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Episode 254: Lessons in South Africa
1901-1902
Canadian soldiers find themselves in a Boer War that has turned into a brutally modern counter-insurgency. Meanwhile, a group of Canadian women volunteer to do their bit for the Empire by t…
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Episode 253: As Others See Us
Montreal's school system, delicately balanced between the city's Catholic and Protestant communities struggles to accommodate the arrival of Jewish migrants, who fit into neither category.
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Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Episode 252: The Battle of the Fraser
As the Fraser River fishery prepares for the largest salmon run in its history, tensions rise between its labour force of white, indigenous, and Japanese fishermen.
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Published on 2 months ago
Episode 251: The Foundation of Civilization
The indigenous nations of the prairies attempt to reap the benefits of the western wheat boom, but find their work obstructed by interference from the Indian Department.
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Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 250: A Stalwart Peasant in a Sheepskin Coat
The rise of the Canadian west attracts a new type of migrant-settler from continental Europe, establishing new communities in Canada - none more consequential than that of the Ukrainian-Canadians.
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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 249: The Invidious Distinction of Sex
As a new century dawns, Canadian women establish political organizations pursuing goals from prohibition to suffrage; and spanning ideologies from radical anarchism to imperialism.
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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 248: A Boyish Frolic
Canadian soldiers arrive in South Africa to discover that the war is going much worse than anyone had anticipated. Meanwhile, the divisions at home only deepen.
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Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 247: You Men of Canada
A war in South Africa threatens to divide Canada, presenting Wilfrid Laurier with his greatest test yet as Prime Minister.
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Published on 3 months ago
Episode 246: The Militia Myth
With the British Empire increasingly anxious about its global strategic position, Canada faces pressure to take on a greater share of imperial defence.
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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 245: Nationalism on the Grand River
The Indian Department's attempts to impose a new system of governance sparks a wave of Haudenosaunee nationalism, from Kahnawake to the Grand River.
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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago