Explore every episode of the podcast Curious Canadian History
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| Season 11 Episode 1 coming September 23rd!! | 03 Sep 2025 | 00:00:49 | |
While the summer may be coming to an end it's not all bad news because Curious Canadian History is coming back for Season 11! The first episode airs September 23rd and we are pumped for what is going to be a fascinating season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S10E22 The Birth of the Canadian Flag | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:46:59 | |
Surprise! We here at CCH decided to drop a special final episode for Season 10. The Canadian flag is iconic. In almost all parts of the globe people recognize the red maple leaf as distinctly ours, or at the very least a symbol of us…Canadians. Yet, the modern flag’s birth is a story of complexity and is utterly fascinating. It comes out of a distinctly unique period where Canada was changing dramatically and today represents a very modern sense of what it means to be Canadian. Happy Canada Day everyone!
Forrest Pass is a Curator in the Programs Division at Library and Archives Canada and a vexillologist, or flag historian. His writing on the flags, coats of arms, and other national symbols has appeared in the Canadian Historical Review, the Journal of American Studies, the Canadian Parliamentary Review, the Literary Review of Canada, and British Columbia History and he is a regular commentator on the history and use of flags for national and international media. He is also editorial director of the Flag Research Center. He holds a PhD in Canadian History from the University of Western Ontario, and prior to joining LAC in 2019, he worked as an historian at the Canadian Museum of History, where he curated the museum’s 2015 exhibit marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Canadian flag, and as Saguenay Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority, where he designed coats of arms, flags, and badges for Canadian citizens and institutions as part of the national honours system.
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| S10E13 - A Border of Blood and Dirt: Part 1 | 04 Mar 2025 | 00:37:32 | |
Since the election of Donald Trump, one of the most frequently discussed issues has been that of the Canadian-American border. President Trump has labelled accusations that Canada has not done enough to stem the tide of fentanyl and illegal immigrants into the US. While the veracity of Trump’s claims is hotly debated, his emphasis on the border as a concern in Washington brings up some interesting historical questions. How did this massive national delineation get created? Have drugs and immigration always been a border issue? Are there historical precedents for what Trump is arguing? To take us through a two-parter exploring the Canadian-American border from an historical lens is historian Benjamin Hoy. Benjamin is an associate professor of history at the University of Saskatchewan. His research focuses on the creation of the Canada-US border as well as on how communities, both past and present, have learned about history through the games they play. His first book, A Line of Blood and Dirt: Creating the Canada-United States Border across Indigenous Lands received the Governor General's Prize, the Albert Corey Prize, and the Best Book in Political History Prize. Please fill out a survey here to provide feedback on what you love (or don’t love) about Curious Canadian History http://bit.ly/curiouscanadianhistory-survey Don’t forget! You can purchase a copy of Punching Above Our Weight: The Canadian Military at War Since 1867 right now at the below links: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E13 Bill Miner – The Gentleman Robber – Part One | 08 Mar 2021 | 00:29:18 | |
In this two-parter we look at the life of the bandit Bill Miner, an iconic and unique figure of both the American and Canadian Wild West. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E12 The Mystery of Capreol’s Mass Grave | 22 Feb 2021 | 00:28:04 | |
A small railroad town in Northern Ontario deals with one of its most traumatic days bringing the community together but leaving a mystery behind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E11 Laying Down the Law – Canadian Civil Affairs and the Belgian Resistance | 08 Feb 2021 | 00:22:50 | |
In this excerpt from the forthcoming book “Civilians at the Sharp End: First Canadian Army Civil Affairs in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945” CCH takes a look at the tumultuous relationship between the Belgian resistance and First Canadian Army in the period after Belgium's liberation. The book, published by McGill-Queen's Press and set for release on 18 February, is currently available for pre-order purchase on Amazon, grab yours today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E10 Give Peace a Chance – John and Yoko Come to Canada | 25 Jan 2021 | 00:24:04 | |
