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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-29 · by Kaitlyn McGrath The Canadian Press
The Writers’ Trust Balsillie Prize for Public Policy has five finalists this year, each focusing on different societal issues through non-fiction books. Among them are Rick Westhead’s examination of hockey culture controversies in Canada, Tim Wu’s critique of tech platforms' economic influence, and Jesse Winter’s reportage on forest fires. Other nominees address national security concerns and the lives of older women. The prize, worth $70,000 for the winner and $7,500 each for runners-up, aims to promote discussions on social, political, economic, and cultural topics.
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The Writers’ Trust Balsillie Prize for Public Policy, an annual $70,000 award recognizing non-fiction books that advance policy discussions on social, political, economic, and cultural topics, has announced its five finalists. The runners-up receive $7,500 each. Among the nominees are Rick Westhead's “We Breed Lions: Confronting Canada’s Troubled Hockey Culture,” which addresses hockey’s issues with sexual assault, hazing, and abuse; Tim Wu's “The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity,” examining tech platforms' power consolidation and technology-driven income inequality; Jesse Winter's “Wild Fire: Dispatches from a Country Ablaze,” exploring Canada’s forest fire crisis; and Dennis Molinaro's “Under Assault: Interference and Espionage in China’s Secret War Against Canada,” detailing Beijing’s five-decade-long efforts to interfere with Canadian political life. The winner will be announced on November 24 in Toronto.
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The annual $70,000 award recognizes non-fiction books that advance policy discussions on social, political, economic and cultural topics.
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Runners-up receive $7,500.
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The finalists include veteran Toronto sports journalist Rick Westhead for “We Breed Lions: Confronting Canada’s Troubled Hockey Culture,” which looks at the sport’s reckoning with allegations of sexual assault, hazing and abuse.
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Also in the running is Toronto-raised tech policy expert Tim Wu for “The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity,” which examines how tech platforms continue to consolidate power and the links between technology and income inequality.
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Vancouver writer and photographer Jesse Winter is nominated for “Wild Fire: Dispatches from a Country Ablaze,” which explores the pressing issue of forest fires in Canada.
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Other contenders include national security expert Dennis Molinaro for “Under Assault: Interference and Espionage in China’s Secret War Against Canada,” which details Beijing’s five-decades-long effort to influence and interfere in Canadian political life, and Toronto Star reporter Moira Welsh for “The Astonishing Lives of Older Women: How to Create Pleasure Over Peril in Peak Longevity” which explores growing older as a woman today.
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A three-person jury selected the five books from 36 titles by 24 publishing imprints.
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The winner will be announced Nov. 24 in Toronto.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 29, 2026.
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