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The Remaking of Modern Canada 1960–2025: A New History for the Twenty-First Century Volume Three

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In this third volume, Bryan Palmer continues his sweeping new history of Canada, interweaving the latest research in labour, political, economic and social history. This book covers the profound economic and social changes Canadians have navigated since 1960, including Quebec nationalism, student and labour protests, Indigenous land battles, and the feminist, LGBTQ+ and environmental movements. It concludes with a reflection on the post-Trump global order and Canadian society today. Canada experienced extraordinary growth and reform in this period along with increased opportunities that became possible for many. But these developments took place along with the continuing dispossession of Indigenous peoples and deepening inequality and social injustice for the majority of Canadians, particularly after the 1990s. Yet in the various anticapitalist and anticolonial resistance movements of this era, Palmer points to a possible path forward to a better society and future. Building on the work of scholars who have produced a vast academic literature on a wide range of topics in Canadian history, Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises: The Remaking of Modern Canada 1960–2025 concludes a compelling new history of Canada that reflects the knowledge and values of twenty-first-century Canadians.

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Bryan D. Palmer

Bryan D. Palmer is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. In the fall of 2024, Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500–1890 was published, followed by Capitalism and Colonialism: The Making of Modern Canada 1890—1960 in the spring of 2025. He lives in Warkworth, Ontario.

