The Nations of Canada

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Episode 140: Let Them Come if They Dare May 03, 2023

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Upper Canada's new Lieutenant-Governor arrives with a mandate to bring harmony to colonial politics - a mission he seeks to carry out through partisan interference, electoral manipulation, and intimidation.
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Episode 139: The Accursed Progress of Civilization Apr 26, 2023

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A new Lieutenant-Governor arrives in Upper Canada with a plan to insulate indigenous nations from the setter population - but he runs into trouble when he fails to either consult indigenous leaders, or follow diplomatic protocol.
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Episode 138: A Youth Aping Maturity Apr 19, 2023

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A maturing Upper Canada exits its pioneering phase. To mark the occasion the colony's capital gets a new name, initiating a long tradition of Torontonians believing they live at the centre of the universe, and everyone else being somewhat less impressed.
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Episode 137: Bluenosers Apr 12, 2023

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In Nova Scotia, distinctions between Planters, Loyalists, and British migrants begin to disappear as a new, shared identity emerges.
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Episode 136: Confusion and Uncertainty Apr 05, 2023

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The polarization of Lower Canadian politics intensifies, and begins to effect other aspects of society, including women's suffrage and civil rights for the colony's black population.
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Episode 135: A Tale of Two Canals Mar 29, 2023

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In the same of economic development and imperial security, Upper Canada re-shapes the landscape of the Niagara peninsula and the Ottawa valley.
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Episode 134: New Canadians Mar 22, 2023

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A new wave of migration from Britain alters the demographic landscape of the Canadas - and also brings with it a public health crisis.
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Episode 133: A Desert of Fur Mar 15, 2023

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Desperate to consolidate its control over the Pacific Northwest before the arrival of American rivals, the Hudson's Bay Company adopts some innovative, ruthless tactics in the fur trade.
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Episode 132: The Alien Question Mar 08, 2023

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Upper Canada struggles to come to terms with the fact that a large proportion of its population is made up of immigrants from a recently hostile neighbour.
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Episode 131: The War for Religious Liberty Mar 01, 2023

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Upper Canadian Anglicans attempt to fashion a definition of loyalty and Canadian identity that excludes other denominations - a project that meets resistance from the colony's Methodists.
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