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Ezra Levant


Ezra Levant is a lawyer, journalist and political activist. As the publisher of the Western Standard magazine, he was charged by the Government of Alberta for publishing the Danish cartoons of Mohammed. He is a frequent radio talk show guest known for his plain-spoken opinions, and he has written columns for media as diverse as the Calgary Sun and Canadian Lawyer. He has also written four non-fiction books: Youthquake, Fight Kyoto, The War on Fun, and, his most recent book, Shakedown, was a national bestseller. He lives in Calgary.

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Ethical Oil
Written by Ezra Levant

Hardcover | 232 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Political Science
978-0-7710-4641-4 (0-7710-4641-3)

August 17, 2010 | $29.99

(Available August 17, 2010)


Canada's "no. 1 defender of freedom of speech" and the bestselling author of Shakedown makes the timely and provocative case that when it comes to oil, ethics matter just as much as the economy and the environment.

In 2009, Ezra Levant's bestselling book Shakedown revealed the corruption of Canada's human rights commissions...

Also available as an eBook.

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Ethical Oil
Written by Ezra Levant

eBook | 232 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Political Science
978-0-7710-4642-1 (0-7710-4642-1)

August 17, 2010 | $29.99



Canada's "no. 1 defender of freedom of speech" and the bestselling author of Shakedown makes the timely and provocative case that when it comes to oil, ethics matter just as much as the economy and the environment.

In 2009, Ezra Levant's bestselling book Shakedown revealed the corruption of Canada's human rights commissions...

Also available as a hardcover.

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Shakedown
Written by Ezra Levant

Trade Paperback | 240 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Political Science
978-0-7710-4619-3 (0-7710-4619-7)

October 27, 2009 | $18.99



Part memoir, part investigative journalism, this is a shocking and controversial look at the corruption of Canada’s human rights commissions.

“On January 11, 2008, I was summoned to a 90-minute government interrogation. My crime? As the publisher of Western Standard magazine, I had reprinted the Danish cartoons of Mohammed to illustrate a...

Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.

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Shakedown
Written by Ezra Levant

eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Political Science
978-1-55199-340-9 (1-55199-340-6)

May 8, 2009 | $18.99



Part memoir, part investigative journalism, this is a shocking and controversial look at the corruption of Canada’s human rights commissions.

“On January 11, 2008, I was summoned to a 90-minute government interrogation. My crime? As the publisher of Western Standard magazine, I had reprinted the Danish cartoons of Mohammed to illustrate a...

Also available as a hardcover and a trade paperback.

book cover
Shakedown
Written by Ezra Levant

Hardcover | 232 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Political Science
978-0-7710-4618-6 (0-7710-4618-9)

March 24, 2009 | $28.99



Part memoir, part investigative journalism, this is a shocking and controversial look at the corruption of Canada’s human rights commissions.

“On January 11, 2008, I was summoned to a 90-minute government interrogation. My crime? As the publisher of Western Standard magazine, I had reprinted the Danish cartoons of Mohammed to illustrate a...

Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.