Are Billionaires Dangerous?
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Are Billionaires Dangerous?


November 10, 2010


U of T students will open the evening with a free formal debate on the resolution “Be it resolved that billionaires are a menace to society” followed by an address by writer Linda McQuaig, currently a columnist at the Toronto Star, on the themes of her recent book The Trouble with Billionaires. Free refreshments and snacks will be served.

Linda McQuaig has won a national reputation for taking on the Establishment. The National Post called McQuaig, a columnist for the Toronto Star and the author of seven nationally bestselling books on politics and economics, “Canada’s Michael Moore.” Career highlights include winning a National Newspaper Award for a series of Globe and Mail articles which sparked a public inquiry into the activities of political lobbyist Patti Starr, eventually leading to Starr’s imprisonment, and two Maclean’s cover stories probing the questionable business dealings of Conrad Black, who subsequently told the CBC that she should have been “horsewhipped” for the stories. Her latest book, The Trouble with Billionaires, written with tax professor Neil Brooks, shows how the rise of an exceptionally wealthy new elite has
far-reaching negative consequences for society.

Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Hart House, University of Toronto
Location: 7 Hart House Circle Toronto, ON
Website: http://harthouse.ca/student-engagement/billionaires
For information contact: Program Coordinator Jenifer Newcombe (416) 946-8391, Communications Directo
Categories: Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

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