THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S BUNNY HOP & OTHER REPORTS FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. Gordon, Charles. Toronto, Macmillan, c1985. 170pp, cloth, $17.95, ISBN 0-7715-9688-X. CIP Grades 12 and up Reviewed by Iyvan Michalchyshyn Volume 14 Number 2 1986 March This slight volume, written by Charles Gordon, is his lampooning of that most sacred of Canadian cows, the Ottawa syndrome. Gordon may be familiar to readers as a result of his work for yet another hallowed Canadian institution, Macleans. The book looks at Canada's hot air centre and the many foibles of federal power. Bureaucrats, bilingualism, the press, talk shows, Canada Day, and patronage are just some of the targets for Gordon's sardonic wit. Some composite personalities of the Ottawa environs are the loose frame around which the writer builds his story. Unfortunately, the story is very irregular and only seems to have coherency in the latter stages of the book. I found this tough sledding, although along the way some vignettes were very clever. A reasonable knowledge of the inner wheels of federal bureaucracy will make this book more digestible, but I surmise most people do not live or die by the grinding gears in Ottawa. It is very much an "in" book and regrettably most of Gordon's intent is lost to the average reader. Iyvan Michalchyshyn, Gordon Bell H.S., Winnipeg, Man.