Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World

Author(s)	Bob Rae
Publisher	James Lorimer and Company
Publication Year	2026

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In this timely book about Canada in a changing world, former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae brings together twenty of Canada’s leading voices to address urgent questions about Canadian sovereignty, at home and internationally. As our relationship with the United States becomes increasingly unpredictable, questions of Canada’s future have never been more pressing. Prominent Canadians from the worlds of journalism, government, the arts and academia weigh in on the key issues facing our country today. What does the “ruptured” global order mean for Canada at home and abroad? On trade and industry, the climate crisis, global alliances and defence, and political and cultural policy, leading figures from across the country propose what Canadians need to do to strengthen and safeguard our sovereignty.

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Bob Rae

Bob Rae was Premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, served multiple terms as a federal MP, and was interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2011 to 2013. He was Ambassador to the United Nations from 2020 to 2025 and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. He is the author of many books, including What Happened to Politics? and Exporting Democracy: The Risks and Rewards of Pursuing a Good Idea. He lives in Toronto, Ontario

Chapter	Contributors	Pages	Year	Price
Introduction: The Times That Try Our Souls — and Provide Some Hope In this introduction, Bob Rae examines the rupture in the Canada–United States relationship after the tariffs and multilateral withdrawals of early 2025. Rae interrogates Indigenous … View	Bob Rae	30	2026	$3.00
What Treaties Teach About Canadian Sovereignty This chapter presents Chief Allan Adam’s 2026 brief to Alberta’s government, opposing a proposed independence referendum through the lens of Treaty 8 and Dené sovereignty. View	Chief Allan Adam	10	2026	$1.00
Power and Belonging In this chapter, Yesno, an Indigenous political scientist, examines the tension between reactive Canadian nationalism and genuine belonging in 2025. View	Riley Yesno	5	2026	$0.50
A Brief History of Truthiness In this chapter, Off traces how "truthiness," coined by Stephen Colbert in 2005, evolved from satire into a defining force in North American politics. It follows the spread of … View	Carol Off	15	2026	$1.50
A Noble and Honourable Choice In this chapter, Donolo examines Canada’s existential challenge of maintaining sovereignty while economically tethered to an increasingly autocratic United States under Donald Trump’s … View	Peter Donolo	10	2026	$1.00
The End of Two Solitudes? In this chapter, Deschamps-Laporte examines whether Québec’s historical political divergence from the rest of Canada is giving way to convergence during the 2025–2026 … View	Laurence Deschamps-Laporte	12	2026	$1.20
Living Next Door to a Fascist State In this chapter, Stanley argues that the United States has become a fascist state and outlines five strategic responses for Canada. View	Jason Stanley	5	2026	$0.50
Needed: A Coherent Immigration Strategy In this chapter, Alboim and Banerjee examine Canada’s evolving immigration strategy, from the 1967 points system through the mid-2020s retrenchment era. View	Naomi Alboim	14	2026	$1.40
Canada’s Rage Goes In this chapter, Marche traces how Canada’s defiance against American aggression, sparked by Donald Trump’s annexation threats and tariff pressures in 2025, has reshaped Western … View	Stephen Marche	5	2026	$0.50
Some Haitian Lessons in Resilience In this chapter Dorcent argues that resilience and sovereignty are one continuous practice, grounding her argument in Haitian history and research on muscle adaptation and post-traumatic growth. View	Rodginie Dorcent	12	2026	$1.20
The Arts in Interesting Times This chapter is Margaret Atwood’s 2026 keynote at the Canadian Arts Summit in Banff, in which she reflects on the evolution of Canadian arts from the infrastructure-less 1960s to a sector … View	Margaret Atwood	14	2026	$1.40
