Political 

"He was premier of British Columbia for more than a decade, but Bill Bennett remains an enigma to the people of his province. Now ... Bob Plecas presents a fascinating insider's account of the former premier's public life." "Using a wealth of anecdotes taken from interviews with Bill Bennett, his former ministers and senior officials, Bill Bennett: A Mandarin's View reveals how Bennett set out to defeat Dave Barrett's NDP government and bring modern government to B.C., how his government endured the inevitable scnadals--remember "Gracie's finger"?--and how it agonized over Clifford Olsen's crimes." "Never before has a mandarin told the stories behind the stories that made the news in B.C. for most of the 1970s and 1980s. Here's an inside-out view of the Summer of Discontent--the Restraint program and Operation Solidarity--as well as a compelling telling of the high-stakes drama of Bennett's duels with Pierre Trudeau. You'll find out too about the man who made his dream of Expo 86 a stunning reality for all of British Columbia. And there's more, much more."--Jacket. 

Genre/Form: Biographies
Biography
Named Person: William R Bennett; W R Bennett; William R Bennett
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Bob Plecas
ISBN: 9781553651772 1553651774 9781553652281 1553652282
OCLC Number: 63124793
Description: 298 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Contents: 1. A wise father does not see everything --
2. A good time or a long time --
3. Born again --
4. Those guys are toast --
5. Steering, not rowing --
6. Work to learn --
7. Faceoff '79 --
8. The best-laid plans --
9. Bringing it home --
10. Tough guy? --
11. Restraint --
12. It ends with Expo.
Responsibility: Bob Plecas.