ELECTION WATCH

1. Political activist and publisher Mel Hurtig doesn’t mince words in the title of his new book, Stephen Harper: The Arrogant Autocrat Who Has Been Ruining the Country We Love (Douglas & McIntyre).

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2. Former Liberal policy adviser Brooke Jeffrey examines the impact of British and U.S. right-wing conservatives on the prime minister’s political strategies in Dismantling Canada: Stephen Harper’s New Conservative Agenda (McGill-Queen’s University Press).

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3. Jeff Rubin’s The Carbon Bubble: What Happens to Us When It Bursts (Random House Canada) is a positive look beyond Harper’s energy-focused policies in search of future economic solutions.

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4. For some Red voters, Greg Donaghy’s Grit: The Life and Politics of Paul Martin Sr. (UBC Press) will harken back to the good ol’ days of Liberal power.