About the Author

Bob Plamondon, FCA, is one of Canada’s leading public policy specialists, and has taught at three Canadian universities. A veteran political observer and conservative insider, he ran for Parliament in 1988, did a stint in the Tory war room in 1993, was an advisor to Conservative Leaders and a key backroom figure in the 2003 Tory leadership contest.

He is the author of the national bestseller, Hay West: A Story of Canadians Helping Canadians and the Public Policy Forum publication, Transforming Health Research in Canada: The Making of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

He lives in Ottawa with his wife, Marian Coke, and children Nathaniel, Charlotte, Megan, and Michael.

Readers can email Bob at full_circle@sympatico.ca