The Great Canadian Tapestry

By David Leonard

The Definitive Account of Crisis, Identity, and Sovereignty.

Canada is more than just a history of peace and compromise. It is a century-spanning tapestry woven from constitutional battles, economic upheavals, and profound cultural transformation. In The Great Canadian Tapestry, historian David Leonard delivers a rigorous chronological and thematic analysis, charting the forces that have continuously tested and redefined the federation.

Inside, you will explore the moments that defined modern Canada:

The implementation of the National Policy and the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.The constitutional near-death experiences, from the King-Byng Affair to the 1995 Quebec Referendum.The dramatic pivot to fiscal orthodoxy under the "Red Book" and the subsequent management of the Great Recession.The generational challenge of Indigenous Reconciliation following the TRC's findings on the residential school system.The structural shifts in the Canadian economy caused by globalization, technological change, and rising inequality.Canada's evolution from the Pearson peacekeeping model to its modern role in the face of climate change and great-power competition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G2SPXRC3
• ISBN13: 9798275017540
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 628 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.4" x 6.0"