Witness to Yesterday (The Champlain Society Podcast on Canadian History)

Greg Marchildon interviews Matthew Betts, the editor and principal author of Place-Making in the Pretty Harbour: The Archaeology of Port Joli, Nova Scotia published by the University of Ottawa Press. Over the past decade, Matthew and his fellow archaeologists have been digging up artifacts at one of the richest Mi’kmaq sites in Canada. From this evidence, they have been reconstructing the pre-Euro...

Patrice Dutil explores the remarkable life of Pierre-Esprit Radisson (c1640-1710) with Mark Bourrie, the author of Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson (Biblioasis) and the winner of the 2020 RBC Taylor Prize. Bourrie places Radisson (who was born near Avignon) within the context French-Indigenous relations, the Fur Trade and early capitalism, the Atlantic economy, the founding of...

Patrice Dutil explores how CBC Television has presented Canadian History with Monica MacDonald, the author of Recasting History: How CBC Television Has Shaped Canada's Past (McGill-Queen’s University Press). MacDonald examines the show Explorations and Images of Canada which were broadcast in the 1960s and a number of key producers such as Eric Koch, Pierre Berton and Knowlton Nash. Other programs...

Patrice Dutil s’entretiens avec Jean-Charles Panneton au sujet de la vie de Pierre Laporte, le premier ministre par intérim du Québec enlevé et assassiné par le FLQ en octobre 1970. Panneton est l'auteur de Pierre Laporte (Septentrion). Panneton parle de la famille de Laporte, de son enfance et de son ascension dans les rangs du journalisme alors qu’il aiguise ses attaques contre le Maurice Duples...

Patrice Dutil examines the life of Pierre Laporte, the Acting Premier of Quebec who was kidnapped and murdered by the FLQ in October 1970 with Jean-Charles Panneton, the author of Pierre Laporte (Septentrion). Panneton discusses Laporte’s family, his childhood and his rise in the ranks of journalism particularly as he sharpens his attacks on the Maurice Duplessis and the Union Nationale. Laporte c...

Patrice Dutil talks about the formative influences on Louis Riel with Max Hamon, the author of "The Audacity of his Enterprise: Louis Riel and the Métis Nation that Canada Never Was" (McGill-Queen’s University Press). Hamon discusses the impact of Riel’s parents, the politics of the Red River Settlement, and the pressures of the Collège de Montréal on Riel as a student. He also explores how Riel d...

Patrice Dutil discusses the traumatic events of 1919 in Canada with Tim Cook and Jack Granatstein, the editors of Canada, 1919: A Nation Shaped By War (University of British Columbia Press). The year was marked by the return of battle-weary soldiers from the Western Front, the devastating impact of the Spanish Flu, the Winnipeg General Strike, Peace Negotiations in Paris, the rise of protest movem...

Patrice Dutil discusses the short life of Kitchimanitowaya, or Almighty Voice (1875-1897), with Bill Waiser the author of In Search of Almighty Voice: Resistance and Reconciliation (Fifth House Press). Almighty Voice was accused of poaching a settler’s cow and became the object of an RCMP manhunt in the mid-1890s. His story, however, was distorted all through the 20th century in books, magazines,...

Patrice Dutil discusses the work of Canadian historian Harold Innis with William Buxton of Concordia University, the author of Harold Innis on Peter Pond: Biography, Cultural Memory and the Continental Fur Trade (McGill-Queen’s University Press). Peter Pond was an important explorer and developer of the fur trade, but in the hands of Harold Innis, his story reveals the tensions in that developing...

Patrice Dutil discusses the evolution of the Labatt’s Breweries Corporation with Matthew Bellamy of Carleton University and the author of Brewed in the North: A History of Labatt’s (McGill-Queen’s University Press). Labatt’s development is explored in the context of Canadian Business history and the ongoing challenges of maintaining the international competitiveness of Canadian corporations. This...

Greg Marchildon interviews Jeremy Ward, the curator of the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, about the role of the canoe in the history of the portion of North America that would eventually become Canada and about the extraordinary collection of this unique museum of Canadian history . This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. If you like our work, please consider supporting it:...

