https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>enHistoryCopyright Greg Koabelhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b8ac27f53ad53a5b04458967d7152b02.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:32:09 +0000Greg KoabelGreg Koabelnationsofcanadapodcast@gmail.comA narrative history of Canada from its first inhabitants to the present day.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>false5e2a396b-0797-53ac-803b-da1f19ff4228serialSupport the podcast!https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-introduction--40789833
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40789833Wed, 09 Sep 2020 04:59:35 +0000Greg KoabelAn introduction to the project - a history of Canada
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>674falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-the-great-diversity--40789845
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40789845Wed, 09 Sep 2020 05:06:17 +0000Greg KoabelThe last ice age ends, and humans follow the receding glaciers into Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2560falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-arctic-migrations--40928541
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40928541Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:14:17 +0000Greg Koabel1000-1300.  Inter-continental migrations from east and west meet in the far north of Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-the-three-sisters--41080083
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41080083Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:42:52 +0000Greg Koabel1350-1450.  Agriculture comes to the Great Lakes region, sparking an economic, political, and social revolution.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2611falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-new-found-land--41222237
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41222237Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:16:11 +0000Greg Koabel1490-1500.  Fishermen out of Bristol follow cod across the Atlantic, and find an entire continent.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2846falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-jacques-cartier--41342346
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41342346Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:29:08 +0000Greg Koabel1534.  Seeking a passage to the orient, a French explorer investigates reports of open sea to the west of Newfoundland.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1964falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-as-false-as-canadian-diamonds--41454275
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41454275Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:31:47 +0000Greg Koabel1535-1542. Jacques Cartier returns to Canada, this time intent on building the first permanent European settlement since the Norse period.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2535falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-the-basques--41570901
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41570901Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:27:12 +0000Greg KoabelWhile the French abandon their colonization effort on the St. Lawrence, Canada's Atlantic coast plays host to a meeting of cultures from either side of the Atlantic.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2065falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-an-alchemist-matter--41678335
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41678335Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:35:20 +0000Greg KoabelEngland takes its turn attempting to colonize Canada, choosing as its destination the inhospitable arctic.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>3219falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-mystery-on-the-st-lawrence--41790505
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41790505Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:29:02 +0000Greg KoabelEuropeans are suddenly drawn to Canadian fur. Meanwhile, the Upper St. Lawrence undergoes a cataclysmic change.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2234falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-false-starts--41918859
The French see an opportunity to settle a colony in Canada, but find that they have bitten off more than they can chew.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41918859Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:46:58 +0000Greg Koabel1598-1603 The French see an opportunity to settle a colony in Canada, but find that they have bitten off more than they can chew.
The French see an opportunity to settle a colony in Canada, but find that they have bitten off more than they can chew.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2182falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-the-royal-cartographer--42035506
Having failed twice to establish a colony in Canada, France turns to Samuel de Champlain to scout out an ideal location for a settlement.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42035506Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:55:04 +0000Greg Koabel1603 Having failed twice to establish a colony in Canada, France turns to Samuel de Champlain to scout out an ideal location for a settlement.
Having failed twice to establish a colony in Canada, France turns to Samuel de Champlain to scout out an ideal location for a settlement.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2276falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-acadia--42157803
Frightened off by the winters on the St. Lawrence, French colonists seek out a more temperate home on the Atlantic coast.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42157803Wed, 25 Nov 2020 11:03:11 +0000Greg Koabel1604-1607 Frightened off by the winters on the St. Lawrence, French colonists seek out a more temperate home on the Atlantic coast.
Frightened off by the winters on the St. Lawrence, French colonists seek out a more temperate home on the Atlantic coast.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2642falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-where-the-river-narrows--42275475
Champlain returns to the St. Lawrence, with one last chance to prove to the King that a Canadian colony is a viable proposition.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42275475Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:47:39 +0000Greg Koabel1608-1609 Champlain returns to the St. Lawrence, with one last chance to prove to the King that a Canadian colony is a viable proposition.
Champlain returns to the St. Lawrence, with one last chance to prove to the King that a Canadian colony is a viable proposition.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2633falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-hudson-s-passage--42394603
The Dutch hire an English explorer, Henry Hudson, to discover a way around Russia to the Orient. Instead, he finds an alternate access point to the Canadian fur trade.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42394603Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:49:20 +0000Greg Koabel1609 The Dutch hire an English explorer, Henry Hudson, to discover a way around Russia to the Orient. Instead, he finds an alternate access point to the Canadian fur trade.
The Dutch hire an English explorer, Henry Hudson, to discover a way around Russia to the Orient. Instead, he finds an alternate access point to the Canadian fur trade.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>3024falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-the-laurentian-coalition--42516970
The chiefs of the Wendat Council travel to the St. Lawrence to formalize their alliance with the French, establishing a partnership that would define the next 40 years of Canadian history.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42516970Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:18:05 +0000Greg Koabel1610-1611 The chiefs of the Wendat Council travel to the St. Lawrence to formalize their alliance with the French, establishing a partnership that would define the next 40 years of Canadian history.
The chiefs of the Wendat Council travel to the St. Lawrence to formalize their alliance with the French, establishing a partnership that would define the next 40 years of Canadian history.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2280falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-hudson-s-passage-2-0--42628552
After discovering a possible access point to the St. Lawrence trade network from the south, Henry Hudson searches for a way in from the north.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42628552Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:35:33 +0000Greg Koabel1610-1611 After discovering a possible access point to the St. Lawrence trade network from the south, Henry Hudson searches for a way in from the north.
After discovering a possible access point to the St. Lawrence trade network from the south, Henry Hudson searches for a way in from the north.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2970falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-lies-on-the-ottawa--42719760
Champlain finally gets to see what lies beyond the great rapids. But up the Ottawa River, he finds that he doesn't know who he can trust.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42719760Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:47:08 +0000Greg Koabel1612-1613 Champlain finally gets to see what lies beyond the great rapids. But up the Ottawa River, he finds that he doesn't know who he can trust.
Champlain finally gets to see what lies beyond the great rapids. But up the Ottawa River, he finds that he doesn't know who he can trust.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2493falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-jesuit-acadia--42811855
An uneasy partnership between settlers and missionaries attempts to revive France's colonial presence in Acadia.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42811855Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:38:51 +0000Greg Koabel1610-1613 An uneasy partnership between settlers and missionaries attempts to revive France's colonial presence in Acadia.
An uneasy partnership between settlers and missionaries attempts to revive France's colonial presence in Acadia.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2223falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-mutual-misunderstandings--42914499
Champlain spends a year among the Wendat, and comes to realize that he still has a lot to learn about indigenous politics and diplomacy.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42914499Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:15:27 +0000Greg Koabel1615-1616 Champlain spends a year among the Wendat, and comes to realize that he still has a lot to learn about indigenous politics and diplomacy.
Champlain spends a year among the Wendat, and comes to realize that he still has a lot to learn about indigenous politics and diplomacy.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2810falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-the-wendat-world--43025323
As the St. Lawrence fur trade (and interactions with the French) become common features of Wendat life, the Confederacy adapts itself to new economic, cultural, and social realities.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43025323Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:38:31 +0000Greg Koabel1616-1620 As the St. Lawrence fur trade (and interactions with the French) become common features of Wendat life, the Confederacy adapts itself to new economic, cultural, and social realities.
As the St. Lawrence fur trade (and interactions with the French) become common features of Wendat life, the Confederacy adapts itself to new economic, cultural, and social realities.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-profit-glory-and-honour--43143036
After almost 20 years of turmoil, Champlain's project finally achieves a degree of stability in both Canada and France.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43143036Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:26:36 +0000Greg Koabel1616-1622 After almost 20 years of turmoil, Champlain's project finally achieves a degree of stability in both Canada and France.
After almost 20 years of turmoil, Champlain's project finally achieves a degree of stability in both Canada and France.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2320falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-23-rivals--43264724
A rival Indigenous/European alliance emerges to the south of the St. Lawrence, and threatens to divert the inland fur trade away from New France.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43264724Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:12:51 +0000Greg Koabel1613-1624 A rival Indigenous/European alliance emerges to the south of the St. Lawrence, and threatens to divert the inland fur trade away from New France.
A rival Indigenous/European alliance emerges to the south of the St. Lawrence, and threatens to divert the inland fur trade away from New France.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2086falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-24-birth-of-an-empire--43382044
New leadership in France once again re-invents Canada as an imperial project, with missionaries among the Wendat Confederacy acting as the agents of a trans-Atlantic empire.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43382044Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:57:01 +0000Greg Koabel1624 New leadership in France once again re-invents Canada as an imperial project, with missionaries among the Wendat Confederacy acting as the agents of a trans-Atlantic empire.
