On Property

Nominated for the Heritage Toronto Book Award • Longlisted for the Toronto Book Awards   •   A Globe and Mail Book of the Year   •   A CBC Books Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2021 From plantation rebellion to prison labour's super-exploitation, Walcott examines the relationship between policing and property. That a man can lose his life for passing a fake $20 bill when we know our economies are flush with fake money says something damning about the way we’ve organized society.