You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at With the departure of Lord Byng as Governor General, the position was going through a drastic change as the country moved through the last half of the 1920s. After the King Byng Affair, there...
Other parts in this series at end of post. 1985 Change was coming to Ontario after four decades of power for the Progressive Conservatives, but that change would not quite come yet. As the election campaign approached, all three of the major parties...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at We are moving well into the early part of the 20th century and we are only three decades away from the first Canadian born Governor General. This week, we are looking at one of the most...
You can donate to Canadian History Ehx at Other parts in this series at end of post. For nearly a century now, the Conservatives and the Liberals had been in a back and forth battle for supremacy when it came to provincial politics in Ontario. For...
(c) University of Leeds Art Collection and Gallery; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation The world was at war, and Canada was heading towards one of the most divisive and troubled times in its history. It was in that situation that Canada...
Other parts in this series at end of post. After the 1923 election, the United Farmers of Ontario made the decision to withdraw from electoral politics and most of its elected members joined with the Progressives, which were led by former United...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Thank you to Brett Hedges, who donated to the podcast and requested an episode about Howard McCurdy, a fascinating individual. So, let’s explore his life! Born on Dec. 10, 1932 in London...
As we progress into the 20th century, the role of the Governor General would continue to change. We are also getting closer to the Canadian-born Governors General. Today, we are looking at Prince Arthur, the seventh child and third son of Queen...
Other parts in this series at end of post. 1898 The 1898 election would bring about monumental changes in Ontario politics, but not in terms of what party was ruling. Sir Oliver Mowat had moved on to federal politics after Sir Wilfrid Laurier took...
Donate to Canadian History Ehx at Today, we come to one of the more famous of the early Governors General. Born as Albert Henry George Grey, he is better known simply as Earl Grey. Born on Nov. 28, 1851 in London to General Sir Charles Grey and his...