New leadership in France once again re-invents Canada as an imperial project, with missionaries among the Wendat Confederacy acting as the agents of a trans-Atlantic empire.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2659falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-25-the-canadian-theatre--43507320
War in Europe casts the presence of the English and Scottish in Atlantic Canada in a new light.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43507320Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:58:09 +0000Greg Koabel1627 War in Europe casts the presence of the English and Scottish in Atlantic Canada in a new light.
War in Europe casts the presence of the English and Scottish in Atlantic Canada in a new light.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2021falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-26-the-first-conquest-of-quebec--43614360
When war breaks out in Europe, English and Scottish entrepreneurs see an opportunity in a suddenly vulnerable French Canada.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43614360Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:07:52 +0000Greg Koabel1627-1632 When war breaks out in Europe, English and Scottish entrepreneurs see an opportunity in a suddenly vulnerable French Canada.
When war breaks out in Europe, English and Scottish entrepreneurs see an opportunity in a suddenly vulnerable French Canada.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2319falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-27-a-new-new-france--43717743
The French reclaim Quebec, and Richelieu gets a clean slate to implement his vision of New France as far more than just a fur market.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43717743Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:44:55 +0000Greg Koabel1633-5 The French reclaim Quebec, and Richelieu gets a clean slate to implement his vision of New France as far more than just a fur market.
The French reclaim Quebec, and Richelieu gets a clean slate to implement his vision of New France as far more than just a fur market.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2084falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-28-soldiers-of-god--43824268
In re-establishing a mission within the Wendat Confederacy, the Jesuits find themselves at the centre of a complex diplomatic network.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43824268Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:23:59 +0000Greg Koabel1634 In re-establishing a mission within the Wendat Confederacy, the Jesuits find themselves at the centre of a complex diplomatic network.
In re-establishing a mission within the Wendat Confederacy, the Jesuits find themselves at the centre of a complex diplomatic network.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2015falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-29-pestilence-and-witchcraft--43931173
Multiple waves of European infectious diseases sweep through the Great Lakes region, radically altering the societies there.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43931173Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:36:58 +0000Greg Koabel1637 Multiple waves of European infectious diseases sweep through the Great Lakes region, radically altering the societies there.
Multiple waves of European infectious diseases sweep through the Great Lakes region, radically altering the societies there.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2413falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-30-mourning-war--44030639
Fueled by the destructive force of European diseases, the geo-political stability of the Great Lakes region breaks down, opening a period of sustained warfare.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44030639Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:19:05 +0000Greg Koabel1637 Fueled by the destructive force of European diseases, the geo-political stability of the Great Lakes region breaks down, opening a period of sustained warfare.
Fueled by the destructive force of European diseases, the geo-political stability of the Great Lakes region breaks down, opening a period of sustained warfare.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2025falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-31-ste-marie-among-the-hurons--44127986
The Jesuits construct their own mission settlement within the Wendat Confederacy, re-shaping the social and political landscape of Huronia.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44127986Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:55:28 +0000Greg Koabel1637-8 The Jesuits construct their own mission settlement within the Wendat Confederacy, re-shaping the social and political landscape of Huronia.
The Jesuits construct their own mission settlement within the Wendat Confederacy, re-shaping the social and political landscape of Huronia.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2121falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-32-kinship-of-the-flesh--44238094
Devastated by war and disease, Algonquins on the Ottawa and St. Lawrence attempt to construct a new community by re-shaping European religion for the Canadian context.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44238094Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:55:18 +0000Greg Koabel1640-1643 Devastated by war and disease, Algonquins on the Ottawa and St. Lawrence attempt to construct a new community by re-shaping European religion for the Canadian context.
Devastated by war and disease, Algonquins on the Ottawa and St. Lawrence attempt to construct a new community by re-shaping European religion for the Canadian context.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1969falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-33-this-country-is-but-one-scene-of-massacre--44329390
With Iroquois warriors closing off the fur trade, governor Montmagny is forced to contemplate abandoning his indigenous allies.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44329390Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:37:31 +0000Greg Koabel1644-1646 With Iroquois warriors closing off the fur trade, governor Montmagny is forced to contemplate abandoning his indigenous allies.
With Iroquois warriors closing off the fur trade, governor Montmagny is forced to contemplate abandoning his indigenous allies.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2414falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-34-fractured-communities--44419486
In the face of a common Iroquois military threat, both New France and the Wendat Confederacy undergo dramatic social and political change.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44419486Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:41:14 +0000Greg Koabel1644-1646 In the face of a common Iroquois military threat, both New France and the Wendat Confederacy undergo dramatic social and political change.
In the face of a common Iroquois military threat, both New France and the Wendat Confederacy undergo dramatic social and political change.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1975falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-35-bitter-resignation--44534230
When peace talks break down, Iroquois warriors strike into the heart of Huronia, threatening the very existence of the Laurentian coalition.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44534230Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:14 +0000Greg Koabel1647-8 When peace talks break down, Iroquois warriors strike into the heart of Huronia, threatening the very existence of the Laurentian coalition.
When peace talks break down, Iroquois warriors strike into the heart of Huronia, threatening the very existence of the Laurentian coalition.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2163falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-36-the-remnants-of-this-ruined-nation--44640588
After 200 years, the Wendat Confederacy suddenly collapses, upending the geo-political landscape of the Great Lakes region

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44640588Wed, 05 May 2021 10:01:50 +0000Greg Koabel1649-1650 After 200 years, the Wendat Confederacy suddenly collapses, upending the geo-political landscape of the Great Lakes region
After 200 years, the Wendat Confederacy suddenly collapses, upending the geo-political landscape of the Great Lakes region

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2582falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-37-we-see-ourselves-dying--44767662
After seeking protection outside Quebec, refugees from the Wendat Confederacy remain vulnerable. But divisions within the Iroquois Confederacy present a diplomatic opportunity.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44767662Wed, 12 May 2021 10:00:10 +0000Greg Koabel1650-4 After seeking protection outside Quebec, refugees from the Wendat Confederacy remain vulnerable. But divisions within the Iroquois Confederacy present a diplomatic opportunity.
After seeking protection outside Quebec, refugees from the Wendat Confederacy remain vulnerable. But divisions within the Iroquois Confederacy present a diplomatic opportunity.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2191falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-38-the-acadian-civil-war--44906672
Multiple Frenchmen vie for control over Acadia, drawing on support from Quebec, Paris, and Boston.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44906672Wed, 19 May 2021 09:52:14 +0000Greg Koabel1635-1654 Multiple Frenchmen vie for control over Acadia, drawing on support from Quebec, Paris, and Boston.
Multiple Frenchmen vie for control over Acadia, drawing on support from Quebec, Paris, and Boston.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2292falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-39-the-runners-of-the-woods--45046360
Ottawa traders and French backwoodsmen combine to bring the old Wendat fur network back to life.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45046360Wed, 26 May 2021 10:25:40 +0000Greg Koabel1654-1660 Ottawa traders and French backwoodsmen combine to bring the old Wendat fur network back to life.
