The Nations of Canada

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Episode 250: A Stalwart Peasant in a Sheepskin Coat Jun 11, 2025

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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.
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Episode 249: The Invidious Distinction of Sex Jun 04, 2025

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As a new century dawns, Canadian women establish political organizations pursuing goals from prohibition to suffrage; and spanning ideologies from radical anarchism to imperialism.
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Episode 248: A Boyish Frolic May 28, 2025

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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.
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Episode 247: You Men of Canada May 21, 2025

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A war in South Africa threatens to divide Canada, presenting Wilfrid Laurier with his greatest test yet as Prime Minister.
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Episode 246: The Militia Myth May 14, 2025

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With the British Empire increasingly anxious about its global strategic position, Canada faces pressure to take on a greater share of imperial defence.
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Episode 245: Nationalism on the Grand River May 07, 2025

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The Indian Department's attempts to impose a new system of governance sparks a wave of Haudenosaunee nationalism, from Kahnawake to the Grand River.
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Episode 244: Reforming the Empire Apr 30, 2025

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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.
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Episode 243: After the Rush Apr 23, 2025

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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.
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Episode 242: Bonanza Apr 16, 2025

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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.
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Episode 241: The Last Best West Apr 09, 2025

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After decades of constitutional reform and millions spent on railway construction, the Canadian confederation finally fulfills its economic potential thanks to technological developments in the flour and paint-making industries.
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