“This careful and comprehensive analysis of Canada’s economic policies and political interference in Latin America demonstrates in brutal detail the predatory and destructive role of a secondary imperialist power operating within the overarching system of subordination of the Global South to the demands of northern wealth and power. It also reveals clearly the responsibility of citizens of Canada and other dominant societies to join in the resistance of the victims to the shameful and sordid practices exposed graphically here.”
— Noam Chomsky

“Gordon and Webber expertly show Canada’s role in supporting the rise of new, brutal forms of accumulation.”
— Bhaskar Sunkara, Editor of Jacobin

“A vital new resource on a subject Canadians cannot ignore. Drawing on interviews, case studies and in-depth documentary research, this book is sure to become a key tool for activists, researchers and readers seeking to understand Canada’s evolving role in Central and South America.”
— Dawn Paley, author of Drug War Capitalism

Todd Gordon is the author of Imperialist Canada and Assistant Professor of Law and Society and Social Justice and Community Engagement at Laurier University.

: Part I: Introduction
: Velvet Gloves and Iron Fists
: Part II: Central America
: Authoritarian Capitalism: The New Normal in Honduras
: Mining in the Wake of Genocide: Canadian Corporations in Twenty-First-Century Guatemala
: Dispossession and Security in Central America
: Part III: The Andes
: Canada’s Evil Hour in Colombia
: Agonies of Mineral Dependency in Peru
: Tapping the Veins of Ecuador
: Venezuela’s Threat of a Good Example
: An Exercise in Cynicism: “Democracy” and “Security” in the Andes
: Part IV – Conclusion
: Expansion Continues, Resistance Persists
: Notes
: References
: Index