Edgy and thought-provoking, Left Out takes aim at the NDP, Saskatchewan’s natural governing party since the 1940s. Outspoken broadcaster and writer John Gormley pulls no punches in an entertaining and informative account of Saskatchewan politics that is both a lament and a challenge he issues to a new generation of voters. From the hundreds of thousands of people who “ed the province to Saskatchewan’s decline in in?uence, Gormley pins this and more on successive NDP governments, particularly the Calvert NDP of the early 2000s. With a keen political insider’s eye, Gormley analyzes the elections of 2003 and 2007, Saskatchewan’s “nances and nearly a dozen political scandals which rocked the province in the early 2000s. The book also features an engaging and funny prescription for “xing Saskatchewan’s historic bad attitude and leaves no one unscathed, from powerful union leaders to a business community that often allows its own victimization at the hands of the political left. Left Out challenges all of us to re-engage in politics for the sake of our Saskatchewan.

Opinionated, informed, sometimes infuriating, always entertaining, John Gormley takes no prisoners as host of Saskatchewan’s top-rated radio talk show. John Gormley Live is heard weekday mornings on Rawlco Radio’s News Talk 650 CKOM in Saskatoon and on News Talk 980 CJME in Regina.The Gormley Papers is John’s second book, and is based on excerpts from more than a decade of columns he writes weekly for Post Media which appear in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina’s Leader Post.A lawyer and Queen’s Counsel, John is a former Saskatchewan member of Parliament and a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. He’s been recognized by Saskatchewan Business magazine as one of Saskatchewan’s most influential people. He’s been a lecturer in political studies at the U of S and is a sought after convention speaker on a range of subjects from politics to pop culture.His first book, Left Out: Saskatchewan’s NDP & the Relentless Pursuit of Mediocrity, became a Canadian best seller in its first 40 days in the marketplace, and has sold nearly 10,000 copies.

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Suzanne Paschall has written and published everything from annual reports and brochures to newspaper and magazine articles; and from short stories to original music, but this is her first book. She has a long-standing interest in entrepreneurism, having started and run several businesses, including her current company, Paschall Arts, which has for 14 years promoted the use of creative arts in business, and business in the creative arts. An American by birth, she earned a journalism degree from Kansas State University, after which she pursued freelance writing, advertising and public relations work in New York City, moving to Canada in 1983. She worked in public relations, and as PR director at McMaster University and the University of Saskatchewan for a total of 14 years before starting her own business. She has a master's degree in adult education with a specialty in workplace learning from the University of Calgary, and her thesis explored how a group of women entrepreneurs in rural Saskatchewan experimented with a South African model of collaborative individualism to help economically rejuvenate their communities. She has lived half her life in the U.S.A. and half in Canada, but considers herself a citizen of the world. When Suzanne moved to the province 19 years ago, she immediately felt the cultural kinship between Kansas and Saskatchewan. She feels privileged to call the beautiful, wild and wise Canadian prairie soil "home".

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John Gormley is the type of person who is ingenuous.

Leader the Saskatchewan NDP

Left Out is a rant that merits attention…it resonates not only with the large Saskatchewan audience that listens to John Gormley's show, but also with a substantial percentage of the rest of the province's population. It provides interesting insights into some important facets of Saskatchewan's political culture, public philosophies, politics, political parties and politicians.

Some will be gladdened and others will be galled by the book…but it's doubtful that anyone who knows the author or the partisan political machinations of Saskatchewan will be bored by it.

Professor of Political Science, University of Saskatchewan

John lies. And he's disingenuous.

Leader the Saskatchewan NDP

Shame, shame on him. He's disturbing the community again…and he'd better leave the time alone, too.

Shame Lady

…a potent piece of political history and a must read. It's a powerful call to action and a reminder for both the governed and those who seek to lead them - that playing small serves no one. This is the story of Saskatchewan becoming a place where hope really does beat fear and where today, any party that claims moral superiority rather than a better idea does so at its peril.

Senator Pamela Wallin

The Saskatchewan spirit can be summed up in one man - John Gormley, the undisputed voice of the province, broadcaster, entertainer, teacher and a helluva story-teller. Gormley's love for the province shines through his radio show, as he turns the entire province into his own coffee shop, sharing his opinions and hearing from his neighbours. What a guy.

political commentator, bestselling author of Shakedown