A New Endeavour: Selected Political Essays, Letters, and Addresses

Articulate, thoughtful, resonant with integrity, these writings F.R. Scott express the political convictions of one of Canada's most respected intellectuals. The collection spans four decades of outspoken opinion on the political issues that were dear to Scott's heart: the advocacy of socialism, civil rights, Quebec politics, labour rights, social justice, and the political destiny of Canada. Presented in chronological order, the writings include letters to the editor of the Montreal Gazette, speeches, magazine articles from Canadian Forum and Saturday Night, and letters to such political colleagues as David Lewis and J.S. Woodworth.

Scott played many roles in Canadian intellectual life: as a teacher, lawyer, social activist, and poet, he was one of Canada's most skilful communicators. The clarity of his prose and the depth of conviction behind it created a powerful vehicle for his ideas on the political and social issues of his day.

FRANK R. SCOTT -- law teacher, poet, politician, and author -- was born in Quebec and received his early education in that city. He holds the degrees of B.A. (Bishop's and Oxon.), B.Litt. (Oxon.), and B.C.L.(McGill). He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He has been on the staff of McGill Unviersity since 1928, where he is now Macdonald Professor of Law. Professor Scott is the author of a number of books on Canadian politics and and foreign affairs, and of three volumes of poems. He has edited two anthologies of poetry, and contributed numerous articles on the Canadian constitution and foreign affairs. He is a prominent member of the C.C.F. Party, and has been resonsible for drafting party platforms and directing much of the party's policy.