Patrice Dutil discusses the Canadian war experience in Afghanistan with Craig Leslie Mantle, co-editor of "In Their Own Words: Canadian Stories of Valour and Bravery from Afghanistan, 2001-2007" (Canadian Defence Academy Press). This podcast was produced at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson University by Michael Smith. This book is freely downloadable at: https://bit.ly/CS_ITOW . If you...

Greg Marchildon talks about the evolution of Canada after the Second World War with Dimitry Anastakis, L.R. Wilson/R.J. Currie Chair in Canadian Business History at the Rotman School of Management and the Department of History at the University of Toronto, and the author of "Re-Creation, Fragmentation and Resilience: A Brief History of Canada since 1945" (Oxford University Press). This podcast was...

1968 Patrice Dutil discusses the student protests at the University of Moncton in 1968-69 with Joel Belliveau, Professor of History at Laurentian University, and the author of "In the Spirit of '68: Youth Culture, the New Left and the Reimagining of Acadia" (University of British Columbia Press). This podcast was produced at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson University by Jessica Schmid...

Greg Marchildon examines the Bank of Montreal challenges and successes since the Second World War with Laurence B. Mussio, author of "Whom Fortune Favours: The Bank of Montreal and the Rise of North American Finance, Volume 2: Territories of Transformation, 1946-2017" (McGill-Queens University Press). This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute at Ryerson Univ...

Patrice Dutil discute de l'influence politique et historiographique de l'historien québécois Thomas Chapais avec Damien-Claude Bélanger, directeur du Département d'histoire de l'Université d'Ottawa et auteur de «Thomas Chapais: Historien» (Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa). Ce balado est une production de Jessica Schmidt à la Allan Slaight Radio Institute de l'Université Ryerson. (This podcast is...

Patrice Dutil discusses the political and historiographical influence of Quebec Historian Thomas Chapais with Damien-Claude Bélanger, the Chair of the History Department at the University of Ottawa and the author of "Thomas Chapais: Historien" (University of Ottawa Press). This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson University. (Ce balado est aussi...

Greg Marchildon examines the creation and evolution of the Bank of Montreal with Laurence B. Mussio, author of "Whom Fortune Favours: The Bank of Montreal and the Rise of North American Finance, Volume 1, A Dominion of Capital, 1817-1945" (McGill-Queens University Press). This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute at Ryerson University. If you like our work,...

Patrice Dutil talks with Tim Cook about his latest book, "The Fight for History" (Allen Lane), on how Canadian authorities diminished the importance of Canada's fight against Fascism. This podcast was produced by Michael Smith at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson University. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY . Your support contributes to the...

Greg Marchildon discusses the impact of the automobile in Canada's twentieth century with Dimitry Anastakis (University of Toronto). Anastakis has written numerous books on the topic, including "Autonomous State: The Struggle for a Canadian Car Industry from OPEC to Free Trade" and "Car Nation "An Illustrated History of Canada's Transformation Behind the Wheel." This podcast was produced by Jessic...

Patrice Dutil explores the remarkable life of James Teit with Wendy Wickwire (Professor Emerita, University of Victoria), the author of "At the Bridge: James Teit and an Anthropology of Belonging" published by UBC Press. This podcast was produced by Michael Smith at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson University. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_...

Patrice Dutil speaks with Francine McKenzie (Western University) about the book "Dominion of Race: Rethinking Canada’s International History" (University of British Columbia Press) she co-edited with Laura Madokoro and David Merren. This podcast was produced by Michael Smith at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson University. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit...

Patrice Dutil discusses the life and historical impact of Teyoninhokarawen (John Norton) with Carl Benn, the author and editor of "A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812: John Norton – Teyoninhokarawen" (University of Toronto Press). This podcast was produced by Michael Smith at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson University. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit....

Patrice Dutil talks with soldier, historian and lawyer Tyler Wentzell about the leading Canadian soldier in the Spanish Civil War. Wentzell is the author of "Not for King or Country: Edward Cecil-Smith, the Communist Party of Canada, and the Spanish Civil War" published by the University of Toronto Press. This podcast was produced by Michael Smith at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson Un...

Patrice Dutil discusses the impact of Scottish migration to Canada in the nineteenth century with Ken McGoogan, the author of "Flight of the Highlanders: The Making of Canada" (HarperCollins). This podcast was produced by Michael Smith at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson University. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY . Your support contribut...