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A review by melhara
"Indian" in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power by Jody Wilson-Raybould
2.0
Right from the prologue, this book dives into the SNC-Lavalin affair, exposes Trudeau's poor leadership, and criticizes the Canadian government.
There were certain aspects of this book that I enjoyed, including learning about the differences between Indigenous and mainstream politics. While it was certainly interesting to read Wilson-Raybould's perspective on Canadian governance from the viewpoint of an Indigenous person who grew up with Indigenous politics, this book was kind of a mess.
This book was both repetitive and all over the place. It bounced back and forth between the SNC-Lavalin affair to Wilson-Raybould's other political experiences, and back to SNC-Lavalin. The book also expects readers to already have a good understanding of recent Canadian politics, the Indian Act, the Idle No More Movement, and most importantly (as it makes up the bulk of this book), the SNC-Lavalin affair before reading this book. It would have been beneficial if background information was provided for readers first, before taking a deep dive into the details of the matter.
There were certain aspects of this book that I enjoyed, including learning about the differences between Indigenous and mainstream politics. While it was certainly interesting to read Wilson-Raybould's perspective on Canadian governance from the viewpoint of an Indigenous person who grew up with Indigenous politics, this book was kind of a mess.
This book was both repetitive and all over the place. It bounced back and forth between the SNC-Lavalin affair to Wilson-Raybould's other political experiences, and back to SNC-Lavalin. The book also expects readers to already have a good understanding of recent Canadian politics, the Indian Act, the Idle No More Movement, and most importantly (as it makes up the bulk of this book), the SNC-Lavalin affair before reading this book. It would have been beneficial if background information was provided for readers first, before taking a deep dive into the details of the matter.