The Nations of Canada

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Episode 180: The Chilcotin War Feb 07, 2024

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While the Civil War rages in the east, the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia face their own conflicts.
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Episode 179: A Hot Southern Town Jan 31, 2024

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The American Civil War comes to the Maritime colonies, as a network of Confederate agents develops in Halifax.
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Episode 178: Is She Prepared for War Jan 24, 2024

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The outbreak of the Civil War in the United States creates both threats and opportunities for British North Americans.
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Episode 177: Break Them to Pieces Jan 17, 2024

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The Canadian government formalizes its assimilationist Indian policy in statute, sparking a new round of resistance and political organization among indigenous communities.
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Episode 176: A Royal Visit Jan 10, 2024

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The Prince of Wales visits Canada, and discovers that some of his mother's subjects there are a bit too loyal to the Crown.
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Episode 175: The Double Shuffle Jan 03, 2024

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Canadian politics enters a state of paralysis as trans-national coalition governments become ever more difficult to maintain. The only answer appears to be dramatic constitutional reform.
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Episode 174: Thomas D'Arcy McGee, a Traitor to the British Government Dec 27, 2023

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A reformed rebel arrives in Montreal, intent on constructing a distinct Canadian national identity that includes British, French, and Irish components.
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Episode 173: To Breathe Purer Air Dec 20, 2023

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As the gold rush hits Vancouver Island, Governor James Douglas searches California for migrants unlikely to agitate for annexation into the United States.
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Episode 172: The Starving Ones Dec 13, 2023

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The discovery of gold on Fraser River attracts a flood of American prospectors, threatening a repeat of the Oregon crisis, and further surrenders of British territory in the Pacific Northwest.
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Episode 171: The Future of the Company Dec 06, 2023

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Almost two hundred years after its founding, the Hudson's Bay Company is forced to contemplate a world without its monopoly charter.
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