Chapter	Contributors	Pages	Year	Price
Acknowledgements, Preface, and Notes This chapter includes the author’s acknowledgements, a brief preface, and a note on how the book was conceptualized. By examining the history of Indigenous displacement and settler … View	Bryan D. Palmer	19	2026	$1.90
Introduction This introduction describes the big picture of how Canada’s economy developed over the period from 1960 onwards. Palmer describes how labour’s early postwar gains faded as corporate … View	Bryan D. Palmer	12	2026	$1.20
Capitalism’s Changing Contours, 1960-2000: The Bursting of the Post-War Bubble This chapter covers Canada’s economic history from 1960 to 2000. Palmer describes how trade deals with the U.S. intensified economic integration, favouring foreign (often American) … View	Bryan D. Palmer	8	2026	$0.80
Capital, the State, and the 1960s Appetite for Reform: From Conciliation to Containment This chapter outlines Canadian political and economic history from 1945-1960s. Palmer describes how Liberal governments expanded welfare and the social safety net, and how labour unions expanded, … View	Bryan D. Palmer	12	2026	$1.20
From the Oil Shock to the National Energy Policy: Petro Panic in the 1970s and 1980s This chapter examines postwar Canadian energy policy, including the controverial National Energy Policy of the Pierre Trudeau government and the Alberta resistance. Palmer outlines how … View	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30
Neoliberal Backlash and Capitalist Crime in the 1980s This chapter describes notable developments among Canadian corporations in the 1980s, including some notable failures and scandals. View	Bryan D. Palmer	8	2026	$0.80
Toward Permanent Capitalist Crisis: Job Loss, Ecological Damage, and International Financial Panics, 1970–2000 In this chapter, Palmer highlights deindustrialization and weakening labour unions in 1970s-2000s. Canada lost manufacturing jobs and expderienced growing income and wealth gaps. Resource … View	Bryan D. Palmer	10	2026	$1.00
Protest’s Changing Contours, 1960–2000: Class Struggles and Indigenous Oppositions This chapter provides an overview of the resistance to capitalism and its practices from Indigenous peoples, workers, students and others during the period 1960-2000. Palmer describes how 1960s … View	Bryan D. Palmer	9	2026	$0.90
The Radicalization of the 1960s In this chapter, Palmer explores how Old Left and Communist Party activists adapted to intense ideological shifts and New Left youth activism across Canada. He describes how student organizers … View	Bryan D. Palmer	12	2026	$1.20
The Colonized Strike Back: Quebec, 1960–72 This chapter explores how in the early 1960s Quebec sovereignists reframed francophone economic subordination as internal colonialism. Worker exploitation and separatist sentiment together with … View	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30
The Colonized Strike Back: Red Power, 1965–75 In this chapter, Palmer examines grassroots Indigenous organizations that used land occupations and protests to challenge colonial assimilation policies across Canada. He details how these … View	Bryan D. Palmer	23	2026	$2.30
Indigenous Surveillance, Scoops, and Schools: Coercive Continuities, 1960–75 In this chapter, Palmer explains the government policy and practice of cultural assimilation, including the forced removal of Indigenous children from their families in the Sixties Scoop. … View	Bryan D. Palmer	11	2026	$1.10
The New Left Goes North: The Berger Commission and its Aftermath, 1973–2000 In this chapter, Palmer discusses the federal governments colonial policies regarding northern pipelines in Canada, the impact of the late 1970s Berger pipeline inquiry, and how Indigenous groups … View	Bryan D. Palmer	11	2026	$1.10
Indigenous Women, the Indian Act, and Ongoing Struggles, 1969–85 In this chapter, Palmer examines how colonial policies divided Indigenous communities and violated their treaty rights. He describes key early Red Power protests. He highlights legal challenges … View	Bryan D. Palmer	10	2026	$1.00
Class War Waged from Below, 1960–75 In this chapter, Palmer describes how younger workers in the 1960s-70s challenged union hierarchies through direct job action and spontaneous strikes. He details how Canadian postal employees … View	Bryan D. Palmer	8	2026	$0.80
Class War Waged from Above, 1975–2000 In this chapter, Palmer examines the decline of Canadian labour movement from the 1970s to the 1990s. Provincial government officials fought civil servants over wages and weakened unions’ … View	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30
Elijah Harper, Distinct Societies, and the Oka Standoff, 1990 In this chapter, Palmer examines how Indigenous people were excluded from the Meech Lake Accord amongst federal and provincial governments to amend the Canadian constitution, and how this sparked … View	Bryan D. Palmer	8	2026	$0.80
Crises and Canada Remade, 2000–25: The Challenge of the Present In this short overview chapter focusing on the period of 2000-2025, Palmer discusses the dominant market-oriented neoliberal policies of the period. View	Bryan D. Palmer	4	2026	$0.40
Crisis Capitalism and the Political Economy of Instability: Canada’s Downward Slide, 2000–25 An overview of the Canadian economy’s development in the period 2000-2025. View	Bryan D. Palmer	7	2026	$0.70
The Great Recession: The Financial Crash of 2007–09 In this chapter, Palmer outlines the structural causes of the financial crisis and global recession of 2007-2009 and how it was experienced in Canada. View	Bryan D. Palmer	10	2026	$1.00
Deindustrialization in Hard Times: Dismantling Canadian Workplaces, 2000–25 In this chapter, Palmer describes the steady deindustrialization of the Canadian economy with many specific examples in the 2000-2025 period. View	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30
Canadian Capital’s Global Reach in the Twenty-First Century In this chapter, Palmer discusses how Canadian corporate capital invested in foreign countries, often in resource extraction and low-wage industries. He includes examples of Canadian mining … View	Bryan D. Palmer	6	2026	$0.60
The Bitter Fruits of Crisis Capitalism: The Gig Economy and Homelessness, 2000–25 In this chapter, Palmer discusses how the gig economy emerged, impact on workers’ incomes, the emergence of homelessness across Canada in the period, and the rising cost of housing— all … View	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30
Indigenous Protest in the Indigenous Protest in the Shadow of Neoliberalism, 1995–2015 In this chapter, Palmer describes key events and effective protests by Indigenous communities from 1995-2015. View	Bryan D. Palmer	8	2026	$0.80
Residential School Revelations: From Sexual Abuse to “The Year of the Graves,” 1989–2021 In this chapter, Palmer describes the destructive impact of the residential school system on Indigenous people in Canada. Included is the impact of unmarked graves on residential school sites in 2021. View	Bryan D. Palmer	11	2026	$1.10
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls and Red Dresses, 2010–25 In this chapter, Palmer describes how government authorities and agencies including the RCMP ignored hundreds of cases of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. He details how … View	Bryan D. Palmer	11	2026	$1.10
Idle No More: Indigenous Resistance, 2012–25 In this chapter, Palmer offers a brief account of the 2012 grass roots Indigenous activist initiative, the Idle No More movement. The movement focuses on protection of Indigenous lands and … View	Bryan D. Palmer	8	2026	$0.80
Apostolic Apologetics: Vatican Statements and Indigenous Demands for Justice, 2020–23 In this chapter, Palmer discusses the Catholic church’s role in running Indigenous residential schools in Canada. He describes how school survivors sought formal apologies and financial … View	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30
Pandemic Capitalism, 2019–23 In this chapter, Palmer describes the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and government responses. These actions deepened wealth gaps, as the Canadian government’s actions favoured support to … View	Bryan D. Palmer	12	2026	$1.20
Crisis Capitalism on Steroids: Dimensions of Trumpism, 2024–25 In this chapter, Palmer discusses US president Donald Trump’s second term, the major shift in US economic and foreign policy that followed, and the multiple impacts felt by Canada resulting … View	Bryan D. Palmer	23	2026	$2.30
Crisis and Regime Change in Canada, 2025 In this chapter, Palmer describes US president Donald Trump’s dramatic impact on Canadian politics and how this led to the surprise elevation and then 2025 electoral success of Mark Carney … View	Bryan D. Palmer	14	2026	$1.40
Capitalism and Colonialism Unchecked: After the 2025 Election In this chapter, Palmer outlines the key policies put in place by the Carney Liberals in 2025-26, including the turn away from labour, Indigenous communities and their rights, and environmental … View	Bryan D. Palmer	25	2026	$2.50
How the Past is Before Us: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Pipeline Protests, 2014–25 In this chapter, Palmer examines how capitalism and colonialism continue to shape economic policies in Canada across the provinces, paying particular attention to the continued failure to … View	Bryan D. Palmer	25	2026	$2.50
Crisis Capitalism in 2025: A Balance Sheet In this concluding chapter of his three-volume history, Palmer concludes that recurring financial crises are a signature feature of postwar capitalism. Capitalism has yielded deep and growing … View	Bryan D. Palmer	15	2026	$1.50
Visual Credits, Index Visual credits/permissions and the index. View	Bryan D. Palmer	15	2026	$1.50

Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

The Remaking of Modern Canada 1960–2025: A New History for the Twenty-First Century Volume Three

Contributors

Bryan D. Palmer

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