Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction xi
5. Part One: Laying the Foundations, 1850–1905
6. Introduction 1
7. Case 1: Origins of Financial Stability in Canada: The Bank Act of 1871 21
8. Case 2: ‘Carpets, Lace & Champagne’: The Hudson’s Bay Company after the Deed of Surrender 39
9. Case 3: Canada’s First Great Manufacturing Enterprise: The Story of Massey-Harris 60
10. Part Two: Wars, Depressions, and Dynamic Growth, 1905–55
11. Introduction 79
12. Case 4: ‘Irrational Exuberance’: The Creation of the CNR 100
13. Case 5: The Role of Trade Policy in the Rise of the Canadian Automobile Industry 120
14. Case 6: Eaton’s: From the Great Depression to the Challenge from Simpsons-Sears 140
15. Part Three: The Buoyant Years, 1955–80
16. Introduction 161
17. Case 7: The ‘Coyne Affair’ at the Bank of Canada 181
18. Case 8: The End of Monopoly: A New World at Inco 200
19. Case 9: Canada’s Black Gold: From the Leduc Discovery to the National Energy Program 221
20. Part Four: The Challenging Years, 1980–2005
21. Introduction 243
22. Case 10: The Free Trade Agreement and the Canadian Wine Industry 265
23. Case 11: The Collapse of Confederation Life 286
24. Case 12: RBC Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 303
25. Case 13: Canada: The Next Oil Superpower? 319
26. Conclusion 340
27. General Bibliography 357
28. Index 361