabble, and chases tornadoes across the Midwest every spring. He reads three newspapers a day.

5.5 x 8.5, 288 pages, softcover

 

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