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Advance Praise for Raw Life:

“Patrick Boyer’s well-known respect for the intelligence of others is on display here. He lets us, in effect, see the raw documents of raw life. The cases here are often troubling but sometimes heartwarming.”

— Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, Q.C.

“Bracebridge, before 1900, was so wild that it required fourteen magistrates or JPs to keep the peace. The bench book of James Boyer, one of few legally trained magistrates in the province pre-1900, provides the focus for this book. The result is a rare glimpse of frontier Muskoka. Introductory chapters by magistrate Boyer’s great-grandson Patrick, himself learned in the law and steeped in Muskoka history, make the lively stories in Raw Life especially informative for anyone interested in Ontario’s justice system.”

— Honourable D.C. Thomas, Muskoka District Judge

“Boyer’s skills as a writer and careful historian are on full display here. We learn about the people of the era as if the author had somehow observed them personally.”

— Edward L. Greenspan, Q.C.

Also By J. Patrick Boyer

Solitary Courage: Mona Winberg and the Triumph over Disability (2010)

Local Library, Global Passport: The Evolution of a Carnegie Library (2008)

A Passion for Justice: How “Vinegar Jim” McRuer Became Canada’s Greatest Law Reformer (revised paperback edition, 2008)

A Man & His Words (2003)

Leading in an Upside-Down Word (contributing editor, 2003)

“Just Trust Us”: The Erosion of Accountability in Canada (2003)

The Leadership Challenge in the 21st Century (2002)

Accountability and Canadian Government (2000)

Boyer’s Ontario Election Law (1996)

A Passion for Justice: The Life and Legacy of J.C. McRuer (hardcover edition, 1994)

Direct Democracy in Canada: The History and Future of Referendums (1992)

The People’s Mandate: Referendums and a More Democratic Canada (1992)

Hands-On Democracy: How You Can Take Part in Canada’s Renewal (1993)

La Democratie pour tous: Le citoyen … artisan du renouveau Canadien (1993)

Local Elections in Canada: The Law Governing Elections of Municipal Councils, School Boards and Other Local Authorities (1988)

Election Law in Canada: The Law and Procedure of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Elections — Vol. I (1987)

Election Law in Canada: The Law and Procedure of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Elections — Vol. II (1987)

Money and Message: The Law Governing Election Financing, Advertising, Broadcasting and Campaigning in Canada (1983)

Lawmaking by the People: Referendums and Plebiscites in Canada (1981)