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Ottawa Launch
JUNE 26 2008: We held a most excellent book launch in Ottawa on June 23 at the National Arts Centre. Many thanks to the good folks at the CCPA for handling all the logistics. Good crowd (75 people), good food, good wine. I warned everyone that, just like the Salvation Army, the audience had to be prepared to hear the sermon before they got the free meal. However, at least the Sally Ann gives its clients chairs to sit in! (I, on the other hand, made most of my audience stand up for 45 minutes of haranguing.) Left-wing luminaries Maude Barlow (who already provided a lovely "blurb" for the book - see here), Mel Watkins, Tony Clarke; a few reporters; and lots of good friends filled out the crowd. Trivia quiz: There was one person from the Bank of Canada, and one card-carrying Conservative, in the room. A free signed copy of Economics for Everyone goes to the person who can guess these two anonymous guests! Send your answers to author@economicsforeveryone.ca.