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The New Left Goes North: The Berger Commission and its Aftermath, 1973–2000
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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 opposed these industrial projects through organized land claims.
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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.
