A New Endeavour : : Selected Political Essays, Letters, and Addresses / / Frank R. Scott; ed. by Michiel Horn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Scott, Frank R. ,
• HerausgeberIn: Horn, Michiel,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (196 p.)

Articulate, thoughtful, resonant with integrity, these writings F.R. Scott express the political convictions of one of Canada's most respected intellectuals. The collection spans four decades of outspoken opinion on the political issues that were dear to Scott's heart: the advocacy of socialism, civil rights, Quebec politics, labour rights, social justice, and the political destiny of Canada. Presented in chronological order, the writings include letters to the editor of the Montreal Gazette, speeches, magazine articles from Canadian Forum and Saturday Night, and letters to such political colleagues as David Lewis and J.S. Woodworth. Scott played many roles in Canadian intellectual life: as a teacher, lawyer, social activist, and poet, he was one of Canada's most skilful communicators. The clarity of his prose and the depth of conviction behind it created a powerful vehicle for his ideas on the political and social issues of his day.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor's Preface -- Author's Preface -- Introduction: Frank Scott's Life in Politics -- I. Letter to the Editor, The Gazette, 1931 -- II. Communists, Senators, and All That -- III. The Future of the Legal Profession -- IV. The Unholy Trinity of Quebec Politics -- V. The Efficiency of Socialism -- VI. French Canadian Nationalism -- VII. Letter to David Lewis, 11 July 1937 -- VIII. Letter to J. S . Woodsworth, 30 November 1938 -- IX. What Kind of Peace Do We Want? -- X. Social Planning and the War -- XI. The Relationship of the White Collar Worker and Unions -- XII. A Decade of the League for Social Reconstruction -- XIII. What Did 'No' Mean? -- XIV. A Note on Canadian War Poetry -- XV. Canadian Federalism and the Provinces: Some Lessons from the War -- XVI. The Montreal Star and the CCF: Another Monopoly at Work -- XVII. Gare aux mots! -- XVIII. Social Medicine -- XIX. The Fundamentals of Socialism -- XX. J.S. Woodsworth: Socialist and Canadian -- XXI. Letter to the Editor, The Gazette, 1956 -- XXII. Letter to David Lewis, 11 October 1959 -- XXIII. What Does Labour Need in a Bill of Rights? -- XXIV. Social Planning and Canadian Federalism -- XXIV. Social Planning and Canadian Federalism -- XXVI. Global Attack on Our Institutions -- XXVII. The War Measures Act in Retrospect -- XXVIII. FHU and the Manifestos -- XXIX. The Rebirth of Democracy