The Nations of Canada

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Episode 290: Prisoners of the Country Feb 25, 2026

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Spring 1915. The Canadian government grapples with the fact that over 100,000 residents in the country are foreign nationals, native to countries Canada is now at war with.
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Episode 289: Baptism of Fire and Blood Feb 18, 2026

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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.
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Episode 288: The Suicide of Civilization Feb 11, 2026

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Summer 1914. Canadians prepare for a war far from their shores, that will nevertheless change their lives forever.
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Episode 287: Q&A 2 Feb 04, 2026

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1867-1914. How did we get here? Where are we going next?
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Episode 286: Home Rule Jan 28, 2026

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Summer 1914. Ireland teeters on the brink of civil war, re-opening old sectarian divisions in Canada.
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Episode 285: Komagata Maru Jan 21, 2026

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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.
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Episode 284: Continuous Voyages Jan 14, 2026

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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.
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Episode 283: A Lottery it May Be Jan 07, 2026

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Spring 1914. A disastrous seal hunt raises questions about the growing social and economic inequalities of an industrializing Newfoundland.
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Episode 282: Worried and Ill At Ease Dec 31, 2025

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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.
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Episode 281: Nothing But the Ships Dec 24, 2025

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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.
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