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Episode 288: The Suicide of Civilization
Summer 1914. Canadians prepare for a war far from their shores, that will nevertheless change their lives forever.
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6 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 287: Q&A 2
1867-1914. How did we get here? Where are we going next?
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7 months ago
Episode 286: Home Rule
Summer 1914. Ireland teeters on the brink of civil war, re-opening old sectarian divisions in Canada.
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7 months, 1 week ago
Episode 285: Komagata Maru
1914. A Sikh businessman charters a Japanese passenger liner to test Canada's anti-Asian immigration laws, while anxious British officials and Indian…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 284: Continuous Voyages
1914. In India, the British government attempts to convince a growing independence movement that Indians enjoy all the benefits of subjecthood, inclu…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 283: A Lottery it May Be
Spring 1914. A disastrous seal hunt raises questions about the growing social and economic inequalities of an industrializing Newfoundland.
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8 months ago
Episode 282: Worried and Ill At Ease
1913. Over a decade of consistent economic growth comes to an end, souring relations between Ottawa and the provinces, and forcing the military occu…
8 months, 1 week ago
Episode 281: Nothing But the Ships
1912. Robert Borden finds that his broad coalition (which was so successful on the campaign trail) makes for an unruly government. Especially with …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 280: The Best Safeguard of the Faith
1912. New regulations on the use of French in Ontario public schools galvanizes the province's growing francophone population and sets off a fresh r…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 279: Not Asked For Nor Wanted
1911. A panic over black settlers moving into western Canada sparks a heated debate on Canada's immigration laws, and the country's racial politics.…
8 months, 4 weeks ago