{"product_id":"the-backstab-shashank-padala-9798316293100","title":"The Backstab: What Happens When Your Best Friend Leaves You Hanging","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when your best friend becomes your biggest blind spot?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Canada believed its relationship with the United States was unbreakable - forged by history, strengthened by trade, and protected by shared values. But when economic policy turned into political leverage, that illusion shattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Backstab\u003c\/b\u003e is a gripping narrative about the quiet dismantling of a nation's economic confidence. It blends real-world events, dramatized analysis, and investigative storytelling to explore how Canada mistook integration for sovereignty - and paid the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Auto Pact to NAFTA, from quiet boardrooms in Ottawa to the hard floors of Ontario's auto plants, this book traces the long arc of dependence - and the sudden rupture that exposed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow trade deals quietly rewrote Canada's industrial identity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy integration made Canada powerful - and powerless at the same time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened when America stopped playing by the old rules\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd how Canada must now decide who it really is, without a script\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not just a story about tariffs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's about identity, leverage, and what happens when a country realizes it's been left hanging - not with anger, but with indifference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlunt, urgent, and unapologetic - The Backstab is a wake-up call for every Canadian who thought the system would protect them.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shashank Padala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798316293100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Shashank Padala","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48996443586815,"sku":"9798316293100","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-backstab-shashank-padala-9798316293100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}