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Episode 201: A Purchased and a Tainted House

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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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Episode 200: The Screw is Being Turned

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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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Episode 199: Not Richer Serfs But Better Men

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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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Episode 198: Outside Promises

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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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Episode 197: Occupied Manitoba

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 possible threat of a Fenian invasion.

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Episode 196: England is Sick of Her Colonies

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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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Episode 195: Mr. Macdonald Goes to Washington

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 delegation, to ensure Canadian interests are repr…


Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Episode 194: We Must Make Canada Respect Us

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 Manitoba, but more ominously, also despatches a militar…


Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Episode 193: Everywhere is Conjecture

Episode 193: Everywhere is Conjecture



Ottawa's plans for expansion in the northwest meet resistance on the Red River.

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Episodes 192: Canada First

Episodes 192: Canada First



Canada begins its first great national project - a settlement frontier in the northwest.

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago





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