The Mouse Who Poked an Elephant

by Mark Piper

The year is 2019. The Trimp administration has been in power in the US for two years, and Canadian Prime Minister Dustin Trudel is up for re-election. But there’s a new smoke show in town, and his name is Elijah. Elijah—just like Cher, Bono and Jesus—goes by one name only. He’s hip, funny, black, bisexual, trilingual and dangerously handsome…in other words, Elijah is a Canadian demographer’s wet dream. The enormously popular CBC talk show host wants Trudel’s job, but only so that he can give the power back to the people. His newly formed political party, the Independent People’s Party, is quickly gaining traction across the country, but Elijah’s radical views on how to improve life for all Canadians (and all denizens of this planet), don’t sit well with everyone—least of all, US President Donald J. Trimp. When Elijah and the IPP win the election by a landslide majority, the newly minted PM makes some very pointed demands of “The Donald,” who doesn’t take to getting orders from anybody, especially not “a real punk and a big loser” like the Canadian prime minister. One part hilarious and three parts terrifying, this thoughtprovoking work of “speculative political fiction,” will have you laughing your pants off one minute while scaring the living (bleep) out of you the next.

244 pages, Hardcover

Published April 25, 2017

About the author

The author’s early years were spent in three small but beautiful Southern Ontario communities: Paris, Huntsville and Springfield. As a teenager Mark survived (more or less) by working (more or less) as a : gravedigger, farmassist, greenskeeper, construction labourer, tree planter and bartender.

At the age of 20 – seeking some direction, adventure and hoping to stay out of trouble – Mark joined the Royal Canadian Navy. Over a 33 year career, the author was promoted through the ranks to Chief Petty Officer First Class, and then Commissioned From the Ranks to serve as a Logistics Officer. Mark served proudly in seven Ships, on various multinational deployments at sea, and on peacekeeping tours in Israel and Afghanistan.

While stationed in Halifax, he met his wife Elaine. They were married in 1986 and have 2 grown sons. Credit for any semblance of sanity or logical behavior exhibited by the author since 1986 is due entirely to the influence of the authors wife and children.

Mark and Elaine live in Dartmouth and Lake Charlotte Nova Scotia. They love to travel, so if you are planning to visit, or if he owes you money, give them a heads up.

Reviews

[Mark Piper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laugh out loud hilarious. Do not read this book if you:
like Donald Trump;
are a lawyer for an oil company;
are a climate change denier;
or own more than 2 rapid fire automatic assault weapons.
But if that's not you- then read away. This book has hockey socks full of great ideas to save our planet for future generations- politically, environmentally, economically....It's a novel of speculative fiction set in the near future. It's about Canada / US relations- and it's filled with hope, optimism and dark humor.
When you finish laughing- you will then begin to realize- many points the author makes would work: we just need to find the courage to change.