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Canada’s forgotten sellout: a fight for sovereignty against Americanization.
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The Vanishing Country, Abridged Edition
Is It Too Late to Save Canada from the US?
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272 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2026
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Summary
The forgotten story of how a generation of politicians and businesspeople sold out the country, with a foreword by Carol Off.
In 2002, long before Trump started invoking fears of a future as the 51st state, The Vanishing Country was sounding the alarm about Canada’s vulnerability to US takeover and impending Americanization. Mel Hurtig’s seminal book is a record of the “sellout” of Canada that had been building for decades, and a stark warning that, unless we rally to stop it…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780771041693 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0771041691 |
| Author: | Mel Hurtig |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart Inc. |
| Imprint: | McClelland & Stewart Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 264g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
140 × 210 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Mel Hurtig
- Melvin Hurtig, OC was a publisher, political activist, and author.
- In 1956, he opened Hurtig Books in Edmonton, which became a hub for the literary community and grew into one of Canada’s largest retail book operations.
- Hurtig sold his stores in 1972 to focus on publishing Canadian books under Hurtig Publishers.
- He was recognized twice as Canadian Book Publisher of the Year (1975, 1981).
- His most significant achievements include conceiving and publishing two editions of The Canadian Encyclopedia (1985, 1988) and the Junior Encyclopedia of Canada (1990).
- He sold Hurtig Publishers to McClelland & Stewart in 1991.
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