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Episode 197: Occupied Manitoba
Manitoba, Canada's newest province, is faced with the challenge of managing an anxious Metis majority, a well-armed Canadian minority, and the possib…
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Episode 196: England is Sick of Her Colonies
As Canada seeks an outlet on the Pacific Ocean, the colonists of British Columbia contemplate their future in the British Empire.
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Episode 195: Mr. Macdonald Goes to Washington
As British and American diplomats gather in Washington for the largest Anglo-American conference in a generation, John A. Macdonald joins the British…
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Episode 194: We Must Make Canada Respect Us
In the thrilling conclusion to the Red River Crisis, Ottawa agrees to several of the provisional government's demands, creating hte province of Manit…
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Episode 193: Everywhere is Conjecture
Ottawa's plans for expansion in the northwest meet resistance on the Red River.
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Episodes 192: Canada First
Canada begins its first great national project - a settlement frontier in the northwest.
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Episode 191: A Mere Outport of the New Dominion
Wary Newfoundlanders contemplate an invitation to join the Canadian confederation.
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Episode 190: Secession and Assassination
In the first year of its existence, Canada faces a province seeking to leave the union, and the assassination of one of its leading politicians.
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Episode 189: Questions and Answers
The podcast takes a pause in the narrative to field questions from listeners.
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Episode 188: This Peaceful Revolution
Two and a half years after the Quebec Conference, and after bitter debates, dead-ends, political pressure of dubious constitutionality from London, t…
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