After looking at the life of Canadians in the trenches, its time to get back to the battles. So far, Canada had seen some minor battles, at least in terms of what was to come, and by May of 1915, the Canadian Expeditionary Force was about to see its...
Through the 20th century, Indigenous men and women began to break down barriers that had been put up over decades by governments and organizations. From becoming senators, soldiers, Members of Parliament and more, I have featured several on my...
The role of the conscription crisis in Canadian politics can’t be understated. It would fracture the Liberal Party and many of its supporters would move over to the Conservatives or the Progressives. That was seen with the last episode and Hugh...
Largely unknown today, the scandal that erupted in 1872 completely altered Canada and was one of the biggest stories of the last half of the 19th century for the new country. Called the Pacific Scandal, it would bring down the government, end...
The Indigenous Located on the traditional land of the Blackfoot Confederacy, the bison would often migrate through for centuries, providing a vital resource for the Indigenous of the area in the summer. In the winter, the location of Medicine Hat...
The past few episodes I have talked about the battles that Canadians were facing early in 1915, but today I am taking a pause and looking at what life was like for the Canadian soldiers in the trenches. We all know that it was not a great place to...
There have been several dark chapters in Canadian history, from our own slavery history, to our treatment of the Indigenous, the internment of those we deem to be enemy aliens. One of the worst though, was implemented in 1885 and would survive to...
So far, we have looked at two Liberal leaders who never became prime minister. Today, we reach our first Conservative Leader of the Opposition who never became prime minister, and it comes only a few years after our last individual, Daniel Duncan...
Last week I talked about the first railroad that Canada ever built, the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad. This week, we are going to jump ahead a few decades, past Confederation, to the debate over the arrival of British Columbia into...
The Indigenous For thousands of years, after the glaciers retreated from the area, the Indigenous occupied the land that would one day be Entwistle. They would move through the area, following wildlife depending on the seasons, and even today...