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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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Episode 289: Baptism of Fire and Blood

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2026/02/18

Spring 1915. The Canadian Expeditionary Force prepares for its first battle outside the Belgian city of Ypres, where, unbeknownst to the Canadians, the Germans make their own preparations to unleash a terrifying new weapon. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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41:41

Episode 288: The Suicide of Civilization

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2026/02/11

Summer 1914. Canadians prepare for a war far from their shores, that will nevertheless change their lives forever. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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29:46

Episode 287: Q&A 2

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2026/02/04

1867-1914. How did we get here? Where are we going next?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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44:10

Episode 286: Home Rule

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2026/01/28

Summer 1914. Ireland teeters on the brink of civil war, re-opening old sectarian divisions in Canada.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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51:30

Episode 285: Komagata Maru

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2026/01/21

1914. A Sikh businessman charters a Japanese passenger liner to test Canada's anti-Asian immigration laws, while anxious British officials and Indian nationalists look on. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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37:28

Episode 284: Continuous Voyages

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2026/01/14

1914. In India, the British government attempts to convince a growing independence movement that Indians enjoy all the benefits of subjecthood, including free movement within the Empire. A key test of that proposition comes in British Columbia.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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46:47

Episode 283: A Lottery it May Be

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2026/01/07

Spring 1914. A disastrous seal hunt raises questions about the growing social and economic inequalities of an industrializing Newfoundland.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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47:22

Episode 282: Worried and Ill At Ease

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2025/12/31

1913. Over a decade of consistent economic growth comes to an end, souring relations between Ottawa and the provinces, and forcing the military occupation of the Vancouver Island coal district. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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43:01

Episode 281: Nothing But the Ships

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2025/12/24

1912. Robert Borden finds that his broad coalition (which was so successful on the campaign trail) makes for an unruly government. Especially with Britain ever more insistent on contributions to the Royal Navy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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34:22

Episode 280: The Best Safeguard of the Faith

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2025/12/17

1912. New regulations on the use of French in Ontario public schools galvanizes the province's growing francophone population and sets off a fresh round of French Canadian nationalism in Quebec.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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39:57

Episode 279: Not Asked For Nor Wanted

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2025/12/10

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

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39:31

Episode 278: A Parting of the Ways

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2025/12/03

September 1911. An unlikely partnership of conservative imperialists and French Canadian nationalists bring an end to Wilfrid Laurier's fifteen-year rule in Ottawa.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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39:10

Episode 277: Reciprocity 2.0

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2025/11/26

1911. Desperate for a distraction from the Navy Question, Wilfrid Laurier is presented with a golden opportunity to fulfill a decades-long ambition by developments in Washington.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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30:40

Episode 276: A Situation Disgraceful to the Country

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2025/11/19

1911. A damning report from a public health official sparks a national conversation on the future of the Indian Residential Schools program.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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31:25

Episode 275: Fiasco Canadense

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2025/11/12

As a growing pile of Canadian capital seeks new investment opportunities, a group of entrepreneurs, engineers, and corporate lawyers descend on the fast growing coffee economy of Brazil. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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Episode 274: A Tin Pot Navy

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2025/11/05

1910. When Britain calls on Canada to help fund its naval arms race with Germany, Wilfrid Laurier faces his greatest political test since the Boer War.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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35:17

Episode 273: The Fishermen's Advocate

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2025/10/29

1910. Disillusioned with the governance provided by the elites of St. John's, Newfoundland's outport fishermen form their own political and social movement.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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34:48

Episode 272: Coal and Steel

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2025/10/22

1910. Nova Scotia enters the industrial age with ambitions to become an international steel-making power. However, by extension, the province also enters a new, modern age of conflict between the forces of labour and capital.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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Episode 271: Strangers Within Our Gates

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2025/10/15

1909. Canadians grapple with the implications of large scale migration from continental Europe, and begin a long-running debate on how so-called "New Canadians" fit into the national story. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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32:01

Episode 270: Lord Beaverbrook

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2025/10/08

1909. A hustler from New Brunswick exemplifies a novel class of stock brokers and promoters who transform Canada's financial environment, and usher in a new era of industrial consolidation and economic inequality in Canada. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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