The Best Laid Plans

A satire on Canadian politics, especially the modern Ottawa version, The Best Laid Plans follows a burnt-out political aide who quits just before an election – but is forced to run a hopeless campaign on the way out. Feeling stuck in his situation, he makes an unforgettable deal with an old engineering professor to let his name stand in the election. After a great scandal blows away his opponent, however, the professor is elected. With sex in the hallowed halls of Parliament, caucus manipulation, melon-throwing violence, chessboard battles, and the love of a good woman thrown in, this very funny book has something for everyone.