Canada As We Are is a five-book nonfiction series by Christopher M. Michaud examining the forces reshaping modern Canada, from demographic change and the fading assumptions of the postwar era to questions of civic identity, democratic representation, opportunity, belonging, and the future of the Canadian promise.
Written in a grounded, accessible voice, the series brings together economic analysis, political thought, cultural reflection, and lived experience to examine a country undergoing profound structural change without reducing that change to crisis, ideology, or partisan blame.
Rather than arguing that Canada is broken, these books ask whether the country’s institutions, economy, political structures, and sense of itself remain aligned with the Canada that now exists. They explore what has changed, why those changes matter, and how Canada might adapt without losing the stability, cohesion, and openness that have long defined it.
The series includes:
- After the Boom: Canada and the Demographic Shift
- Canadianism: A Calm Alternative for a Fractured Country
- Democracy Renewed: The Case for Electoral Reform in Canada
- The New Canadian Covenant: Reframing the Canadian Dream
- The New Canadiana: The Journey and Wonder of Arrival
Together, the five books form a connected narrative. After the Boom examines the demographic and institutional pressures reshaping the country. Canadianism turns to the question of shared civic identity and what can hold a diverse country together. Democracy Renewed considers whether Canada’s electoral system still reflects the range of voices within it. The New Canadian Covenant examines the relationship between the country and its citizens, including what Canadians should reasonably expect from Canada and what citizenship asks in return. The New Canadiana brings the conversation back to lived experience, tracing the continuing story of arrival, belonging, and the people who are shaping Canada in real time.
Each volume stands on its own while contributing to a larger portrait of a country in transition.
For readers interested in Canada’s future, its demographic and economic evolution, its democratic institutions, and the question of how a diverse modern country maintains both opportunity and cohesion, Canada As We Are offers a deeply Canadian conversation grounded not in slogans or easy answers, but in observation, reflection, and the realities of the country as it is.