Bootstraps Need Boots is a must-read for those who want to find better ways of reducing poverty’s serious effects on people, families and communities. Readers will be drawn to the author’s passionate, often confessional, narrative about his life-long commitment to poverty abatement and the importance of not looking away from those in need.

Mr. Segal has served in the public, private, academic and non-profit sectors for over 40 years, including as a Senator, as a Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Principal of Massey College and as an Associate Cabinet Secretary for federal-provincial relations in Ontario. He is recognized for his commitment to public service and for effecting public policy through his roles within government and academia. Mr. Segal is a Senior Advisor at Aird & Berlis.