In 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono, recently married and carrying out a ‘peace tour' shack up in a Montreal hotel suite for a week long ‘bed in' culminating in one of the most iconic protest songs in history. . . . . . . . NEW BOOK: “Civilians at the Sharp End: First Canadian Army Civil Affairs in Northwest Europe” is now available for pre-sale on Amazon – https://www.amazon.ca/Civilians-Sharp-End-Canadian-Northwest/dp/022800649X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=civilian+at+the+sharp+end&qid=1611590523&sr=8-1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E9 A Nation of Our Own – The Six Nations Appeal to the League of Nations | 10 Jan 2021 | 00:18:36 | |
During the inter-war period, two leaders of the legendary Six Nations Confederacy take their people's claims of sovereignty to the most public international forum of the day attempting to gain foreign support in their struggle agains the Canadian government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E8 The Famous Five and the Persons Case | 13 Dec 2020 | 00:26:27 | |
Five Canadian activists challenge an archaic British law fundamentally changing the legal status of women in Canada Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E7 The Fight for History with Dr. Tim Cook | 29 Nov 2020 | 00:37:29 | |
Dr. Tim Cook is interviewed about his newest book The Fight For History discussing the complicated and controversial process by which WW2 was nearly forgotten in the decades following the war only to be reclaimed by the end of the 20th century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E6 Whose Side Are You On Anyways? The Canadian Response to the Suez Crisis | 15 Nov 2020 | 00:23:37 | |
In 1956 the United Nations was in turmoil as an Anglo-French-Israeli alliance attacked and invaded Egypt. Global public opinion was strongly against this bold move and it seemed like there was no solution in sight. Until, Canadian diplomat Lester B. Pearson stepped in with a radical proposal, one that would set a template for UN Peacekeeping operations for the rest of the 20th century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E5 John Labatt’s and the Windy City | 02 Nov 2020 | 00:19:16 | |
A risky move to take beer south takes John Labatt Jr. into the maelstrom of American brewing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E4 Bert and Ernie Eh? The Canadianization of Sesame Street | 18 Oct 2020 | 00:26:19 | |
In the late 1960s the television phenomenon that was Sesame Street came north of the 49th parallel. While extremely popular amongst Canadian youth significant debate flared up over the fact that it was American television programming in a time when Canada was going through an acute identity crisis. Something had to be done to turn this popular children's show into a program that showcased unique Canadian values and ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S10E12 Trump's Tariff War | 18 Feb 2025 | 00:49:00 | |
You cannot turn on the news right now without hearing about President Donald Trump’s threat to apply a 25% tariff to Canadian goods. While his claim that our border is contributing to America’s fentanyl and illegal immigrant problem may be dubious, the ramifications of a tariff war are very real. Has a tariff war like this ever happened before? How has Canada historically responded to American economic aggression? What would the consequences of a trade war be today? To help us walk through these complex issues we have brought on economist Trevor Tombe. Trevor is a Professor at the University of Calgary’s Department of Economics and the Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at The School of Public Policy. His research explores a broad set of topics, from international trade to public finances to fiscal federalism. He has published in top economics journals, is co-author of the textbooks Public Finance in Canada and Macroeconomics, co-editor of the recent volume Fiscal Federalism in Canada, and is Co-Director of Finances of the Nation. In addition to his academic work, he actively advises various governments on a wide range of issues (currently a member of the Government of Canada Working Group on Productivity in the Public Sector; and previously a member of the Bank of Canada panel reviewing its pandemic response) and contributes to policy development and discussions through regular op-eds, articles, and media engagement. Website: www.trevortombe.com Please fill out a survey here to provide feedback on what you love (or don’t love) about Curious Canadian History http://bit.ly/curiouscanadianhistory-survey Don’t forget! You can purchase a copy of Punching Above Our Weight: The Canadian Military at War Since 1867 right now at the below links: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E3 A Century of Service: The Life of Nova Scotian Provo Wallis, Admiral of the Fleet | 04 Oct 2020 | 00:23:02 | |
One of the longest serving sailors in the history of the Royal Navy just happened to be born in Nova Scotia. Provo Wallis witnessed the transition from the age of sail to the age of steam while remaining in the navy for almost 100 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E2 Clio’s Treats: Culinary Connections to Canadian History | 21 Sep 2020 | 00:24:03 | |
The history of food in Canada can be a complex subject and is as varied as the people that make up this country. This episode has chosen several “Canadian” foods to explore how food is related to both the history of the nation, its peoples, and how food can connect to ideas of Canadian identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S6E1 Chaos in the Cariboo Sky: The Crash of Canadian Pacific Flight 21 | 06 Sep 2020 | 00:26:11 | |
A 1965 plane crash in the wilderness of British Columbia leads to an unsolved mystery that puzzles investigators even today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E20 The Underground Railroad | 08 Jun 2020 | 00:21:58 | |
From the early 1830s to the onset of the American Civil War in 1860 British North America became the primary destination for slaves escaping to freedom. To get there they had to undergo a harrowing journey and for most of those that successfully arrived they did so because of the work of the Underground Railroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E19 A Lost Cause? Canada’s Diplomatic Involvement in the Vietnam War | 25 May 2020 | 00:20:56 | |
Prior to America's official entry into the Vietnam war Canada spearheaded diplomatic efforts to find some sort of peaceful resolution, balancing a need to show support for America in the ongoing Cold War while also seeking to avoid escalation and a potential global nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E18 Nuns on the Frontier – The Ursulines of Quebec | 11 May 2020 | 00:23:19 | |
The Ursulines are a Catholic female religious order who played an important role in the early years of the French colony of New France. Despite hunger, war, disease and brutal environmental conditions the Ursulines persevered and became fixtures within Quebec society becoming educators and social activists within the growing colonial community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E17 The Dutch Food Crisis and Operation Faust | 27 Apr 2020 | 00:24:37 | |
In May of 1945 Canadian soldiers carried out a little-known food delivery operation deep into enemy held territory to help relieve the near-starving Dutch living under a brutal Nazi occupation regime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E16 The Wabanaki Confederacy | 13 Apr 2020 | 00:22:14 | |
During the 17th and 18th centuries the British had to deal with one of the most powerful Indigenous alliances in all of North America, the Wabanaki Confederacy. Forged in defending their territory against incursions from the Five Nations Iroquois, the Wabanaki maintained their influence over their traditional territory for decades in the face of a massive and expanding British Empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E15 The Coloured Corps and the War of 1812 | 30 Mar 2020 | 00:27:49 | |
When the War of 1812 erupted in June 1812 the status of Black Canadians in Upper Canada was a confusing and complex blend of abolitionist dreams, slave holding intentions, and racial prejudice. In spite of this, a unit was raised to help in the defence of the colony and was one of the most reliable militia units in the entire Upper Canadian defence force, though struggled to get its proper recognition in the aftermath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E14 – Un-Canadian Content? Bryan Adams and the Waking up the Neighbours Controversy | 16 Mar 2020 | 00:36:01 | |
In 1991 controversy erupted over the epic Bryan Adams album “Waking up the Neighbours.” The controversy surrounded the issue of whether the album qualified as ‘Canadian,' despite the fact that Bryan Adams was and is Canadian. The controversy shook the Canadian music scene to its core and challenged ideas of Canadian content and the Canadian music industry as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S10E11 - Mackenzie King: The Spiritualist Prime Minister | 04 Feb 2025 | 00:26:00 | |
