Épisodes

  • Episode 277: Reciprocity 2.0

    Episode 277: Reciprocity 2.0
    Nov 26 2025
    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.

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    39 min
  • Episode 276: A Situation Disgraceful to the Country

    Episode 276: A Situation Disgraceful to the Country
    Nov 19 2025
    1911. A damning report from a public health official sparks a national conversation on the future of the Indian Residential Schools program.

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    31 min
  • Episode 275: Fiasco Canadense

    Episode 275: Fiasco Canadense
    Nov 12 2025
    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.

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    31 min
  • Episode 274: A Tin Pot Navy

    Episode 274: A Tin Pot Navy
    Nov 5 2025
    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.

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    38 min
  • Episode 273: The Fishermen's Advocate

    Episode 273: The Fishermen's Advocate
    Oct 29 2025
    1910. Disillusioned with the governance provided by the elites of St. John's, Newfoundland's outport fishermen form their own political and social movement.

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    35 min
  • Episode 272: Coal and Steel

    Episode 272: Coal and Steel
    Oct 22 2025
    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.

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    35 min
  • Episode 271: Strangers Within Our Gates

    Episode 271: Strangers Within Our Gates
    Oct 15 2025
    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.

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    40 min
  • Episode 270: Lord Beaverbrook

    Episode 270: Lord Beaverbrook
    Oct 8 2025
    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.

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    32 min