Recommended reading: King John of Canada

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](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/41Ivrjp7G3L._AA240_.jpg) Just finished reading Scott Gardiner’s

King John of Canada.

Set in the not-too-distant future, Gardiner tells the story about how Canada chooses a home-grown monarch to fix the country. It’s a really fun read.

King John solves all of the country’s big problems – Quebec separatists, Aboriginal issues, Canada-U.S. relations, and the Canadian Football League. He even mentions the future of Ottawa’s Rideau Hall – which gets redeveloped as a retirement home for civil servants after King John moves the royal residence to Toronto.

Available at Amazon.ca , chapters.indigo.ca , and your local library . **

Related: ** Ottawa Books Guide