William Lyon Mackenzie King was Canada's longest-serving Prime Minister, from 1922 to 1930 and from 1935 to 1948. Historians have ranked him as Canada's greatest Prime Minister for his political leadership in winning Canada's autonomy from the British Empire and for organizing Canada's enormous war effort that enabled Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt to lead the western allies to victory in World War II. But what many people don’t realize is that Mackenzie King was also a die-hard spiritualist. From fortune tellers, to mystics, to seances with the dead, Mackenzie King used every tool in his spiritualist toolbox to communicate with his dead family and to help guide him in important political decisions. To help us dive into this matter we’ve brought on the show Anton Wagner. Anton Wagner was a founding executive member of the Association for Canadian Theatre Research and has edited ten books on Canadian theatre and drama. He was the Director of Research and Managing Editor of The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, published by Routledge. Anton was a member of the Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition steering committee in Toronto for more than a decade, and produced and directed Our Hiroshima on Canada, Mackenzie King, and the atom bomb for Canadian and international television. He holds doctorates in drama (University of Toronto) and theatre (York University). Anton has recently published a two-volume history of William Lyon Mackenzie King titled The Spiritualist Prime Minister which offers a uniquely fresh look at Canada’s longest serving PM. Don’t forget! You can purchase a copy of Punching Above Our Weight: The Canadian Military at War Since 1867 right now at the below links: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E13 Leo Major – A French-Canadian Rambo | 03 Mar 2020 | 00:23:44 | |
Leo Major was a scrappy French Canadian kid who served in both northwest Europe and Korea. His story is nothing short of extraordinary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E12 Kicking in the Door – Canada Invades Nazi Germany | 17 Feb 2020 | 00:29:20 | |
Starting in February 1945 First Canadian Army took part in a series of operations that would bust open the door to Nazi Germany and signal the beginning of the end for Hitler's regime. This episode is written by friend-of-the-podcast Alex Fitzgerald-Black of the Juno Beach Centre and host of the popular Canadian WW2 podcast, Juno Beach and Beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E11 The Mad Trapper of Rat River | 03 Feb 2020 | 00:21:47 | |
In the early 1930s the Arctic became the scene of a desperate manhunt for a violent trapper willing to go to any lengths to avoid the law. A trapper whom nobody knew…and whom nobody still knows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E10 An Uphill Skate – The Women of the Hockey Hall of Fame | 19 Jan 2020 | 00:22:38 | |
Women have been a part of hockey for as long as this country has embraced it as a national identifier, yet only recently has their contribution to the game been recognized in the hockey hall of fame. This week’s episode talks about the history of women in the game and the Canadian women that have made it into the esteemed hall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 1867 & All That | 17 Jan 2020 | 00:08:14 | |
Friends of Cool Canadian History have just released their own Canadian history podcast focusing on the political and diplomatic history of this country. Check out the preview for this awesome podcast here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E9 Cougar Annie – The Wild Woman of Vancouver Island | 05 Jan 2020 | 00:33:02 | |
Ada Annie Jordan was a young mother with a successful business, a growing family and a popular place within early 20th century Vancouver's emerging elite society. Yet, she threw almost all of it away when she moved her family to a remote bay on Vancouver Island and instead of living a life of relative luxury she became a legend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E8 Little Stalingrad – The Battle for Ortona, December 1943 | 09 Dec 2019 | 00:26:26 | |
In December of 1943 Canadian soldiers became bogged down in a vicious street battle for the small town of Ortona on Italy's east coast. A battle so ferocious and in such close quarters that it earned the nickname ‘Little Stalingrad.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E7 Tricky Bob and the 1917 Federal Election | 25 Nov 2019 | 00:20:05 | |
In 1917 Canadian soldiers were engaged heavily on the western front yet volunteer numbers had fallen below that of the monthly casualty rates. Prime Minister Robert Borden thus carried out one of the most controversial political campaigns in Canadian history in order to win the 1917 federal election and ensure that conscription was passed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E6 Optical Aleutians – The Liberation of Kiska Island | 10 Nov 2019 | 00:19:12 | |
Two almost totally uninhabited American islands off the coast of Alaska are occupied by the Japanese in 1942. In response, an unprecedented joint American-Canadian operation is launched to liberate those islands. This ‘Zombie' liberation will focus specifically on the island of Kiska. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E5 A Murder in the Desert – The Canadian Airborne Regiment and the Somalia Scandal | 28 Oct 2019 | 00:25:51 | |
