Episode 299: Hostages of Our Good Faith
1917. After touring the battlefield at Vimy, Prime Minister Robert Borden determines that conscription is necessary to maintain the Canadian...
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20 of 299 episodesEpisode 298: Vimy
Spring 1917. All four divisions of the Canadian Corps work together for the first time, demonstrating a distinctively Canadian approach to t...
Episode 297: Only Limited By the Duration of the War
1916 Faced with war-time budget cuts, the Commissioner of Canada's National Parks system, James Harkin, sees an opportunity in labour provid...
Episode 296: What Am I To Do With My Name
1916. The residents of Berlin, Ontario face the challenge of being German-Canadians in a nation mobilized for war against Germany. Become a...
Episode 295: The School of War
1916. After two years (and intense study of battlefield conditions), the Canadian Expeditionary Force begins its evolution from colonial aux...
Episode 294: The Greatest Attack in the History of the World
1916. The Newfoundland Regiment finds itself at the centre of the worst day in the history of the British Army. Become a supporter of this p...
Episode 293: Unstable, Unliked, and Uneeded
1916. As the Canadian Expeditionary Force matures, its soldiers, officers, and (eventually) the politicians back in Ottawa come to realize i...
Episode 292: Let Manitoba Be First
1915. A group of writers, journalists and activists based in Winnipeg, score the first victory for Canada's women's suffrage movement. Becom...
Episode 291: The War at Home
The Canadian economy, still reeling from a post-war recession, struggles to meet the production total war demands. Become a supporter of thi...
Episode 290: Prisoners of the Country
Spring 1915. The Canadian government grapples with the fact that over 100,000 residents in the country are foreign nationals, native to coun...
Episode 289: Baptism of Fire and Blood
Spring 1915. The Canadian Expeditionary Force prepares for its first battle outside the Belgian city of Ypres, where, unbeknownst to the Can...
Episode 288: The Suicide of Civilization
Summer 1914. Canadians prepare for a war far from their shores, that will nevertheless change their lives forever. Become a supporter of thi...
Episode 287: Q&A 2
1867-1914. How did we get here? Where are we going next? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of...
Episode 286: Home Rule
Summer 1914. Ireland teeters on the brink of civil war, re-opening old sectarian divisions in Canada. Become a supporter of this podcast: ht...
Episode 285: Komagata Maru
1914. A Sikh businessman charters a Japanese passenger liner to test Canada's anti-Asian immigration laws, while anxious British officials a...
Episode 284: Continuous Voyages
1914. In India, the British government attempts to convince a growing independence movement that Indians enjoy all the benefits of subjectho...
Episode 283: A Lottery it May Be
Spring 1914. A disastrous seal hunt raises questions about the growing social and economic inequalities of an industrializing Newfoundland....
Episode 282: Worried and Ill At Ease
1913. Over a decade of consistent economic growth comes to an end, souring relations between Ottawa and the provinces, and forcing the milit...
Episode 281: Nothing But the Ships
1912. Robert Borden finds that his broad coalition (which was so successful on the campaign trail) makes for an unruly government. Especiall...
Episode 280: The Best Safeguard of the Faith
1912. New regulations on the use of French in Ontario public schools galvanizes the province's growing francophone population and sets off a...