The Nations of Canada

1910. Disillusioned with the governance provided by the elites of St. John's, Newfoundland's outport fishermen form their own political and social movement. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1910. Nova Scotia enters the industrial age with ambitions to become an international steel-making power.  However, by extension, the province also enters a new, modern age of conflict between the forces of labour and capital. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1909. Canadians grapple with the implications of large scale migration from continental Europe, and begin a long-running debate on how so-called "New Canadians" fit into the national story.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1909. A hustler from New Brunswick exemplifies a novel class of stock brokers and promoters who transform Canada's financial environment, and usher in a new era of industrial consolidation and economic inequality in Canada.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1908. In southwestern Ontario, oilmen, brewers, and cabinet-makers forge a complicated relationship with a different nation-defining sport - baseball. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1908. From Montreal and Toronto, to the mines of Timiskaming and old Rat Portage, Canadians battle over the soul of the nation's most important institution - hockey. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1908. Disillusioned with Wilfrid Laurier's Liberal party, a group of French Canadians commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Quebec by mapping out a new kind of Canadian nationalism. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1908.  In the aftermath of the Vancouver anti-Asian race riot, Canadian officials visit Tokyo, Washington, London, Bombay, Shanghai, and Beijing - in the process, crafting a position for Canada on the international stage.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

September 1907: An anti-Asian race riot in Vancouver thrusts Canada into the centre of a multi-faceted trans-Pacific geopolitical puzzle involving Japan, Britain, the United States, and India. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1907. A new technology sparks national debates about public utilities, labour relations, and gender.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1906-1907. A coal miner's strike in southern Alberta restricts the supply of fuel on the prairies, just as the region enters the coldest winter on record. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1906. Hoping to encourage a national railroad to rival the Tory-aligned CPR, Liberal Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier gets more than he bargained for. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1905. After more than thirty years of Liberal rule in Ontario, a new Conservative government makes a splash by re-writing the rules of the hydroelectricity industry. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1905. A railway construction boom couples with a global arms race to unlock the economic potential of northern Ontario's mineral deposits. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1905. Under pressure from prospectors, the Hudson's Bay Company, and Ojibwe and Cree groups, the federal and Ontario governments put aside their differences and negotiate a treaty for the lands north of Ontario. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1905. Alberta and Saskatchewan join Canada as the eighth and ninth provinces, sparking a fresh round of contentious debates over minority rights, and the division of federal and provincial powers.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1903. In the wake of the Alaska border dispute, Canada looks to strengthen its claims on the islands off its northern coast, in the Arctic Ocean.  The only problem is, no one in Ottawa has any idea how many islands there are, or how far the archipelago reaches. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1903.  Canada disputes American territorial claims in the Alaskan panhandle, in the hope/expectation that recent sacrifices in South Africa will ensure British diplomatic support. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1902. In the aftermath of the Boer War, delegates from the settler Dominions gather in London to discuss the future of the Empire - only to find Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier and Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain have very different interpretations of what that entails. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

1901-1902 Canadian soldiers find themselves in a Boer War that has turned into a brutally modern counter-insurgency.  Meanwhile, a group of Canadian women volunteer to do their bit for the Empire by teaching South African children how to be good British subjects. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

Montreal's school system, delicately balanced between the city's Catholic and Protestant communities struggles to accommodate the arrival of Jewish migrants, who fit into neither category. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

As the Fraser River fishery prepares for the largest salmon run in its history, tensions rise between its labour force of white, indigenous, and Japanese fishermen. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

The indigenous nations of the prairies attempt to reap the benefits of the western wheat boom, but find their work obstructed by interference from the Indian Department. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

The rise of the Canadian west attracts a new type of migrant-settler from continental Europe, establishing new communities in Canada - none more consequential than that of the Ukrainian-Canadians.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .

As a new century dawns, Canadian women establish political organizations pursuing goals from prohibition to suffrage; and spanning ideologies from radical anarchism to imperialism.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support .