Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould’s books available at UM Libraries

Check out bestselling books by 2024 Knight Lecture speaker

March 4, 2024 —

The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould has been called a champion for those who want to make a difference. The former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada is UM’s 2024 Knight Lecture speaker, and has written three bestselling books – all of which are now available for short-term loan at UM Libraries.

The books include the political memoir “Indian” in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power, which was a finalist for The Writers’ Trust Balsillie Prize for Public Policy and the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing; From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada; and, her most recent, True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force For Change.

Borrow Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould’s bestselling books:

Wilson-Raybould is an author, lawyer, advocate and leader among Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. She is also the first woman to be elected as an Independent Member of Parliament. Learn more about the 2024 Knight Lecture, which takes place March 7.

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