Description
Book SynopsisCanada's military-industrial complex is deeply embedded in the fabric of the country: Silent Partners reveals its origins and influence.
During the Cold War, Canada's military, industrial, and political partnerships developed behind the scenes and without much public scrutiny. Silent Partners explores Canada's history of leveraging military and defence expenditures to fund domestic industries, bolster employment, and support science and technology. Military and defence spending have affected Canada in myriad ways, from demography and geography, to political economy and international relations, in uneven patterns of prosperity and decline. The contributions in this volume explore the environmental impacts of military activities and munitions production, the ethical issues of human experimentation and military testing, and the economic and political implications of procurement and arms exports. Silent Partners is an illuminating examination of Canada's
Table of Contents
Introduction: A Canadian Military-Industrial Complex? / Alex Souchen and Matthew S. Wiseman
Part 1: Origins and Environments
1 Victory at All Costs: Canada’s Munitions Industry and the Environment during the Second World War / Alex Souchen
2 Military Dispossession: Alberta’s Suffield Experimental Station, 1939–47 / Brandon Davis
Part 2: Ethics and Experts
3 The Human Sciences at Downsview: Military Research in Cold War Toronto / Matthew S. Wiseman and Matthew Farish
4 In Pursuit of Security: Canada’s Defence Research Board and Sensory Deprivation Research, 1950s–1970s / Meghan Fitzpatrick
Part 3: Politics and Procurement
5 The Honest (Arms) Broker: Promoting the Military-Industrial Complex during the Golden Age of Canadian Foreign Policy / Asa McKercher
6 “This Seems Pie in the Sky and Most Unlikely”: The Origins of General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada / Frank Maas
7 The Royal Canadian Air Force and the Military-Industrial Complex: A Figment of the Imagination / Randall Wakelam
Conclusion: “Insurance for Peace” / Matthew S. Wiseman
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