Ottawa traders and French backwoodsmen combine to bring the old Wendat fur network back to life.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2178falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-40-domestic-holiness--45133305
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45133305Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:43:51 +0000Greg KoabelA distinct French Canadian religious identity begins to emerge out of the apocalyptical atmosphere on the St. Lawrence.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2238falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-41-the-king-s-colony--45227970
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45227970Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:46:15 +0000Greg KoabelKing Louis XIV determines that in order to preserve Canada, he'll have to step in and administer the colony directly.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2119falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-42-seigneurs-and-habitants--45322518
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45322518Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:00:23 +0000Greg KoabelThe relationship between aristocrat and peasant shifts as it crosses the Atlantic, creating a new category - the habitant.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2444falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-43-a-maritime-tour--45409280
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45409280Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:45:03 +0000Greg KoabelCatching up on developments in the Maritime region - from a haven for English Catholics in Newfoundland, to life for Acadians under English rule.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2011falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-44-peace--45507546
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45507546Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:02:06 +0000Greg KoabelAfter a generation of war, the Iroquois Confederation and the French allied nations find themselves more integrated than ever before.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2126falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-45-the-bottom-of-the-bay--45610640
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45610640Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:05:15 +0000Greg KoabelTwo of New France's premier fur traders leave the colony in frustration, and seek English backers for a rival operation in the far north.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2381falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-46-the-manitous--45691087
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45691087Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:23:58 +0000Greg KoabelMissionaries follow fur traders into the pays d'en haut west of New France, and find new societies emerging out of the chaos and migrations of the 1650s.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2237falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-47-filles-de-roi--45783846
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45783846Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:54:30 +0000Greg KoabelThe intendant of New France, Jean Talon, conducts and audit and finds that the colony lacks a crucial ingredient - women.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1959falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-48-desire-to-live-indifferent--45871419
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45871419Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:25:55 +0000Greg KoabelA devastating war between English settlers and their Abenaki neighbours to the north creates a new geo-political environment for both Canada and Acadia.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2065falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-49-mistress-of-my-own-body--45962961
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45962961Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:17:48 +0000Greg KoabelLarge scale peace-time migrations produce new hybrid communities on the St. Lawrence. Iroquois, Wendat, and Algonquin identities overlap, and new Christian adaptations emerge.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2213falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-50-the-middle-ground--46050613
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46050613Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:02:54 +0000Greg KoabelCompetition with the Iroquois Confederacy forces the French to develop new forms of economic and diplomatic power in the pays d'en haut.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2135falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-51-the-empire-humbled--46139497
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46139497Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:26:00 +0000Greg KoabelThe new governor of New France attempts to solve the colony's Iroquois problem by marching an army into the wilderness beyond the St. Lawrence.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1998falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-52-canadian-warfare--46230744
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46230744Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:19:18 +0000Greg KoabelDesperate for a victory, the new governor of New France sends a group of French marines and Canadian backwoodsmen to the English trading posts on Hudson Bay.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-53-victory-and-deceit--46327737
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46327737Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:46:52 +0000Greg KoabelA new governor of New France makes a new set of mistakes, escalating the conflict with the Iroquois Confederacy.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2112falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-54-the-mouth-of-my-cannons--46426755
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46426755Wed, 08 Sep 2021 10:21:01 +0000Greg KoabelGovernor Frontenac makes his triumphant return to New France, and celebrates by delivering a pithy one-liner to an invading army of English Americans.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2103falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-55-a-very-active-lad--46530636
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46530636Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:33:38 +0000Greg KoabelThe Hudson's Bay Company sends young Henry Kelsey into the unknown interior of North America, to find out how their business actually works.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2071falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-56-nothing-but-destruction--46632946
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46632946Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:03:01 +0000Greg KoabelThe war in North America concludes, but not before the devastation of communities from Newfoundland to the Great Lakes.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2453falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-57-a-mountain-of-beaver--46740187
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46740187Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:08:56 +0000Greg KoabelAs the fur trade enters a crisis, the French are forced to recognize that the institution has diplomatic and political dimensions beyond its failing economics.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2244falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-58-we-made-a-bridge-of-all-those-bodies--46846373
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46846373Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:03:26 +0000Greg KoabelAs diplomats in Europe left the job half-done, indigenous and Canadian leaders gather at Montreal to establish a peace (and a new diplomatic system) that will persist for a generation.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2495falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-59-captivity--46953894
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46953894Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:07:07 +0000Greg KoabelAfter a brief pause, war once again breaks out between the English and French, re-opening a thriving war captive economy on the New England frontier.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2009falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-60-detroit--47060131
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47060131Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:00:51 +0000Greg KoabelThe French experiment with a settlement in the heart of the pays d'en haut, but soo find that the politics of the upper country work very different from the inside.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-61-the-slave-colony--47179552
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47179552Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:20:42 +0000Greg KoabelAs enslaved labour becomes more common in New France, owners call on the Crown to explicitly enshrine in law their right to own human property.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2317falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-62-the-dunkirk-of-america--47288567
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47288567Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:58:11 +0000Greg KoabelWhile Canada is protected by geography and Iroquois neutrality, Acadia becomes the target of American fury.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2384falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-63-a-figment-of-european-imaginations--47406183
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47406183Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:54:43 +0000Greg KoabelFrom Acadia to the pays d'en haut, actors on the ground scramble to translate the Treaty of Utrecht into reality as it crossed the Atlantic.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2316falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-64-so-many-enemies-in-our-bosom--47517947
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47517947Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:03:59 +0000Greg KoabelIn the post-Utrecht Maritimes, both the British and the French construct new colonies, once again leaving Acadians stuck in the middle.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2164falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-65-citizens-of-the-bay--47634911
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47634911Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:33:00 +0000Greg KoabelNow the unchallenged masters of the north, the Hudson's Bay Company slides into a comfortable complacency.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2265falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-66-an-uncomfortable-peace--47735345
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47735345Wed, 01 Dec 2021 10:36:31 +0000Greg KoabelThe French, British, and Iroquois jockey for position in the new political and economic order of the pays d'en haut.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2083falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-67-nova-scotia-and-the-mi-kmaq--47835105
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47835105Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:13:46 +0000Greg KoabelHaving secured Nova Scotia through the Treaty of Utrecht, the British discover that the Mi'kmaq, who possess the majority of the territory, see no reason to respect an agreement they did not participate in.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1988falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-68-a-free-fishery--47929280
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47929280Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:03:21 +0000Greg KoabelA base for a profitable fishery, a training ground for the sailors of the Royal Navy...Newfoundland would have been the perfect imperial possession. That is, if it weren't for the inconvenient existence of Newfoundlanders.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2398falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-69-made-in-canada--48021617
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48021617Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:30:16 +0000Greg KoabelAs Canada emerges as a distinct society from that of France, Canadians also begin to carve out a distinct colonial economy - at times, in opposition to policy-makers at Versailles.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2348falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-70-good-goods-and-kind-usage--48094680
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48094680Wed, 29 Dec 2021 11:11:04 +0000Greg KoabelThe Hudson's Bay Company is forced out of its complacency by French competition in the interior, and anti-monopolist agitators back in Britain.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2186falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-71-the-golden-age--48174505
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48174505Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:56:10 +0000Greg KoabelDespite continued instability in the government at Annapolis Royal (or perhaps because of it) Acadian society enjoys a golden age of peace and prosperity.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2204falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-72-to-what-test-have-we-not-submitted--48263341
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48263341Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:06:42 +0000Greg KoabelA new war erupts between Britain and France, and the question of Acadian loyalties takes on a violent urgency.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2074falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-73-the-ohio-country--48360154
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48360154Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:29:14 +0000Greg KoabelAs Britain and France formalize their new peace in Europe, the seeds of a new conflict are planted on the North American frontier.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1897falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-74-this-beautiful-river--48445025
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48445025Wed, 26 Jan 2022 02:49:07 +0000Greg KoabelImperial rivals clash amid a complex geo-political ecosystem in the Ohio Country.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2229falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-75-that-place-belongs-to-me--48554937
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48554937Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:43:51 +0000Greg KoabelThe British construct a new naval base in Nova Scotia (Halifax), but quickly discover that old territorial disputes with the Mi'kmaq and French alive and well.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2529falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-76-they-have-the-advantage-of-us--48655588
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48655588Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:32:11 +0000Greg KoabelFor the first time in more than 60 years the Hudson's Bay Company sends an employee (Anthony Henday) inland, where he discovers the full extent of the Company's supply chains, and a rapidly changing social and political world.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2632falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-77-you-are-not-yet-dead-my-father--48754079
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48754079Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:59:46 +0000Greg KoabelBritain sends an army across the Atlantic to confront the French interlopers in the Ohio Country. It does not go well.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2194falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-78-a-disagreeable-business--48841488
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48841488Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:32:45 +0000Greg KoabelAfter 40 years of failed negotiation and accommodation the colonial government of Nova Scotia solves its Acadian problem through mass deportations.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2803falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-79-an-abominable-way-to-make-war--48920607
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48920607Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:15:15 +0000Greg KoabelA new French general arrives in North America seeking glory, but is disturbed to find that his Canadian and indigenous allies have a very different definition of honour.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1945falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-80-a-dreadful-vengeance--49002745
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49002745Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:46:24 +0000Greg KoabelThanks to a new crop of energetic young officers, the British finally score a victory in North America.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2668falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-81-wolfe-and-montcalm--49077944
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49077944Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:09:18 +0000Greg KoabelTwo generals meet outside of Quebec to determine the fate of Canada. Sort of.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2609falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-82-conquest--49164352
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49164352Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:32:38 +0000Greg KoabelThree British armies finish the job James Wolfe began on the Plains of Abraham, and in the process, lay the groundwork for British Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1960falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-83-the-royal-proclamation--49250384
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49250384Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:43:15 +0000Greg KoabelThe Western and Ohio nations (having been excluded from the peace signed in Europe), reminds Britain that the war was more than just an Anglo-French affair.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2128falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-84-the-planters--49337761
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49337761Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:13:06 +0000Greg KoabelDelayed for more than fifty years by the presence of the Acadians, then war, British settlers finally arrive in Nova Scotia.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2004falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-85-this-valuable-people--49421511
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49421511Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:11:43 +0000Greg KoabelIn the newly conquered colony of Quebec, colonial officials struggle to integrate a French Catholic population into the Protestant British Empire.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2097falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-86-the-peddlers--49489681
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49489681Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:06:27 +0000Greg KoabelWith their long-time French rivals neutralized by war, the Hudson's Bay Company looks forward to the uncontested exploitation of their monopoly. Instead, the Company faces its gravest threat yet.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2327falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-87-the-quebec-act--49567393
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49567393Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:40:16 +0000Greg KoabelCanada experiences the first in a long line of constitutional experiments, as the parliament at Westminster creates special recognition of French property customs and Catholic toleration in Canada's corner of the Empire.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2216falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-88-now-i-shall-know-who-is-my-enemy--49651999
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49651999Wed, 04 May 2022 10:07:24 +0000Greg KoabelWith insurrection exploding across North America, governor Carleton scrambles to mobilize Canada's military resources. But Canadian habitants and indigenous warriors alike are unenthusiastic about joining this civil war within the British world.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2968falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-89-the-battle-for-canada--49755300
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49755300Wed, 11 May 2022 10:21:22 +0000Greg KoabelWith American rebels occupying Montreal, the fate of British Canada rests on governor Carleton's ability to hold the capital of Quebec.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2342falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-90-revolution-in-nova-scotia--49842040
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49842040Wed, 18 May 2022 10:06:43 +0000Greg KoabelA handful of home-grown patriots attempt to bring the revolution to Nova Scotia.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2505falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-91-the-undiscovered-country--49935365
Russian, Spanish, and British explorers converge on a blank spot on the map in the Northern Pacific.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49935365Wed, 25 May 2022 10:20:26 +0000Greg KoabelEpisode 91: The Undiscovered Country Russian, Spanish, and British explorers converge on a blank spot on the map in the Northern Pacific.
