<p>&#8220;Caucus Confidential in Stephen Harper&#8217;s Ottawa,&#8221; by Garth Turner</p> <p>Garth Turner was a freshly-elected Member of Parliament when he was dooced&#8230; the first politician in Canada – possibly the world – to be fired for his web site. For the unacceptably honest and blunt opinions that appeared on his site – especially those critical of colleague Stephen Harper – Turner was threatened by party operatives, stripped of his caucus and party affiliation, reviled, shunned and left for dead. Was his blogging a betrayal? Or the future of a more democratic politics?</p> <p>This is the fascinating, unique and boldly-written first person account of politics at the crossroads – democracy unleashed on the Internet versus a cabal of operators and old-school, backroom manipulators in Stephen Harper’s Ottawa whose task it was to contain, control and mould public opinion. In the two years leading up to the pivotal 2008 federal election, Turner was in a unique position to witness and take part in the battle for the minds of voters, first as a member of Harper’s caucus and then as an observer of Stephane Dion’s leadership as special advisor for the opposition.</p> <p>In this, his first political book, Turner chronicles his experiences in the rising tide of the blogosphere, the dangers and the monumental clash he experienced with he political establishment.</p> 2009-04-13T15:31:07-04:00 sheeple 6196112 Commentary 2009-04-13T15:31:07-04:00 2009-12-18T15:28:48-05:00 Garth Turner "Caucus Confidential in Stephen Harper's Ottawa," by Garth Turner Garth Turner was a freshly-elected Member of Parliament when he was dooced... the first politician in Canada – possibly the world – to be fired for his web site. For the unacceptably honest and blunt opinions that appeared on his site – especially those critical of colleague Stephen Harper – Turner was threatened by party operatives, stripped of his caucus and party affiliation, reviled, shunned and left for dead. Was his blogging a betrayal? Or the future of a more democratic politics? This is the fascinating, unique and boldly-written first person account of politics at the crossroads – democracy unleashed on the Internet versus a cabal of operators and old-school, backroom manipulators in Stephen Harper’s Ottawa whose task it was to contain, control and mould public opinion. In the two years leading up to the pivotal 2008 federal election, Turner was in a unique position to witness and take part in the battle for the minds of voters, first as a member of Harper’s caucus and then as an observer of Stephane Dion’s leadership as special advisor for the opposition. In this, his first political book, Turner chronicles his experiences in the rising tide of the blogosphere, the dangers and the monumental clash he experienced with he political establishment. 2009-04-13T15:31:07-04:00 manual 0 17943882 deny 1 Default 1 20.00 6196112 true true 2009-04-13T15:35:39-04:00 2009-04-13T15:31:07-04:00 12121552 1 6196112 2009-04-13T15:35:39-04:00 http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0025/7592/products/picture2.png?1268025223 Title