Shaped by immigration and demographics, our hub cities demonstrate what’s best about Canada: our commitment to education, tolerance, culture, and innovation. Since the early 1990s, however, troubling trends have threatened to undermine our much-envied quality of life. In The New City, award-winning urban affairs writer John Lorinc offers a compelling vision of how to make Canada’s metropolitan centres sustainable, livable, and competitive. Incisive and broad-ranging, this is a timely reminder that all Canadians must confront urban issues if the country is to succeed in the tumultuous economy of the 21st century.

“Writing at a seminal moment in the growing debate about the role of Canada’s big cities, Toronto journalist John Lorinc makes a strong case for the inevitable primacy of urban issues ... An important, well-researched book.”—The Globe & Mail

Length: 366 pp
Setting: Canada
Period: contemporary



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John Lorinc is a regular contributor to Toronto Life, Saturday Night, and The Globe and Mail focussing on politics, business, publishing, public policy, and urban affairs. His book Opportunity Knocks: The Truth About Canada’s Franchise Industry was a finalist for the National Business book Award. He has won the gold award in the politics category of the National Magazine Awards and received other citations for his work, including the Kenneth R.Wilson award for business journalism.