Goodbye Canada

by Paul T. Hellyer

Paul Hellyer points out the creeping buy-out of Canada by the United States and beyond and provides solutions for the future.

206 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Canadian engineer, politician, writer and commentator.

First elected as a Liberal in 1949 federal election in the riding of Davenport, he was the youngest person ever elected to that point in the Canadian House of Commons.

In 1963 he came minister of defence and is mostly known for his unification of the Canadian Army.

In 1997, Hellyer formed the Canadian Action Party (CAP) to provide voters with an economic nationalist option, believing that both the Progressive Conservative and Liberal parties were embracing globalization.

In 2005 he announced that he believed in UFOs and that he saw one in 1967. Since then he has been a leading figure in Canadian ufology.

Reviews

[Joe Corrigan · Rating 2.5 out of 5]

Although this book was written a quarter century ago, many of the concerns raised by Paul Hellyer over the threat to Canada's future as a result of signing on to the NAFTA free trade agreement with the USA have resurfaced in the age of Trump. Hellyer rails against a "de facto" hidden government of corporate elites who control the world's agenda through organizations like the WTO and others. His concerns are similar to what many are expressing about the "tech giants" and their influence over the Trump Administration and the renegotiation of CUSMA in 2026. The only difference this time is the blatant intention for the annexation of Canada "using economic power" as stated in the oft repeated "51st state" comments by the US President. In many ways, the current "elbows up" attitude of Canadians and the government's attempts to diversify its trading partnerships is an answer to Hellyer's call to action.