Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises: The Remaking of Modern Canada 1960–2025

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.