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Bob Rae

Bob Rae was elected eleven times to the House of Commons and the Ontario legislature between 1978 and 2013. He was Ontario’s 21st Premier from 1990 to 1995, and served as interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2011 to 2013. He is working now as a lawyer, negotiator, mediator, and arbitrator, with a particular focus on first nations, aboriginal, and governance issues. He also teaches at the University of Toronto School of Governance and Public Policy, and is a widely respected writer and commentator.

An author of four books and many studies and reports, Bob Rae is a Privy Councillor, an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario, and has numerous awards and honorary degrees from institutions in Canada and around the world. Bob is married to Arlene Perly Rae, a writer and speaker, and they have three children. They live in Toronto.

Books by Bob Rae

The Symons Medal: La médaille Symons

Twenty Years of Reflection on an Evolving Canada: Vingt ans de réflexion sur le Canada, un pays en évolution

by (author) Harvey Sawler
introduction by Bob Rae

Bob Rae - Learning from the Past, Imagining the Future - Apprendre du passé, façonner l’avenir

Reflections from a Political Life - Réflexions sur une vie politique

by (author) Bob Rae
introduction by Steve Bellamy & Dennis King

What's Happened to Politics?

by (author) Bob Rae

Frank Underhill and the Politics of Ideas

by (author) Kenneth C. Dewar
foreword by Bob Rae

Doing the Continental

A New Canadian-American Relationship

by (author) David Dyment
foreword by Bob Rae

From Protest to Power

Personal Reflections on a Life in Politics

by (author) Bob Rae

The Three Questions

Prosperity and the Public Good

by (author) Bob Rae