Russian, Spanish, and British explorers converge on a blank spot on the map in the Northern Pacific.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2319falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-92-civil-war--50023945
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50023945Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:11:55 +0000Greg KoabelParallel civil wars within the Iroquois Confederacy and the European settlers of the Mohawk Valley lay the seeds for the latest nation of Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2249falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-93-what-is-to-befall-us--50120414
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50120414Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:08:17 +0000Greg KoabelThe conflict south of the Great Lakes turns into a prolonged guerilla war, with devastating consequences for both European settlers and the Iroquois Confederacy.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2376falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-94-a-new-country--50211296
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50211296Wed, 15 Jun 2022 10:08:49 +0000Greg KoabelTasked with implementing the peace in North America, Guy Carleton scrambles to find new homes for tens of thousands of loyalist exiles.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1959falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-95-shelburne-and-birchtown--50289810
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50289810Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:47:21 +0000Greg KoabelThousands of loyalists descend on Nova Scotia, turning one sleepy corner of the colony, overnight, into the largest urban centre in British North America.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1989falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-96-an-asylum-of-loyalty--50402809
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50402809Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:01:42 +0000Greg KoabelSo many loyalists pour into the St. John valley, that the British decide to carve out a new colony on the continental side of the Bay of Fundy - New Brunswick.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2285falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-97-the-northwest-company--50480100
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50480100Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:28:59 +0000Greg KoabelThe independent fur traders of Montreal get organized, and beat the Hudson's Bay Company at their own game.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2430falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-98-ferryland--50556481
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50556481Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:55:13 +0000Greg KoabelNewfoundland emerges from the wars of the 18th century a fully fledged colonial society, complete with its own religious, class, and ethnic divisions.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2190falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-99-the-canadas--50655508
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50655508Wed, 20 Jul 2022 11:09:10 +0000Greg KoabelAs loyalists establish themselves in the Upper St. Lawrence and Great Lakes, the British government takes the opportunity to totally re-organize the colony of Quebec.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2392falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-100-the-very-image-and-transcript--50724599
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50724599Wed, 27 Jul 2022 10:36:43 +0000Greg KoabelLieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe attempts to recreate England in the wilderness around the Great Lakes.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2261falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-101-willing-to-go-wherever--50798639
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50798639Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:15:46 +0000Greg KoabelThe institution of slavery finds itself under assault in the courts of British North America, but when Black Loyalists get a chance to leave the largely hostile colonies, many seize the opportunity.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2906falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-102-the-nootka-crisis--50873184
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50873184Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:58:13 +0000Greg KoabelSpanish, British, and American rivals scramble to secure a base on the Pacific coast, creating a diplomatic crisis half a world away in Europe.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2142falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-103-our-liberty-becomes-an-illusion--50938387
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50938387Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:27:03 +0000Greg KoabelWith the British Empire once again at war with France, ethnic divisions in Lower Canada suddenly take on a greater significance.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2350falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-104-fallen-timbers--51014211
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51014211Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:52:30 +0000Greg KoabelUnfinished business on the western frontier threatens to drag British North America back into a continental war.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2368falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-105-the-river-of-disappointment--51089253
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51089253Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:06:17 +0000Greg KoabelFur trader Alexander Mackenzie is convinced that the future of the continent lies on the other side of the Rockies, and he's determined to find it.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2541falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-106-anxiety-and-paranoia--51171912
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51171912Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:39:11 +0000Greg KoabelAs the global war with the French continues, the colonial governments at York and Quebec grow increasingly distrustful of their own subjects.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2721falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-107-this-rascally-and-unnatural-country--51253193
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51253193Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:34:04 +0000Greg KoabelThe fur trade war escalates as the Northwest Company faces a rival upstart in Montreal. The resulting influx of voyageurs makes French-Canadians a permanent fixture in the landscape of the Northwest.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1839falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-108-at-high-romps--51331718
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51331718Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:38:46 +0000Greg KoabelUpper Canada matures into a developed colony, complete with shipwrecks, murder, and drunken carriage rides up Yonge Street.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2219falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-109-tecumseh-and-the-chesapeake--51404449
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51404449Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:22:42 +0000Greg KoabelSimultaneous crises on the Atlantic and on the western frontier bring the United States and Britain closer to war than at any time since the Revolution.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2345falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-110-affection-to-animosity--51474779
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51474779Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:49:21 +0000Greg KoabelA prolonged war-time boom propels Newfoundland towards self-sufficiency, while impatient Newfoundlanders wonder if Britain will ever recognize their existence.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1831falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-111-prince-edward-island--51550332
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51550332Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:10:35 +0000Greg KoabelThe British experiment with new methods of colonization on an island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2455falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-112-the-race-to-the-pacific--51619239
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51619239Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:53:01 +0000Greg KoabelAmid rising political tensions in North America, rival American and Canadian fur companies race to establish a base on the Pacific Ocean.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2405falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-113-the-hart-affair--51691773
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51691773Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:50:13 +0000Greg KoabelAfter exhausting every other possible disagreement, French-Canadian reformers and Lower Canadian officials battle over the political and civil rights of Jewish Canadians.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2425falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-114-war--51762427
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51762427Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:59:46 +0000Greg KoabelYet another diplomatic crisis strains Anglo-American relations. Only this time, neither side is able to prevent the descent into war.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2481falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-115-a-mere-matter-of-marching--51832556
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51832556Wed, 09 Nov 2022 03:04:16 +0000Greg KoabelThe War of 1812 begins with an invasion of western Upper Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2448falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-116-queenston-heights--51909380
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51909380Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:37:48 +0000Greg KoabelAfter his victory at Detroit, Isaac Brock rushes to the Niagara border to meet a second invasion force.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2460falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-117-a-favourable-moment--51988376
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51988376Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:50:44 +0000Greg Koabel1813 brings another invasion of Upper Canada, this time threatening to cut the colony in two.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>3052falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-118-the-king-of-the-woods--52054056
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52054056Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:02:10 +0000Greg KoabelThe second half of 1813 sees the two most important battles of the war, from the perspective of Canadian history. Not coincidentally, British soldiers play a marginal role in the fighting.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>3194falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-119-breaking-the-stalemate--52118897
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52118897Wed, 07 Dec 2022 10:43:40 +0000Greg KoabelIn 1814, as political pressure to end the war builds in both the United States and Britain, each side makes one last bid to end the stalemate on the battlefield.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2521falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-120-peace--52183646
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52183646Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:16:34 +0000Greg KoabelAfter failing to achieve much of anything on the battlefield, Britain and the United States bring their costly misadventure to an end at the negotiating table.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2316falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-121-the-red-river-colony--52244795
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52244795Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:20:37 +0000Greg KoabelThe rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company and the Northwest Company reaches new heights, as the HBC plants a colony right in the middle of the NWC supply network.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1969falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-122-the-battle-of-seven-oaks--52296670
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52296670Wed, 28 Dec 2022 10:59:40 +0000Greg KoabelWith pitched battles, foreign mercenaries, and mass arrests, the fur trade reaches a state of conflict not seen since the Beaver Wars of the 17th century.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2242falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-123-opposed-abused-and-cheated--52350212
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52350212Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:09:44 +0000Greg KoabelThe Royal Navy's emancipation policy produces a post-war migration of escaped slaves to Nova Scotia. The new arrivals find the colony just as inhospitable as the Black Loyalists had a generation earlier.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2184falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-124-the-year-without-summer--52410067
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52410067Wed, 11 Jan 2023 09:43:12 +0000Greg KoabelThe end of the War of 1812 brings new waves of settlers across the Atlantic, where they face a climate anomaly unlike anything seen in living memory.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2135falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-125-a-despised-and-insulted-people--52471651