A deeply troubled regiment with deeply troubled soldiers leads to a deeply disturbing murder of a teenage boy in Somalia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S10E10 - Canadian History Ehx does Godspell | 21 Jan 2025 | 00:33:14 | |
For today's episode we've done something a little different. Craig Baird is a friend and fellow podcaster over at the great Canadian history podcast Canadian History Ehx and today CCH has opened up its floors to a CHX episode on a legendary moment in Canadian musical theatre history. In 1972 the hottest new Broadway production, Godspell, came to Toronto and hundreds of young actors auditioned for it. When the dust settled, and the cast was announced little did anyone know the legendary impact that this cast would end up having on Canadian and North American theatre, television and film. The cast became a veritable who’s who of Canadians that would become central to some of the most important television and film moments in the ensuing decades. Don’t forget! You can purchase a copy of Punching Above Our Weight: The Canadian Military at War Since 1867 right now at the below links: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E4 Amherst’s VIP Prisoner: Trotsky in the Maritimes | 14 Oct 2019 | 00:22:54 | |
While Leon Trotsky is largely known as a central figure in the Russian Revolution and the rise of the Soviet Union, a brief chapter in his life took him to Amherst, Nova Scotia as part of a British attempt to prevent the radical from returning to war-time Russia. Thus, Trotsky found himself a VIP guest of the British Empire, the Canadian state and the province of Nova Scotia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E3 The Buffalo Alliance – Poundmaker and Crowfoot | 30 Sep 2019 | 00:22:20 | |
Two of the 19th century's most prominent leaders of the plains First Nations evolve from enemies into friends while faced with grave threats to their people and their way of life, both are thus forced to make hard choices in the tumultuous violent period of the late 19th century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E2 The Pirate Queen of Canada – Maria Lindsay Cobham | 16 Sep 2019 | 00:19:40 | |
In the early 18th century Maria Lindsay Cobham, her husband, and her crew of misfits prowled the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Cabot Strait, preying on unsuspecting merchant vessels. One of the few pirates to operate in the North Atlantic, Maria not only became captain of her crew but cemented herself in maritime legend as the Pirate Queen of Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S5E1 Canada’s Forgotten Battle – The Battle of the Medak Pocket | 02 Sep 2019 | 00:24:02 | |
In the autumn of 1993 Canadian soldiers, attempting to stop ethnic cleansing in the Medak Pocket, found themselves in an over-night firefight against a surprising enemy while attempting to keep the peace in the middle of a chaotic war zone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| *Special Bonus Episode* The Voices of D-Day | 06 Jun 2019 | 01:02:14 | |
On this day, 6 June 2019, the 75th anniversary of D-Day, we at CCH give you a special bonus episode narrated by Alex Fitzgerald-Black of the Juno Beach Centre that includes testimonies and eye-witness accounts from the young soldiers that participated in the Canadian action at D-Day. We want to thank Alex and the podcast team from ‘Juno Beach and Beyond' for sharing this incredible eye-witness account with us. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| *Special Episode* D-Day 75 | 04 Jun 2019 | 00:32:16 | |
Alex-Fitzgerald Black of the Juno Beach Centre joins us today to talk about everything D-Day. 75 years ago today the western Allies were preparing to launch the largest combined-arms operation in the history of the world. An operation that would seek to liberate Western Europe from the grip of Nazi tyranny and help bring about an end to the Second World War. Canada was strongly represented at this momentous occasion and Alex will go into detail about our understanding of this watershed moment in modern history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4E17 Subordinate No More! Canada’s Inter-War Move to Independence | 26 May 2019 | 00:20:22 | |
The First World War led to dramatic changes within the Canadian state, perhaps none more so than Canada's changing role within the British Empire. This change occurred during the 1920s and 1930s where Canada went from colony-nation of the British Empire to equal nation within the British Commonwealth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4E16 The Chatham Coloured All-Stars | 13 May 2019 | 00:16:42 | |
The Chatham Coloured All-Stars were an all-black baseball team from southern Ontario who broke the colour barrier for baseball in Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4E15 Separate Spheres Turned Upside Down – French Women and the Survival of New France | 14 Apr 2019 | 00:16:44 | |
