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Collected Essays 2008-24, Volume One

Stuart Parker is a fresh and unclassifiable voice on the Canadian scene, who brings great learning, a distinctive perspective, and a vigorous prose style to every topic he touches. He is always worth reading, even when you disagree.- Jack Cunningham, Trinity College, University of TorontoBritish Columbians are notorious for electing the politicians we deserve rather than those we need. Fittingly, Parker's unblemished record of life-long political defeat should endear him to us all as one of the bravest, most principled and insightful political representatives we never had. His insights into the history and culture of British Columbia are forged by his unshakable commitment to civic participation and dogged refusal to stay down when knocked. Through it all, he never stopped writing while fighting and we're gifted with this collection as a result. We ignore it at our peril.- Aaron Ekman, former Secretary Treasurer of the BC Federation of Labour and Chair of the UNBC Board of Governors.Stuart possesses a brave voice of reason alongside the ability to get across esoteric ideas in a captivating manner. He’s not beholden to anything but curiosity and truth. It’s no surprise, then, that his essays span Honey Boo Boo to philosophy to the taboo ideas, like gender, that beckon modern cancellation mobs. His essays are a delight.- Amy Eileen Hamm; Women's rights activist, journalist and free speech advocateRead more

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