John Ibbitson





John Ibbitson

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John Ibbitson (born 1955 in Gravenhurst, Ontario) is a Canadian writer and journalist. He is currently Ottawa Bureau Chief for The Globe and Mail. He has written three books on Ontario and Canadian politics - Promised Land: Inside the Mike Harris Revolution (1997), Loyal No More: Ontario's Struggle for a Separate Destiny, and The Polite Revolution: Perfecting the Canadian Dream (McClelland & Stewart, 2005).

His latest young-adult novel, "The Landing," was winner of the 2008 Governor General's Award for children's literature. His latest political work, "Open & Shut: Why America Has Barack Obama and Canada Has Stephen Harper" was published in May 2009. It was written while he was in Washington, covering American politics and society f...more


Average rating: 3.19 · 99 ratings · 24 reviews · 12 distinct works
The Landing
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Open and Shut: Why America ...
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Jeremy's War 1812
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The Polite Revolution: Perf...
2.57 of 5 stars 2.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
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Promised Land: Inside The M...
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The Wimp
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The Polite Revolution: Perf...
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Open and Shut: Why America ...
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The Night Hazel Came To Town
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