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52471651Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:10:22 +0000Greg KoabelThe whipping of two impoverished fishermen galvanizes popular opposition to the Royal Navy's rule over Newfoundland. The result is the first reform legislation in more than a century.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2114falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-126-the-dirty-ways-of-little-york--52538420
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52538420Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:23:42 +0000Greg KoabelAn English statistician visits Upper Canada, and sparks a political reform movement that would last generations.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2936falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-127-the-merger--52603861
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52603861Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:24:29 +0000Greg KoabelThe fur wars finally come to an end, and for the first time, a single company holds an uncontested monopoly in the northwest.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2166falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-128-if-such-a-passage-does-exist--52668891
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52668891Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:56:41 +0000Greg KoabelLooking for something to do after the Napoleonic Wars, the officers of the Royal Navy seek out a new challenge in the arctic.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>3125falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-129-the-great-miramachi-fire--52739803
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52739803Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:19:09 +0000Greg KoabelLumber overtakes fur as British North America's primary export. The forests of New Brunswick offer the greatest rewards in the new industry, but also the gravest dangers.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2392falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-130-cultural-preservation--52811439
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52811439Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:26:10 +0000Greg KoabelFrench-Canadians and Kahnawake Iroquois both struggle to define their identities in a rapidly changing Lower Canadian environment.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2556falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-131-the-war-for-religious-liberty--52886704
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52886704Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:04:53 +0000Greg KoabelUpper Canadian Anglicans attempt to fashion a definition of loyalty and Canadian identity that excludes other denominations - a project that meets resistance from the colony's Methodists.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2179falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-132-the-alien-question--53133342
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53133342Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:01:40 +0000Greg KoabelUpper Canada struggles to come to terms with the fact that a large proportion of its population is made up of immigrants from a recently hostile neighbour.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2157falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-133-a-desert-of-fur--53209337
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53209337Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:36:34 +0000Greg KoabelDesperate to consolidate its control over the Pacific Northwest before the arrival of American rivals, the Hudson's Bay Company adopts some innovative, ruthless tactics in the fur trade.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1834falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-134-new-canadians--53294410
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53294410Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:07:30 +0000Greg KoabelA new wave of migration from Britain alters the demographic landscape of the Canadas - and also brings with it a public health crisis.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2380falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-135-a-tale-of-two-canals--53373345
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53373345Wed, 29 Mar 2023 01:57:42 +0000Greg KoabelIn the same of economic development and imperial security, Upper Canada re-shapes the landscape of the Niagara peninsula and the Ottawa valley.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2308falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-136-confusion-and-uncertainty--53449527
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53449527Wed, 05 Apr 2023 09:48:03 +0000Greg KoabelThe polarization of Lower Canadian politics intensifies, and begins to effect other aspects of society, including women's suffrage and civil rights for the colony's black population.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2310falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-137-bluenosers--53511549
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53511549Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:10:03 +0000Greg KoabelIn Nova Scotia, distinctions between Planters, Loyalists, and British migrants begin to disappear as a new, shared identity emerges.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2260falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-138-a-youth-aping-maturity--53580097
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53580097Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:14:29 +0000Greg KoabelA maturing Upper Canada exits its pioneering phase. To mark the occasion the colony's capital gets a new name, initiating a long tradition of Torontonians believing they live at the centre of the universe, and everyone else being somewhat less impressed.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2703falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-139-the-accursed-progress-of-civilization--53650611
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53650611Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:47:38 +0000Greg KoabelA new Lieutenant-Governor arrives in Upper Canada with a plan to insulate indigenous nations from the setter population - but he runs into trouble when he fails to either consult indigenous leaders, or follow diplomatic protocol.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1978falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-140-let-them-come-if-they-dare--53726499
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53726499Wed, 03 May 2023 09:27:52 +0000Greg KoabelUpper Canada's new Lieutenant-Governor arrives with a mandate to bring harmony to colonial politics - a mission he seeks to carry out through partisan interference, electoral manipulation, and intimidation.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2074falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-141-unrest-in-the-countryside--53803678
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53803678Wed, 10 May 2023 09:37:50 +0000Greg KoabelWith a conflict looming between the Patriotes and the colonial government, both sides look to the majority habitant population for support, only to discover neither of them know much about rural Lower Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2054falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-142-everything-is-lawful--53903413
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53903413Wed, 17 May 2023 09:48:26 +0000Greg KoabelAfter years of fruitless political gridlock, the Patriotes of Lower Canada take up arms against the British Empire.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2494falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-143-mackenzie-s-rebellion--53982014
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53982014Wed, 24 May 2023 09:22:51 +0000Greg KoabelIn Upper Canada, a charismatic populist leads a march on the capital, convincing a group of frustrated insurrectionaries that they will be greeted as liberators, restoring constitutional government.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2610falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-144-the-rebellion-in-the-borderlands--54050876
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54050876Wed, 31 May 2023 09:56:26 +0000Greg KoabelCanadian rebels flee into American exile, and immediately find allies willing to join them in re-opening the insurrection. The situation immediately transforms from colonial rebellion to international diplomatic crisis.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1939falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-145-canada-is-in-the-mouth-of-everyone--54125310
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54125310Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:36:27 +0000Greg KoabelFrom Maine to Michigan, a network of underground cells plots an invasion that would turn Canada into a new Texas in the north.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2258falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-146-the-aroostook-war--54378675
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54378675Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:07:06 +0000Greg KoabelJust as the conflict in the borderlands ends, a new crisis erupts on the Maine/New Brunswick frontier as rival logging parties clash in a long-disputed territory.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2698falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-147-the-durham-report--54562296
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54562296Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:46:36 +0000Greg KoabelA former Governor-General of British North America offers Westminster his recommendations for post-rebellion Canada, sparking a mass popular movement in Upper Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2055falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-148-a-flame-not-easily-subdued--55380108
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55380108Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:47:51 +0000Greg KoabelNewfoundland reformers finally achieve their goal of representative self-government. However, after a series of violent elections, London and the elites of St. John's decide to pull the plug on the constitutional experiment.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2762falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-149-a-forced-marriage--56000848
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56000848Wed, 05 Jul 2023 09:44:21 +0000Greg KoabelIn the aftermath of the 1837 rebellions, the two Canadas are united. But while the British authorities hope this change will marginalize the French Canadian minority, a group of reformers see the opportunity to create a trans-national coalition.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2420falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-150-mending-fences--56069483
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56069483Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:53:18 +0000Greg KoabelAfter multiple diplomatic crises that nearly veered into war, Britain and the United States hold a summit to resolve their outstanding differences in North America, from disputed borders to the extradition of escaped slaves.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2528falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-151-a-stupid-place-to-build-an-outpost--56151731
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56151731Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:44:18 +0000Greg KoabelAnglo-Russian border tensions on the Pacific coast are enlivened by a murder in the Hudson's Bay Company's most remote trading post.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2475falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-152-the-missionary-company--56225894
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56225894Wed, 26 Jul 2023 07:33:52 +0000Greg KoabelIn an effort to improve its brand in Britain, the Hudson's Bay Company allows missionaries into the northwest to minister to its indigenous partners, shifting the political and social landscape of the region.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2125falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-153-new-identities--56344207
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56344207Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:01:03 +0000Greg KoabelWith the collapse of the Patriote movement, the Catholic Church re-emerges as a key pillar of French Canadian national identity. At the same time, habitant families begin looking beyond the crowded St. Lawrence valley.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1937falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-154-i-know-not-what-to-call-it--56411983
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56411983Wed, 09 Aug 2023 10:08:00 +0000Greg KoabelPost-rebellion Canadian politics are muddied by a series of untimely deaths in the Governor-General office.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2767falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-155-the-bagot-commission--56484591
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56484591Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:18:15 +0000Greg KoabelA generation after the military alliances of the War of 1812, indigenous communities and the Canadian state begin forging a new relationship.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2088falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-156-54-40-or-fight--56566103