Canada Made Us In this chapter Govier explores how successive waves of newcomers have shaped Canadian identity since the early twentieth century. View	Katherine Govier	9	2026	$0.90
Cultural Sovereignty: The Challenging Gap In this chapter, Stursberg traces the gradual erosion of Canada’s cultural sovereignty from the post-World War II era through 2025. He examines policies like the Massey Commission, the … View	Richard Stursberg	14	2026	$1.40
Addressing Sovereignty and Climate Change: A United Pursuit In this chapter, Dafoe argues that Canada’s sovereignty and climate commitments reinforce one another economically, territorially, and socially. View	Joanna Dafoe	13	2026	$1.30
What Economic Sovereignty Really Means In this chapter, Lam examines how Canada’s economic dependence on the United States threatens its political independence. View	Arthur Lam	14	2026	$1.40
Championing Real Canadian Companies In this chapter Bednar examines what makes a company Canadian. She discusses the 2026 Lululemon Olympic controversy, and the foreign acquisition of brands like Roots, Canada Goose, and Tim Hortons. View	Vass Bednar	8	2026	$0.80
Dealing with the Real Economy In this chapter, Yalnizyan examines how Canada’s aging population and the care economy are reshaping the nation’s economic future. View	Armine Yalnizyan	13	2026	$1.30
What Kind of Superpower Do We Want to Be? In this chapter, Stanford examines Canada’s deepening entrenchment in raw resource exports and the historical industrial policies once used to counter that dependence. View	Jim Standford	15	2026	$1.50
Knowledge Sovereignty in the Age of In this chapter, Howard examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping Canada’s democratic information landscape, beginning with fabricated images in the 2025 election. View	Philip N. Howard	10	2026	$1.00
Digital Sovereignty Is Both National and Personal In this chapter, Tapscott examines how artificial intelligence and the collapse of the postwar order threaten Canada’s independence. View	Don Tapscott	13	2026	$1.30
The Middle Power Advantage in the Age of AI In this chapter, Wang examines how Canada can exercise agency in the wake of artifical intelligence. View	Steven Wang	12	2026	$1.20
Canadians Need to Know Canada In this chapter, Delhon examines Canada’s vulnerability to foreign disinformation. View	Sabreena Delhon	6	2026	$0.60
Sovereignty and Trumpism In this chapter, Axworthy traces how Canada’s postwar sovereignty, built on peacekeeping and the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, has been eroded by decades of integration with the … View	Lloyd Axworthy	10	2026	$1.00
Principled Pragmatism in a World Without Guardrails In this chapter, Robertson explores the erosion of the rules-based international order and its implications for Canada as a middle power. View	Colin Robertson	14	2026	$1.40
Making the Carney Doctrine In this chapter, Korvig dicusses the Carney Doctrine, articulated by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. View	Michael Kovrig	9	2026	$0.90
Canada: Champion of International Rule of Law In this chapter, Nivyabandi examines Canada’s role in building and defending the international rule of law. View	Ketty Nivyabandi	11	2026	$1.10
Digital Sovereignty in the New Age of Gunboat Diplomacy In this chapter, da Mota and Osbourne discuss Canada’s growing vulnerability to American digital and economic coercion within a renewed era of gunboat diplomacy. View	Matthew da Mota	13	2026	$1.30
Defending Canada in a Ruptured World Order In this chapter, Lang and Murphy examine Canada’s dramatic 2025-2026 defence policy shift under Prime Minister Mark Carney, including the move to meet NATO’s two per cent of GDP … View	Eugene Lang	13	2026	$1.30
The Risks of a Sovereignty Agenda In this chapter, Gordon examines the risks Canada faces when sovereignty becomes a central policy priority. Gordon traces how a fear-driven sovereignty agenda can reshape public thinking, expand … View	Adam Gordon	13	2026	$1.30
Arctic Sovereignty: What Crisis? In this chapter, Byers examines whether Canada’s Arctic sovereignty truly faces a crisis. View	Michael Byers	4	2026	$0.40
Appendices and Endnotes This "chapter" includes links to online documents and endnotes. View	Bob Rae	8	2026	$0.80

Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World

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