CANADIAN POLITICAL BABBLE: A CYNIC'S DICTIONARY OF POLITICAL JARGON Olive, David Rexdale, John Wiley & Sons Canada, 1993. 242pp, cloth, $18.95, ISBN 0-471-6 4078-6, CIP Subject Headings: Politicians-Canada-Quotations. Canada-Politics and government-Humour. Canada-Politics and government-Terminology. Adult Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman Volume 22 Number 1 1994 January / February We tend to believe that, except for Sir John A. Macdonald and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canadian politicians are not worth quoting. With this collection of quotes by Canadian politicians David Olive has changed this conception forever. Olive gathered and arranged over 600 quotes from some of Canada's leading and not-so-famous politicians, just in time for the 1993 federal election. With the election over, the following quote by Dalton Camp on elections is particularly ironic: "ln my experience governments are not defeated. They must grab themselves by their own lapels and hurl themselves from office." Barry Blitt, who is a political cartoonist, adds a number of light-hearted illustrations that provide additional humour. This is a fun book that will provide readers many amusing moments, especially between elections. This collection of Canadian political rhetoric, intended for adults, is recommended for purchase. Marsha Kaiserman is Head of Conferences Cataloguing at the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information in Ottawa, Ontario HOME | TITLES | AUTHORS | MEDIA | AGE/GRADE | FEATURES | DATES The materials in this archive are copyright © The Manitoba Library Association. Reproduction for personal use is permitted only if this copyright notice is maintained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission Copyright information for reviewers Digital Collections / Collections Numérisees cm@umanitoba.ca