5 books shortlisted for the $60K Donner Prize for best Canadian public policy book
Books about policy failures, judicial power and the pandemic are among the 2024 finalists.
Five books covering a range of topics, from corporate governance to intimate partner violence, have been shortlisted for the 2024 Donner Prize.
The $60,000 award, founded in 1998, recognizes the best public policy book by a Canadian.
The other shortlisted titles also receive $7,500 each.
"The aim of the Donner Prize is to spotlight books advancing a thoughtful perspective on policy issues facing our society and governments today, and to be a catalyst for debate on these matters among policymakers and the public," said chair of the Donner Canadian Foundation, Gregory Belton, in a press statement.
"These books all contribute to the national debate of headline issues. We thank the jury for bringing these books to our attention."
The list is as follows:
- Fiscal Choices by Michael M. Atkinson and Haizhen Mou
- And Sometimes They Kill You by Pamela Cross
- Constraining the Court by James B. Kelly
- Seized by Uncertainty by Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore and Brianna Wolfe
- Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance by Bryce C. Tingle
The 2024 Donner Prize finalists were chosen from books published during the calendar year by a jury of six members. André Beaulieu chaired the jury, which was comprised of Neil Desai, Jack Mintz, Maureen O'Neil, Antonia Maioni and Fred Wien.
"We debated books that deal with critical policy concerns, along with the books' ability to outline the challenges and to deliver concrete policy recommendations, while remaining accessible to an interested reader," said André Beaulieu in a statement.
The winner will be announced on May 15, 2025 in Toronto.
The 2023 Donner Prize was awarded to International lawyer Michael Byers and astrophysicist Aaron Boley for their book Who Owns Outer Space?.
