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When a retired actor who frequents a city park is purported to be transitioning from man to deer, municipal authorities in St. Johns, Newfoundland, find themselves confronted by an exasperatingly difficult problem. Complications mount as advocates, bureaucrats, police, and local politicians try to corral the situation, which escalates into an even bigger problem after the story blows up on Facebook. Leading the charge is the mayor himself. A former professional hockey player and local hero, Mayor Matt Olford is juggling a number of personal challenges on top of his citys man-deer problem: his wife has become a born-again Christian and hes found himself attracted to one of his colleagues at City Hall. When the Prime Ministers office calls to ask if hell run as a Conservative in the next federal election, Mayor Olford finds himself at a crossroads: Surrender his political values or remain as the sole voice of reason on the increasingly ineffective city council? Hilariously sending up the drama and dysfunction of local politics, overzealous rights activists, and perils of contemporary social media, Today I Learned It Was You is another bitingly brilliant comic novel from one of Canadas funniest and most astute literary talents.
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