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56566103Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:46:59 +0000Greg KoabelThe arrival of American settlers in significant numbers, and a bellicose presidential campaign in the United States, force an end to the Anglo-American power sharing agreement in the Pacific Northwest.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-157-a-new-ireland--56633249
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56633249Wed, 30 Aug 2023 05:18:18 +0000Greg KoabelAn increase in Catholic migration from Ireland reshapes Canada's demographic landscape, and reminds the Orange Order in the colony of its original, sectarian identity.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2099falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-158-responsible-government--56710494
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56710494Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:53:00 +0000Greg KoabelAs revolutions sweep across Europe, two former rivals in Nova Scotia carry out their own political transformation.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2399falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-159-the-torch-of-discord--56786083
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56786083Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:55:16 +0000Greg KoabelCanadians take to the streets of Montreal to re-fight the 1837 rebellion, destroying the parliament building in the process.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2819falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-160-le-commerce-est-libre--56866021
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56866021Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:42:40 +0000Greg KoabelIndependent Metis traders in the Red River colony provide the Hudson's Bay Company with the greatest challenge to its monopoly in 180 years.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2541falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-161-the-glorious-twelfth--56955662
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56955662Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:36:06 +0000Greg KoabelAs New Brunswick struggles with the loss of preferential access to the British lumber market and an influx of Catholic migration from Ireland, ethnic and religious tensions play out on the streets of St. John.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2367falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-162-refuge--57056156
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57056156Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:54:30 +0000Greg KoabelThe passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in the United States accelerates black migration across the international border, creating new communities and re-shaping the racial politics of Upper Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2004falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-163-i-must-have-something-for-it--57193251
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57193251Wed, 11 Oct 2023 10:15:31 +0000Greg KoabelShingwauk, an Ojibwe chief in the Sault Ste. Marie area, calls on the Canadian government to form an economic partnership for the development of the territory north of Upper Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2825falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-164-common-schools--57287291
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57287291Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:19:20 +0000Greg KoabelAn attempt to implement a publicly funding school system produces mob violence in Lower Canada, and a slew of court battles in Upper Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2011falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-165-the-land-question--57378668
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57378668Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:11:34 +0000Greg KoabelThe tenant farmers of Prince Edward Island decide they no longer want any part of an experiment to revive a bygone era of aristocratic land tenure.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2226falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-166-the-place-where-the-dead-white-men-were--57468526
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57468526Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:34:56 +0000Greg KoabelThe desperate search for a Royal Navy expedition sparks the most concentrated burst of exploration in the history of the Canadian arctic.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2257falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-167-do-more-and-talk-less--57558531
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57558531Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:00:09 +0000Greg KoabelTeacher and newspaper editor Mary Ann Shadd initiates a debate about what Canada's role in ought to be in furthering the cause of blacks in North America.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1914falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-168-coarse-vulgar-democracy--57642864
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57642864Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:04:08 +0000Greg KoabelTaking a page out of the Reformers book, a new generation of conservatives form a coalition across the linguistic divide.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2267falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-169-reciprocity--57762461
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57762461Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:29:54 +0000Greg KoabelDeprived of preferential access to the British market, the colonies seek economic salvation in the form of railroads and free trade with the United States.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2541falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-170-little-better-than-a-parody--57843727
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57843727Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:31:33 +0000Greg KoabelIn an effort to avoid a repeat of the Oregon surrender, the Hudson's Bay Company establishes a settler colony on Vancouver Island. The early returns are, however, mixed.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2256falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-171-the-future-of-the-company--57926682
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57926682Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:19:17 +0000Greg KoabelAlmost two hundred years after its founding, the Hudson's Bay Company is forced to contemplate a world without its monopoly charter.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2548falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-172-the-starving-ones--57994086
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57994086Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:16:33 +0000Greg KoabelThe discovery of gold on Fraser River attracts a flood of American prospectors, threatening a repeat of the Oregon crisis, and further surrenders of British territory in the Pacific Northwest.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2366falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-173-to-breathe-purer-air--58069091
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58069091Wed, 20 Dec 2023 08:45:56 +0000Greg KoabelAs the gold rush hits Vancouver Island, Governor James Douglas searches California for migrants unlikely to agitate for annexation into the United States.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2529falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-174-thomas-d-arcy-mcgee-a-traitor-to-the-british-government--58129414
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58129414Wed, 27 Dec 2023 10:56:23 +0000Greg KoabelA reformed rebel arrives in Montreal, intent on constructing a distinct Canadian national identity that includes British, French, and Irish components.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2220falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-175-the-double-shuffle--58183403
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58183403Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:23:26 +0000Greg KoabelCanadian politics enters a state of paralysis as trans-national coalition governments become ever more difficult to maintain. The only answer appears to be dramatic constitutional reform.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2384falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-176-a-royal-visit--58250652too loyal to the Crown.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58250652Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:41:32 +0000Greg KoabelThe Prince of Wales visits Canada, and discovers that some of his mother's subjects there are a bit too loyal to the Crown.too loyal to the Crown.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2795falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-177-break-them-to-pieces--58328041
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58328041Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:55:58 +0000Greg KoabelThe Canadian government formalizes its assimilationist Indian policy in statute, sparking a new round of resistance and political organization among indigenous communities.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2338falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-178-is-she-prepared-for-war--58427935
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58427935Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:16:42 +0000Greg KoabelThe outbreak of the Civil War in the United States creates both threats and opportunities for British North Americans.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2186falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-179-a-hot-southern-town--58511764
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58511764Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:17:34 +0000Greg KoabelThe American Civil War comes to the Maritime colonies, as a network of Confederate agents develops in Halifax.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2480falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-180-the-chilcotin-war--58596423
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58596423Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:36:40 +0000Greg KoabelWhile the Civil War rages in the east, the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia face their own conflicts.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2529falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-181-a-tremendous-thing-if-we-accomplish-it--58682659
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58682659Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:14:51 +0000Greg KoabelWith Canada facing crippling railway debts, political paralysis and dysfunction, and a looming security threat, George Brown proposes major constitutional change.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2032falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-182-the-two-conferences--58763156
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58763156Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:18:18 +0000Greg KoabelCanadian delegates crash a conference on Maritime Union, and present a much more ambitious confederation of British North American possessions.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2627falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-183-the-confederacy-in-canada--58861968
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58861968Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:26:18 +0000Greg KoabelAttempting to stave off defeat, an increasingly desperate Confederacy turns to an espionage campaign in Canada, perched on the Union's unprotected northern flank.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2491falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-184-the-tenant-league--58943212
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58943212Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:04:06 +0000Greg KoabelWhen all conventional political solutions to Prince Edward Island's intractable Land Question fail (including union with Canada), the farmers of the colony take matters into their own hands.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2318falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-185-i-have-no-faith-in-canadian-statesmen--59030080
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59030080Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:36:46 +0000Greg KoabelAs the Maritime delegates return home from the Quebec conference, they discover that the voting public does not necessarily approve of their work. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1983falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-186-the-fenians--59110722
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59110722Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:33:38 +0000Greg KoabelThe end of the Civil War in the United States creates a military threat to British North America, though not the one many Canadians feared.  
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2225falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-187-the-battle-of-ridgeway--59193874
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59193874Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:29:12 +0000Greg KoabelAfter several false alarms British North America undergoes two Fenian invasions in a matter of weeks, creating the greatest security crisis in a generation. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2532falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-188-this-peaceful-revolution--59274499
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59274499Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:26:43 +0000Greg KoabelTwo and a half years after the Quebec Conference, and after bitter debates, dead-ends, political pressure of dubious constitutionality from London, two elections in New Brunswick, and an invasion or two, confederation finally comes into effect.  
