Other books by Bob Plamondon

Hay West: A Story of Canadians Helpng Canadians tells the story of how a few small-scale local farmers with big hearts and big dreams captured the attention of a nation and gave hope to those in despair. Hay West was the farmer led initiative that delivered 30,000 tonnes of donated hay by rail and truck to Western farmers in 2002 suffering from the worst drought in 133 years. The book tells a story of hope and nation-building. It takes readers through four months of determination, hard work and good humour. This is a story about what is good about Canada and Canadians, and especially Canadian farmers. Canada continues to be inspired by this heart-warming story; a story that shows Canadians can work together to overcome our problems by applying generosity, compassion, goodwill, determination and hard work. Beyond nation building, the story also profiles some of the many on-going struggles faced by Canadian farmers to survive. We can all learn from our farmers and the ability to endure and cope.The book is available at chapters.ca (keyword "Plamondon") or Amazon.ca http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/item/books-978088995315/0889953155/Hay+West?ref=Search+Books%3a+
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Transforming Health Research in Canada: The Making of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research tells the fascinating story of how this $700 million organization was created. Published by the Public Policy Forum, the booklet delves into the interplay among the many individuals and stakeholder groups that led not only to the creation of CIHR but also to the government’s decision to invest substantially more funding in health research in Canada. The evolution of new power structures in a competitive field like health research, and promise of new funding, invoked a heated debate and required new approaches to problem solving. The report is available at: http://www.ppforum.ca/common/assets/publications/en/ow_p_04_2002a.pdf

Information about Bob Plamondon's work public policy work can be viewed at http://plamondon.blogspot.com/