Authors
Jamie Swift
Born in Montreal and educated at McGill University, Jamie Swift has been a writer-journalist for more than twenty years. Specializing in in–depth analyses of social, political and economic issues, he is the author of numerous books, including Hydro: The Decline and Fall of Ontario’s Electric Empire, Odd Man Out: The Life and Times of Eric Kierans, and Wheel of Fortune: Work and Life in the Age of Falling Expectations.
In his last release, Persistent Poverty: Voices From the Margins (co-written with Brice Balmer and Mira Dineen) Jamie gives voice to our most vulnerable neighbours–people marginalized by joblessness, disability, poverty level wages, and mental illness.
Jamie’s forthcoming book, due in 2012 and co-written with Queen’s historian Ian McKay, is Warrior Nation? Rebranding Canada in a Fearful Age. An insightful analysis of the militarization of our country’s history and social fabric, it challenges our easy assumptions about courage, power, and heroism.
The recipient of a Michener Fellowship for Public Service Journalism, Jamie lives in Kingston, where he works on social justice issues for the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul.
Photo Credit: Phillip Street
