In the bay that now carries his name, captain Henry Hudson, his son along with several sick men were set adrift by his crew. It is our nation’s most famous mutiny. But it isn’t the only one. There is another, notable revolt but it’s mostly forgotten...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Every year is an important year in the history of Canada but some are more important than others. Perhaps there is an important invention that is made in a given year, or an iconic institution...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at William Lyon Mackenzie King served longer than anyone else as Prime Minister of Canada, over 21 years, in various stretches from 1921 to 1948. He was one of Canada’s most influential...
From 1935 to 1940, Canada went through a monumental change. The Great Depression gradually ended, and in its place the deadliest war in world history would begin. By the time the 1940 election came along, the political landscape of Canada had...
After the chaos of the 1925 and 1926 elections, coupled with the King-Byng Affair, it probably seemed like things would get better for William Lyon Mackenzie King but what he did not count on was the monumental event of The Great Depression. By the...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at For the past 58 years, Canada generally had several years between elections. The shortest time period was between 1872 and 1874 but then 1925 and 1926 came along. Why did these elections come...
Last episode, I talked about Edward Blake, the first Leader of the Official Opposition to never become prime minister when he served from 1880 to 1887. Today, we are going to jump ahead three decades, past the First World War, for the next person...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at We have gone through nine prime ministers so far, all of whom have had a large impact on Canada. Few though, have had an impact as large as our longest serving prime minister, William Lyon...