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The Nations of Canada

A narrative history of Canada from its first inhabitants to the present day.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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35:58

Episode 261: A Temple of Energy

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2025/08/06

1905. After more than thirty years of Liberal rule in Ontario, a new Conservative government makes a splash by re-writing the rules of the hydroelectricity industry.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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32:37

Episode 260: Cobalt

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2025/07/30

1905. A railway construction boom couples with a global arms race to unlock the economic potential of northern Ontario's mineral deposits.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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32:00

Episode 259: Something for Nothing

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2025/07/23

1905. Under pressure from prospectors, the Hudson's Bay Company, and Ojibwe and Cree groups, the federal and Ontario governments put aside their differences and negotiate a treaty for the lands north of Ontario.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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41:46

Episode 258: Buffalo

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2025/07/16

1905. Alberta and Saskatchewan join Canada as the eighth and ninth provinces, sparking a fresh round of contentious debates over minority rights, and the division of federal and provincial powers. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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39:46

Episode 257: Very Imperfect Knowledge

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2025/07/09

1903. In the wake of the Alaska border dispute, Canada looks to strengthen its claims on the islands off its northern coast, in the Arctic Ocean. The only problem is, no one in Ottawa has any idea how many islands there are, or how far the archipelago reaches.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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33:23

Episode 256: A Slap in the Face for Canada

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2025/07/02

1903. Canada disputes American territorial claims in the Alaskan panhandle, in the hope/expectation that recent sacrifices in South Africa will ensure British diplomatic support.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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31:51

Episode 255: The Vortex of Militarism

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2025/06/30

1902. In the aftermath of the Boer War, delegates from the settler Dominions gather in London to discuss the future of the Empire - only to find Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier and Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain have very different interpretations of what that entails.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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41:09

Episode 254: Lessons in South Africa

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2025/06/29

1901-1902Canadian 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 teaching South African children how to be good British subjects.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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36:57

Episode 253: As Others See Us

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2025/06/28

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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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45:44

Episode 252: The Battle of the Fraser

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2025/06/25

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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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40:54

Episode 251: The Foundation of Civilization

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2025/06/18

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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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40:11

Episode 250: A Stalwart Peasant in a Sheepskin Coat

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2025/06/11

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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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44:41

Episode 249: The Invidious Distinction of Sex

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2025/06/04

As a new century dawns, Canadian women establish political organizations pursuing goals from prohibition to suffrage; and spanning ideologies from radical anarchism to imperialism. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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33:30

Episode 248: A Boyish Frolic

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2025/05/28

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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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44:43

Episode 247: You Men of Canada

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2025/05/21

A war in South Africa threatens to divide Canada, presenting Wilfrid Laurier with his greatest test yet as Prime Minister.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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35:22

Episode 246: The Militia Myth

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2025/05/14

With the British Empire increasingly anxious about its global strategic position, Canada faces pressure to take on a greater share of imperial defence.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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39:18

Episode 245: Nationalism on the Grand River

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2025/05/07

The Indian Department's attempts to impose a new system of governance sparks a wave of Haudenosaunee nationalism, from Kahnawake to the Grand River. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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38:27

Episode 244: Reforming the Empire

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2025/04/30

Chinese-Canadians join an effort to modernize the Chinese state, in hopes that a strong Beijing can better advocate for their civil and political rights in British Columbia.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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41:13

Episode 243: After the Rush

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2025/04/23

The Yukon gold rush creates a new urban centre in the far north, and forces the Canadian government to revisit its treaty-making efforts, after a twenty year hiatus.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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43:23

Episode 242: Bonanza

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2025/04/16

A gold find, this time in the sub-arctic Yukon, once again transforms Canada's Pacific region. But if the rush promises prosperity, it also brings political, diplomatic, and humanitarian challenges.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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