How the Past is Before Us: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Pipeline Protests, 2014–25
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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 recognize Indigenous rights and to push forward new resource extraction projects.
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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.