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Corporate Canada, Capitalism, and Dispossession

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In Chapter 1, editors Veldon Coburn and David P. Thomas introduce the objective of this collection, which is to critically examine the activities of Canadian corporations both domestically and abroad as well as to draw connections between processes of corporate accumulation in both realms. Rather than treating them as fundamentally different, the collection suggests that both exist within a global capitalist market that is creating dispossession for many. The collection argues that this is not due to a few bad corporations but instead due to the fact that the current economic system prioritizes the accumulation of profit over the well-being of people and the planet. This chapter provides chapter summaries for the rest of the book and frames the collection in two parts; Part One: Dispossession at Home and Part Two: Dispossession Abroad.

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David P. Thomas

David P. Thomas is an associate professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Mount Allison University. His core area of research and teaching is focused on the role of Canadian actors — corporations, ngos, the Canadian state — in the Global South. Dave is the author of Bombardier Abroad: Patterns of Dispossession (Fernwood, 2018).

Veldon Coburn

Veldon Coburn is an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa’s Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies. Veldon is Anishinaabe, a member of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn. Veldon’s primary research focus is on Indigenous politics and policy in Canada with particular emphasis on political and economic theory.