Reconciling Truths: Reimagining Public Inquiries in Canada (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780774866668)

A forthright analysis of the factors that limit the effectiveness of public inquiries.

Reconciling Truths traces the contested goals and legacies of public inquiries such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. After generating discussion and recommendations, these formal efforts to name the violence of settler colonialism can fail to directly affect policy change. Kim Stanton provides an in-depth analysis of factors that hamper a commission's ability to achieve its mandate, with practical advice on leadership, process, and how to make future recommendations heard. Acknowledging the risks inherent in their use, Stanton nevertheless contends that inquiries create necessary opportunities to shift public attitudes, a vital first step in the battle for policy change.


Author: Kim Stanton
ISBN-10: 0774866667
ISBN-13: 9780774866668
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2022
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.87d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2023