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Episode 207: The Field Game of Our Dominion
A dentist from Montreal seeks to turn an indigenous game into a marker of Canadian national identity.
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1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 206: A Medium Course
After a generation of playing second fiddle to conservatives, liberals re-emerge in Quebec thanks to a new generation of leaders.
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1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 205: Caraquet
A new education act in New Brunswick sets off protests within the province's Catholic minority, and sparks a resurgence in Acadian nationalism.
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1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 204: The Northwest Mounted Police
In an effort to extend state power into the prairies, the Canadian government commissions a police force for the northwest.
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1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 203: Where We Are is Our Property
After a two year hiatus, and numerous disputes over what was promised in earlier agreements, the Canadian government resumes its treaty-making campai…
1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 202: Dominion Lands
The Canadian government begins advertising its northwestern frontier to prospective settlers, but finds that it needs to get creative to compete with…
1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 201: A Purchased and a Tainted House
Shortly after a successful re-election campaign, a railway corruption scandal brings down John A. Macdonald's government.
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1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 200: The Screw is Being Turned
Railway debt and pressure from Britain forces Prince Edward Island to reconsider joining Canada, as the seventh province of confederation.
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1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 199: Not Richer Serfs But Better Men
As Canada industrializes, a labour movement emerges in Hamilton, Ontario, seeking a dignified role for workers in the emerging modern economy.
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2 years ago
Episode 198: Outside Promises
Canadian negotiators begin the treaty-making process in the northwest, and find their work far more challenging than they anticipated.
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2 years ago