The Balsillie Prize for Public Policy is an annual Canadian literary award, presented to honour the year's best non-fiction work on public policy issues."Jim Balsillie backs new Writers’ Trust prize for public-policy books". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 2021. Created in 2021, the award is presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada, and sponsored by technology investor Jim Balsillie.

Nominees and recipients Year Author Title Ref 2021 Dan Breznitz Innovation in Real Places: Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World Vicky Qiao, "Toronto scholar Dan Breznitz wins inaugural $60K Balsillie Prize for best Canadian public policy book". CBC Books, November 24, 2021. Gregor Craigie On Borrowed Time: North America's Next Big Quake André Picard Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic Jody Wilson-Raybould Indian in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power 2022 John Lorinc Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias Cassandra Drudi, "John Lorinc wins $60,000 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy". Quill & Quire, November 29, 2022. Jean Marmoreo, Johanna Schneller The Last Doctor: Lessons in Living from the Front Lines of Medical Assistance in Dying Cassandra Drudi, "Finalists named for 2022 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy". Quill & Quire, September 28, 2022. Kent Roach Canadian Policing: Why and How It Must Change Vaclav Smil How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going Kim Stanton Reconciling Truths: Reimagining Public Inquiries in Canada 2023 David R. Samson Our Tribal Future: How to Channel Our Foundational Human Instincts into a Force for Good Cassandra Drudi, "David R. Samson wins 2023 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy". Quill & Quire, November 28, 2023. Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence Talia Kliot, "Canada Reads winner Michelle Good finalist for $60K Balsillie Prize for best public policy book". CBC Books, October 4, 2023. Michelle Good Truth Telling: Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada Ryan Manucha Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada's Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade Max Wyman The Compassionate Imagination: How the Arts Are Central to a Functioning Democracy 2024 Wendy H. Wong We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age Brad Wheeler, "Wendy H. Wong wins 2024 Balsillie Prize for her book We, The Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age". The Globe and Mail, November 26, 2024. Gregor Craigie Our Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada's Housing Crisis Cassandra Drudi, "Finalists announced for 2024 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy". Quill & Quire, October 2, 2024. Christopher Pollon Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World's Most Vulnerable Places M. G. Vassanji Nowhere, Exactly: On Identity and Belonging 2025 Vince Beiser Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future Brad Wheeler, "Journalist Vince Beiser wins the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy". The Globe and Mail, November 25, 2025. Vass Bednar, Denise Hearn The Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets and Harm Canadians "Finalists announced for 2025 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy". CBC Books, October 1, 2025. Pamela Cross And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence Stephen J. A. Ward Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy

See also Donner Prize

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