This episode explores the various roles women played in New France in support of the fur trade and in turn helping the very colony of New France survive. Roles that were in stark contrast to gender expectations in the old world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4E14 A Search for Asylum – Sitting Bull in Canada | 31 Mar 2019 | 00:17:06 | |
Sitting Bull was a legendary Native American chief who spent much of his life leading a resistance against American expansion into Indigenous territory. After the famous battle of the Little Big Horn Sitting Bull wound up in Canada fleeing the wrath of the American government setting off a politically complicated and ultimately short-lived attempt at asylum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S10E9 - Jackie Robinson in Montreal | 07 Jan 2025 | 00:46:39 | |
It is impossible to deny the legendary status that Jackie Robinson has had in the game of baseball. There have been movies, songs, poetry, books and essays about his career and countless tributes and celebrations of his life and impact on the game. Jackie was born in Georgia in 1919 but spent most of his life growing up in Pasadena, California. By the time he went to college he was already a star athlete, in both baseball and football. He had a short stint in the army during the Second World War before joining the Negro Baseball League. It was there that he caught the attention of Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Ricky who in turn thought Jackie would be the perfect player to break the MLBs historic colour line and forever change the game of baseball. On his path to his legendary career Jackie spent one season on the Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliate, the Montreal Royals. In today’s episode we deep dive into Jackie’s incredible life focusing on his one season in Montreal and how that season set him up for a legendary career. For today’s episode we’ve brought on historian and author William Humber. Bill is a member of the Order of Canada (2021), and the first historian inducted into Canada’s Baseball Hall of Fame (2018). He has authored 15 books. Seven of which have been primarily focused on baseball’s history in Canada. (two have just recently been released– Tex Simone: The Man Who Saved Baseball in Syracuse, co-authored with the Simone family; and Old Ontario at Bat: Baseball’s Unheralded Ancestry, released by the Centre for Canadian Baseball Research). As well, he has written on soccer, bicycling, African-Canadian athletes, winter sports, his hometown of Bowmanville, Ontario and on the topic of urban regeneration. He has been listed in Canada’s Who’s Who for over 35 years. A retired Seneca Polytechnic administrator he was recognized for his work in environmental education including Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Sustainability Educator of the Year, an Yves Landry Award for sustainability leadership, and by the College and Institutes of Canada for his Green Citizen campaign at Seneca. He has held secretarial positions, and still sits, on the Boards of Jury Lands Foundation, as well as Valleys 2000, both focused on enhancing the heritage and environment of Bowmanville within the Municipality of Clarington. His initial volunteer position was as President of the Visual Arts Centre of Newcastle in 1975, so he approaches 50 years of community engagement. His roots in Bowmanville date back to his great grandmother’s birth here in 1860 and Bill and his wife Cathie still live there but their grownup children, Bradley, Darryl and Karen have opted for the attractions of nearby big cities. Don’t forget! You can purchase a copy of Punching Above Our Weight: The Canadian Military at War Since 1867 right now at the below links: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4E12 “The Riot Heard ‘Round the World” – Vancouver’s 1907 Anti-Asian Riot | 03 Mar 2019 | 00:25:02 | |
Intense fear of what Asian immigration might do to a predominately white British Columbia sparked off a violent riot in the streets of Vancouver in 1907. A riot that had reverberations around the globe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4E11 Thérèse Casgrain | 17 Feb 2019 | 00:17:52 | |
Thérèse Casgrain was one of Canada's most prolific and powerful activists. A woman born into means, she spent her life advocating for the rights of women and challenging the patriarchal status quo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4E10 Eugenics in Alberta | 04 Feb 2019 | 00:22:29 | |
In the mid 20th century concerns over immigration and the changing ethnic make-up of Canadian society sparked a decades-long program of eugenics in Alberta, supported by many of Alberta's academic, intellectual and progressive elites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||