Insider political views from Patrick Gossage
Former press secretary to Pierre Trudeau, author, blogger, performance coach
Welcome to my Place
Feel free to look around. Lots to entertain you, inform you on Canadian politics, and help you to be a better speaker.
My political insights come from my experiences:
served as Press Secretary with Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau
one of Canada’s most highly respected public relations practitioners
40 years of experience in broadcasting, politics and communications
regular political panelist on CBC Newsworld’s “Politics” with appearances on TVO, BNN, CP24, CBC Television and Radio, Canada AM, AM 640 and Zoomer radio
columnist and book reviewer for the Toronto Star,
The Globe and Mail, Policy Options, and Politics
weekly broadcasts on SiriusXM Canada Talks
Enjoy a good read today!
Close to the Charisma
Close to the Charisma provides first-hand observations of the Trudeau years. Gossage's diary--his impressions of the media people, politicians and backroom operators he worked with every day--provides a remarkable portrait of the period.
“What makes it fun to read is its emotion and honesty” Stevie Cameron, Globe and Mail
The Father Pat Stories
The Father Pat Stories are about a good man’s adventures with God, women, politics, the world, the flesh and even the devil.
“[Gossage's] canoeing scenes are first-rate and as delicately realized as any of Hemingway's shoreline settings. From his canoe, Father Pat stares at a natural world that resonates with the presence of The Divine. It is an association that recalls the work of 19th century British Jesuit poet Gerald Manley Hopkins, who also felt God's presence in as small an object as the beating of a bird's wing.” Toronto Star
Slow Love
Slow Love is a tribute to the power and endurance of both human love and our love for dogs, and the love that they return.
“Good people, good dogs, and lasting love. What more could you ask??” Katherine Govier, Canadian novelist.
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