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The Fight for Canada: Four Centuries of Resistance to American Expansionism
  
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The Fight for Canada: Four Centuries of Resistance to American Expansionism (Paperback)

by David Orchard (Author)
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David Orchard is a Saskatchewan farmer, like his parents, his grandparents and great-grandparents before him. He is the co-founder of Citizens Concerned about Free Trade (CCAFT), a movement which has successfully fought to keep this issue on our national agenda. CCAFT also led a vigorous campaign against what Orchard called the mortal weakening of the central government in the Charlottetown and Meech Lake accords, and opposes the ongoing efforts to weaken the Canadian constitution by devolving ever greater powers to the provinces. Mr. Orchard more recently ran against Joe Clark for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A passionate & notable review of Canadian history, Nov 27 2008
By J. Tupone (Saskatchewan) - See all my reviews
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I am not an individual that sees eye to eye with David Orchard. I have followed his politics, at least superficially, since he became a Canadian public figure in the late 1980's/early 1990's. I am pro-free trade & in favour of economic liberalization; more so than most people any how. In this way I differ from Orchard a great deal - almost polar opposites, but of course this review is not about me. Orchard does an excellent job in reviewing Canadian history in this well-written & well-researched book. Orchard is certainly a gifted student of Canadian history & a talented writer. At the very least, I can say that this book should be required reading for Canadian history in high school, not because of it's political messages but because of its excellent review of Canadian history.

This book is basically a call to arms for Canadian nationalists & those with misgivings about free-trade & our role as a trading nation. Orchard makes a reasonably convincing case for Canadian tariffs to protect & encourage the development of Canadian industries such as manufacturing. He also is quite convincing in his anti-American message: one that essentially claims the USA has been trying to annex Canada since before the 13 colonies declared their independence. The book is well-researched for the most part & a number of obscure but intriguing quotes from American & Canadian politicians are used throughout the book to make his case.

The book is difficult to get a hold of these days, but is worthwhile for anyone who enjoys Canadian history, is a nationalist, has issues with free trade, or is somewhat anti-American for that matter. That being said, however, it still remains a very worthwhile read for those of us that consider ourselves to be objective & open-minded without too many pre-conceived notions. I for one didn't read the book because I agree with any of David Orchard's views, but because I find him to be an intriguing Canadian political figure & I wanted to gain a better understanding of his views. In reading this book, one will gain a much better understanding of not only who David Orchard is, but what Canada is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars the mouse and the elephant, Mar 14 2003
By "rkraljii" (Vancouver BC) - See all my reviews
Here we finally have a Canadian History where the the focus is exactly where it should be: How the heck has a country so rich in natural resources maintained its independence from the United States and its voracious appetite?
The short answer is that up until the last 15 years,it did so by protecting itself and its industries from so-called Free Trade deals with its southern neigbour.
Since that time, Orchard argues, Canada has struggled to do anything more than integrate deeper and deeper into the American economic system sheddding its much vaunted social programs along the way.
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