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Not a Puppet: Memoir

Not a Puppet: Memoir

Manera, Tony

Paperback

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ISBN13: 9798190702286
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 1 2026
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Born in wartime Sicily in 1940, Tony Manera's life took him from poverty and immigration to the highest ranks of Canadian

public life. In these deeply personal memoirs, he recounts an extraordinary journey from his early years in Italy, to

adolescence in Montreal, to academic and professional success in the United States and Canada, and ultimately to his

appointment as President of CBC/Radio. Canada.But this is more than the story of one man's rise. It is also the story of a country tested by division. As a young immigrant in

Montreal, Manera witnessed the emergence of Quebec's sovereignty movement at ground level. Over the decades, as he

built a career as a waiter, technician, engineer, professor, dean, and college president, he continued to follow the forces

reshaping Canada. By the time he joined CBC/Radio-Canada in 1985, he had developed a rare understanding of the

country's regional tensions, linguistic solitudes, and political fault lines.

That experience would prove crucial. Appointed president of Canada's public broadcaster in 1993, Manera found himself at

the centre of one of the most dangerous moments in modern Canadian history: the period leading up to the 1995 Quebec

referendum. In these pages, he reveals the pressures, conflicts, and high-stakes decisions behind the scenes-decisions

that, in his view, could have influenced the fate of the country itself. He also confronts a question that remains urgent

today: how can public broadcasting remain independent when governments seek to influence appointments, budgets, and

journalism?

Rich in political insight, historical reflection, and personal anecdote, these memoirs offer a rare insider's account of Canada

at a turning point. At a time when national unity, regional alienation, and the future of public institutions are once again

under debate, Tony Manera's story is both a gripping personal narrative and a timely warning from history.

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