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2787falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-189-questions-and-answers--59389108
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59389108Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:23:31 +0000Greg KoabelThe podcast takes a pause in the narrative to field questions from listeners.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1883falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-190-secession-and-assassination--59498783
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59498783Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:46:53 +0000Greg KoabelIn the first year of its existence, Canada faces a province seeking to leave the union, and the assassination of one of its leading politicians.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2184falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-191-a-mere-outport-of-the-new-dominion--59627169
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59627169Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:11:24 +0000Greg KoabelWary Newfoundlanders contemplate an invitation to join the Canadian confederation.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2560falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episodes-192-canada-first--59748705
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59748705Wed, 01 May 2024 10:02:01 +0000Greg KoabelCanada begins its first great national project - a settlement frontier in the northwest.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2322falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-193-everywhere-is-conjecture--59918240
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59918240Wed, 08 May 2024 09:42:10 +0000Greg KoabelOttawa's plans for expansion in the northwest meet resistance on the Red River.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2449falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-194-we-must-make-canada-respect-us--60044632
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60044632Wed, 15 May 2024 10:29:18 +0000Greg KoabelIn the thrilling conclusion to the Red River Crisis, Ottawa agrees to several of the provisional government's demands, creating hte province of Manitoba, but more ominously, also despatches a military expedition into the northwest.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2814falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-195-mr-macdonald-goes-to-washington--60130507
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60130507Wed, 22 May 2024 09:52:37 +0000Greg KoabelAs British and American diplomats gather in Washington for the largest Anglo-American conference in a generation, John A. Macdonald joins the British delegation, to ensure Canadian interests are represented.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1981falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-196-england-is-sick-of-her-colonies--60207010
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60207010Wed, 29 May 2024 10:15:56 +0000Greg KoabelAs Canada seeks an outlet on the Pacific Ocean, the colonists of British Columbia contemplate their future in the British Empire.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2275falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-197-occupied-manitoba--60284209
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60284209Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:54:12 +0000Greg KoabelManitoba, Canada's newest province, is faced with the challenge of managing an anxious Metis majority, a well-armed Canadian minority, and the possible threat of a Fenian invasion.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2229falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-198-outside-promises--60359841
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60359841Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:01:06 +0000Greg KoabelCanadian negotiators begin the treaty-making process in the northwest, and find their work far more challenging than they anticipated.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2125falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-199-not-richer-serfs-but-better-men--60435333
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60435333Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:08:23 +0000Greg KoabelAs Canada industrializes, a labour movement emerges in Hamilton, Ontario, seeking a dignified role for workers in the emerging modern economy. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2296falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-200-the-screw-is-being-turned--60514153
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60514153Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:12:38 +0000Greg KoabelRailway debt and pressure from Britain forces Prince Edward Island to reconsider joining Canada, as the seventh province of confederation.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2213falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-201-a-purchased-and-a-tainted-house--60587178
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60587178Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:33:26 +0000Greg KoabelShortly after a successful re-election campaign, a railway corruption scandal brings down John A. Macdonald's government.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2377falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-202-dominion-lands--60650466
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60650466Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:10:34 +0000Greg KoabelThe Canadian government begins advertising its northwestern frontier to prospective settlers, but finds that it needs to get creative to compete with the United States.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2203falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-203-where-we-are-is-our-property--60716531
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60716531Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:11:45 +0000Greg KoabelAfter a two year hiatus, and numerous disputes over what was promised in earlier agreements, the Canadian government resumes its treaty-making campaign in the northwest.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2169falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-204-the-northwest-mounted-police--60786483
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60786483Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:15:06 +0000Greg KoabelIn an effort to extend state power into the prairies, the Canadian government commissions a police force for the northwest.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2336falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-205-caraquet--60872786
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60872786Wed, 31 Jul 2024 10:14:19 +0000Greg KoabelA new education act in New Brunswick sets off protests within the province's Catholic minority, and sparks a resurgence in Acadian nationalism.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2250falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-206-a-medium-course--60945646
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60945646Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:24:58 +0000Greg KoabelAfter a generation of playing second fiddle to conservatives, liberals re-emerge in Quebec thanks to a new generation of leaders.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2202falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-207-the-field-game-of-our-dominion--61023373
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61023373Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:14:21 +0000Greg KoabelA dentist from Montreal seeks to turn an indigenous game into a marker of Canadian national identity.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2149falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-208-come-like-men-and-talk-to-us--61101463
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61101463Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:47:17 +0000Greg KoabelThe Canadian treaty campaign in the northwest begins its most important negotiations yet - for the surrender of Cree lands along the fertile belt of the North Saskatchewan River.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2845falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-209-the-place-protected-from-fire--61183345
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61183345Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:34:53 +0000Greg KoabelA group of Icelanders repeat the voyage of their ancestors almost 900 years earlier, and once again establish a colony in Canada - this time in Manitoba.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2343falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-210-an-awful-dread-of-the-future--61260846
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61260846Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:49:22 +0000Greg KoabelAs Canadian negotiators seek to complete their treaty-making campaign on the prairies, they find the Blackfoot intent on coming to a different kind of settlement than their neighbours to the east.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2232falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-211-all-things-are-possible--61332183
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61332183Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:54:51 +0000Greg KoabelInfused with national confidence after rejecting confederation, the government at St. John's seeks, for the first time, to exert its influence across all of Newfoundland. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2139falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-212-the-national-policy--62009716
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62009716Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:46:07 +0000Greg KoabelJohn A. Macdonald makes his triumphant return to power on the back of an ambitious plan to save the Canadian economy through tariffs and rapid railroad construction.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2808falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-213-help-them-feed-them-or-fight-them--62101272
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62101272Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:14:17 +0000Greg KoabelHaving completed its treaty-making campaign on the prairies, the federal government finds that treaty implementation is as challenging as treaty negotiations. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2633falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-214-strategic-indifference--62193687
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62193687Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:50:27 +0000Greg KoabelKahnawake becomes a testing ground for a new form of indigenous government crafted in Ottawa.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2372falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-215-engineering-impossibilities--62296987
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62296987Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:53:44 +0000Greg KoabelCanada learns that building a transcontinental railway line is as much an exercise in politics as it is engineering.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2315falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-216-empire-ontario--62383383
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62383383Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:22:39 +0000Greg KoabelJohn A. Macdonald finally meets his match, in Oliver Mowat, the Liberal Premier of Ontario.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2889falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-217-history-repeating-itself--62472602
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62472602Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:45:53 +0000Greg KoabelFifteen years after the bungled expansion to the Red River, Ottawa risks making the same mistake in the northwest - ignoring the reality of the peoples residing there. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2191falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-218-the-more-wretched-they-will-become--62553956
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62553956Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:05:32 +0000Greg KoabelFacing famine, and a decade of unfulfilled promises, indigenous leaders on the prairies seek out new forms of political organization.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2344falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-219-heart-and-memory--62637457
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62637457Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:24:27 +0000Greg KoabelOn the one hundred year anniversary of the loyalist migrations, Canadians contemplate their historical identity, their place in the British Empire, and a possible expansion into the Caribbean.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2812falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-220-the-land-of-the-pharaohs--62717073
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62717073Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:47:17 +0000Greg KoabelWith a crisis brewing on the Nile, the British Army turns to the most celebrated river pilots in the Empire - Canadian voyageurs. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2057falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-221-duck-lake--62860456
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62860456Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:16:14 +0000Greg KoabelThe mounting tension in the Northwest is finally released, as violence breaks out between the Northwest Mounted Police and a group of Metis.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2862falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-222-they-have-taken-my-name-away-from-me--63028698
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63028698Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:30:28 +0000Greg KoabelWhile the Canadian government organizes a military response, and the Metis provisional government contemplates its next move, the initiative in the northwest passes to the Cree chiefs of Treaty Six territory, especially Poundmaker and Big Bear.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2507falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-223-a-human-hornet-s-nest--63140706
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63140706Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:57:33 +0000Greg KoabelThe Canadian militia arrives in the northwest to suppress a Metis rebellion, but finds the situation there more complicated than anyone in the east imagined.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2982falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-224-the-regina-trials--63265430
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63265430Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:18:08 +0000Greg KoabelIn the aftermath of the fighting, the meaning and legacy of 1885 is determined in a series of trials in Regina.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2585falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-225-a-vaccine-more-than-suspect--63372663
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63372663Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:36:56 +0000Greg KoabelA public health crisis in Montreal spins out of control, the product of mistrust between the mostly Protestant, Anglophone municipal officials and the French Catholic population of the city.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2504falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-226-made-one-people-by-the-road--63468626
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63468626Wed, 25 Dec 2024 10:31:51 +0000Greg KoabelThe Canadian Pacific Railway completes its trans-continental line, revolutionizing the economy, demographics, and politics of British Columbia
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2611falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-227-the-knights-of-labor--63533349
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63533349Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:35:59 +0000Greg KoabelA new wave of labour unrest hits Canada, culminating in a battle over Toronto's public transit.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2683falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-228-the-wrong-of-67--63611459
