Canada has an amazing history. The Indigenous people, our inventions, the hardy settlers who came to our shores, the heroes and the villains, there is always a story to tell.
Join me on my journey through our history.
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Podcast episodes that look at the battles Canada fought in during the First World War
A look at every year from Canada's history, beginning with Confederation in 1867 and continuing on to 2020.
A look at the history of Canada at war, from the battles long before the country existed to those fought in the 20th Century.
The many posts I have written about Canada's history.
My interviews with historians and prominent Canadians
The episodes from the podcast going back to the very beginning.
Videos I have made on various history topics in Canada.
Videos I have made for my Shaw TV Show.
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Last week, I talked about John Bracken, a former premier who became the Leader of the Progressive Conservatives from 1943 to 1948. Today...
The route through the prairies for the Canadian Pacific Railway may seem as though it’s a natural path to take, along the southern part of...
The community of Drayton Valley is unique among the towns that I have looked at on this podcast. While some towns have at least a century...
Indigenous History Long before the arrival of Europeans, the land that would be Fort Frances was inhabited by the Saulteaux or Anishinaabeg...
Today, we are traveling back home to Canada to look at the war effort in Canada. Primarily I will be focusing on the things regular...
Canada has had several literary celebrities that have made a name for themselves internationally. There has been Robert Munsch, Farley...
John Bracken The last episode, I looked at Gordon Graydon, the man who was the Leader of the Official Opposition, but who did not lead his...
The Canadian West was an open landscape with few settlements, but the Canadian government wanted to change that. The Indigenous had...
Williams Lake currently lies within the traditional territory of the Secwepemc (suh-wep-muh) territory. Evidence of Indigenous habitation...
One of the most important political leaders for Canada during the first part of the First World War was a charming, somewhat vain and...