Seth Klein was the founding British Columbia director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives for over two decades and has been immersed in climate change and inequality issues for his working life. He is currently an adjunct professor in urban studies at Simon Fraser University and remains a research associate with the CCPA. He lives in Vancouver, B.C.
"One of the great privileges of my life is having Seth Klein as a
brother. Here you will see why. This is the roadmap out of climate
crisis that Canadians have been waiting for. Serious, specific and
madly inspiring, A Good War will fill you with the confidence and
courage required to fight like hell for the future we all deserve."
-- Naomi Klein, activist, journalist and author of This Changes
Everything and The Shock Doctrine
"Pacifists are not known for evoking war-like rhetoric, so it is
one of life's quirks that I first met an 18-year-old Seth Klein as
he toured Canada calling for nuclear disarmament. But, like me, he
sees that the only way for human civilization to survive the
climate emergency is through an 'all hands on deck' approach that
has only been seen in times of war -- or recently in pandemic.
Saving ourselves is a huge challenge. Marshaling the facts, the
hope and the path forward is essential work for which writer and
policy wonk Seth Klein is ideally suited." -- Elizabeth May, MP and
former leader of the Green Party of Canada
"Seth Klein's critically important book tells the climate truth:
our climate emergency needs a WW2-style mobilization. In this
strategic call to action we learn about Canada's impressive war
production, and how we can join the war against climate
devastation. Your children's futures are on every page. Read,
organize, act!" -- Raffi Cavoukian, singer, author and founder of
Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring
"The COVID-19 crisis and Seth Klein's timely book demonstrate
heroic measures that become possible in times of crisis. The
coronavirus crisis is not yet assessable by historians. World War
II presented the West with an existential crisis for which
government institutions, corporations and civil society were
utterly unprepared. Yet in astonishingly rapid order, society,
government and industry were united in resolve and enabled
unprecedented government action and leadership. Read this inspiring
book to realize giving up is not an option and 'can't be done' is
not an excuse." -- David Suzuki
"This is an important book, exactly what we need right now. Seth
does more than set out the urgency of our climate challenge, he
draws a careful study of Canada's extraordinary and rapid
transformation during WW2 to give us a battle plan to address it.
Big change is possible, he reminds us. We have done it before.
Seth's book combines urgency and optimism, ambition and clear-eyed
understanding of the obstacles to change. It should become an
essential resource for policy makers but also for all of us who
want to be part of the solution. It is also an excellent and
inspiring read." -- Alex Himelfarb, former clerk of the Privy
Council and professor of sociology
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