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Episode 70: Good Goods and Kind Usage Dec 29, 2021

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The Hudson's Bay Company is forced out of its complacency by French competition in the interior, and anti-monopolist agitators back in Britain.
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Episode 69: Made in Canada Dec 22, 2021

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As Canada emerges as a distinct society from that of France, Canadians also begin to carve out a distinct colonial economy - at times, in opposition to policy-makers at Versailles.
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Episode 68: A Free Fishery Dec 15, 2021

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A base for a profitable fishery, a training ground for the sailors of the Royal Navy...Newfoundland would have been the perfect imperial possession. That is, if it weren't for the inconvenient existence of Newfoundlanders.
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Episode 67: Nova Scotia and the Mi'kmaq Dec 08, 2021

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Having secured Nova Scotia through the Treaty of Utrecht, the British discover that the Mi'kmaq, who possess the majority of the territory, see no reason to respect an agreement they did not participate in.
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Episode 66: An Uncomfortable Peace Dec 01, 2021

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The French, British, and Iroquois jockey for position in the new political and economic order of the pays d'en haut.
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Episode 65: Citizens of the Bay Nov 24, 2021

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Now the unchallenged masters of the north, the Hudson's Bay Company slides into a comfortable complacency.
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Episode 64: So Many Enemies in Our Bosom Nov 17, 2021

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In the post-Utrecht Maritimes, both the British and the French construct new colonies, once again leaving Acadians stuck in the middle.
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Episode 63: A Figment of European Imaginations Nov 10, 2021

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From Acadia to the pays d'en haut, actors on the ground scramble to translate the Treaty of Utrecht into reality as it crossed the Atlantic.
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Episode 62: The Dunkirk of America Nov 03, 2021

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While Canada is protected by geography and Iroquois neutrality, Acadia becomes the target of American fury.
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Episode 61: The Slave Colony Oct 27, 2021

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As enslaved labour becomes more common in New France, owners call on the Crown to explicitly enshrine in law their right to own human property.
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