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63611459Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:44:45 +0000Greg KoabelThe new premier of Quebec, Honore Mercier, hosts his colleagues from across the country as they fashion a constitutional program that puts the provinces, not Ottawa, at the centre of confederation.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2491falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-229-this-bastard-nationality--63698464
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63698464Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:59:47 +0000Greg KoabelThe passage of a bill regarding the Jesuit Order in Quebec's legislature sparks a heated debate on the kind of nation Canadians have been building since confederation. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2510falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-230-a-community-of-language--63806716
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63806716Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:23:28 +0000Greg KoabelA bill to excise the French language from Manitoba's government and schools sparks a debate on what kind of nation Canada is.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2181falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-231-the-feelings-of-an-outraged-people--63992715
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63992715Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:39:29 +0000Greg KoabelThe burden of railway debt forces Newfoundland to contemplate joining the Canadian confederation, until a patriot emerges, calling on Newfoundlanders to believe in themselves and their national destiny.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2270falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-232-the-old-leader--64203224
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64203224Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:12:23 +0000Greg KoabelWith fresh tariffs and loose talk about annexation emanating from Washington, an ageing John A. Macdonald carries the banner of Canadian nationalism into one last election. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2528falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-233-toronto-the-good--64338131
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64338131Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:39:52 +0000Greg KoabelAmbitious to overtake Montreal as Canada's first city, Toronto grapples with its dual self-proclaimed identities as the nation's economic engine, and its moral compass. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2502falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-234-the-day-of-small-things-was-passed--64447697
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64447697Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:52:37 +0000Greg KoabelCanada's Christians take their reforming zeal abroad to Asia, establishing the trans-Pacific links that Canadian politicians and businessmen have thus far failed to achieve. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2367falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-235-lord-stanley-s-cup--64582261
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64582261Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:32:54 +0000Greg KoabelIn the wake of a divisive federal election, and in the face of bullying economic policies emanating from Washington, the Governor General turns to hockey as a unifying force in Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2222falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-236-a-continent-on-the-moon--64709462
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64709462Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:16:36 +0000Greg KoabelTwenty-five years after the Hudson's Bay Company land purchase, and ten years after the CPR, impatient Canadians begin to wonder if the northwestern frontier will ever fulfill its potential. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2259falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-237-we-are-lonesome--64833923
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64833923Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:15:11 +0000Greg KoabelIn an effort to speed indigenous assimilation, the federal government turns to a new program that will define its Indian policy for the next seventy years - Indian Residential Schools.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2293falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-238-our-darkest-hour--64971124
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64971124Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:20:41 +0000Greg KoabelA devastating fire in St. John's, and a comprehensive financial meltdown threaten the very existence of Newfoundland as a self-governing colony.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2222falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-239-a-nest-of-traitors--65131226
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65131226Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:58:23 +0000Greg KoabelA series of Conservative Prime Ministers struggle to hold together the party that the late John A. Macdonald spent his career building. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2324falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-240-sunny-ways--65308634
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65308634Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:21:40 +0000Greg KoabelLiberal leader Wilfrid Laurier ends a generation of Conservative rule through a canny combination of optimism and opportunism. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2414falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-241-the-last-best-west--65461441
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65461441Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:34:08 +0000Greg KoabelAfter decades of constitutional reform and millions spent on railway construction, the Canadian confederation finally fulfills its economic potential thanks to technological developments in the flour and paint-making industries.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2169falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-242-bonanza--65591498
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65591498Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:14:56 +0000Greg KoabelA gold find, this time in the sub-arctic Yukon, once again transforms Canada's Pacific region.  But if the rush promises prosperity, it also brings political, diplomatic, and humanitarian challenges.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2603falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-243-after-the-rush--65677709
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65677709Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:26:04 +0000Greg KoabelThe Yukon gold rush creates a new urban centre in the far north, and forces the Canadian government to revisit its treaty-making efforts, after a twenty year hiatus.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2473falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-244-reforming-the-empire--65804645
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65804645Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:21:13 +0000Greg KoabelChinese-Canadians join an effort to modernize the Chinese state, in hopes that a strong Beijing can better advocate for their civil and political rights in British Columbia.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2307falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-245-nationalism-on-the-grand-river--65967964
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65967964Wed, 07 May 2025 09:50:40 +0000Greg KoabelThe Indian Department's attempts to impose a new system of governance sparks a wave of Haudenosaunee nationalism, from Kahnawake to the Grand River. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2358falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-246-the-militia-myth--66082871
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66082871Wed, 14 May 2025 10:06:14 +0000Greg KoabelWith the British Empire increasingly anxious about its global strategic position, Canada faces pressure to take on a greater share of imperial defence.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2122falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-247-you-men-of-canada--66181979
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66181979Wed, 21 May 2025 10:22:39 +0000Greg KoabelA war in South Africa threatens to divide Canada, presenting Wilfrid Laurier with his greatest test yet as Prime Minister.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2683falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-248-a-boyish-frolic--66309767
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66309767Wed, 28 May 2025 09:31:15 +0000Greg KoabelCanadian soldiers arrive in South Africa to discover that the war is going much worse than anyone had anticipated.  Meanwhile, the divisions at home only deepen.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2010falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-249-the-invidious-distinction-of-sex--66393399
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66393399Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:00:38 +0000Greg KoabelAs 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.]]>2681falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-250-a-stalwart-peasant-in-a-sheepskin-coat--66505224
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66505224Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:04:02 +0000Greg KoabelThe 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.]]>2411falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-251-the-foundation-of-civilization--66600663
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66600663Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:27:06 +0000Greg KoabelThe 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.]]>2454falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-252-the-battle-of-the-fraser--66737681
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66737681Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:16:08 +0000Greg KoabelAs 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.]]>2744falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-253-as-others-see-us--66784312
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66784312Sat, 28 Jun 2025 09:46:57 +0000Greg KoabelMontreal'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.]]>2217falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-254-lessons-in-south-africa--66792938
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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66792938Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:49:31 +0000Greg Koabel1901-1902 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...
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.]]>2469falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-255-the-vortex-of-militarism--66802804
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66802804Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:09:47 +0000Greg Koabel1902. 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...
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1911falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-256-a-slap-in-the-face-for-canada--66830476
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66830476Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:25:11 +0000Greg Koabel1903.  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.]]>2003falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-257-very-imperfect-knowledge--66911374
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66911374Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:10:11 +0000Greg Koabel1903. 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...
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2386falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-258-buffalo--66994528
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66994528Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:41:38 +0000Greg Koabel1905. 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.]]>2506falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-259-something-for-nothing--67084652
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67084652Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:22:35 +0000Greg Koabel1905. 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.]]>1920falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-260-cobalt--67187584
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67187584Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:24:56 +0000Greg Koabel1905. 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.]]>1957falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-261-a-temple-of-energy--67268487
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67268487Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:32:22 +0000Greg Koabel1905. 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.]]>2158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-262-another-railroad-or-two--67354779
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67354779Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:26:01 +0000Greg Koabel1906. 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.]]>2094falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-263-the-killing-winter--67452152
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67452152Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:59:26 +0000Greg Koabel1906-1907. 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.]]>2247falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-264-bell-canada--67528794
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67528794Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:18:34 +0000Greg Koabel1907. 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.]]>2385falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-265-a-white-man-s-country--67612860
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67612860Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:06:09 +0000Greg KoabelSeptember 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.]]>2484falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-266-a-canadian-diplomat--67699688
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67699688Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:04:22 +0000Greg Koabel1908.  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.]]>2424falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-267-our-nationalism-is-canadian-nationalism--67790909
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67790909Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:58:32 +0000Greg Koabel1908. 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.]]>2235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-268-the-athletic-war--67875719
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67875719Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:19:04 +0000Greg Koabel1908. 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.]]>2529falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-269-degraded-by-yankee-professionalism--67966015
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67966015Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:05:13 +0000Greg Koabel1908. 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.]]>2493falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-270-lord-beaverbrook--68060638
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68060638Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:14:43 +0000Greg Koabel1909. 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.]]>1921falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-271-strangers-within-our-gates--68147379
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68147379Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:13:23 +0000Greg Koabel1909. 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.]]>2378falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-272-coal-and-steel--68237565
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68237565Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:50:41 +0000Greg Koabel1910. 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.]]>2088falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-273-the-fishermen-s-advocate--68341634
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68341634Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:59:23 +0000Greg Koabel1910. 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.]]>2117falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-274-a-tin-pot-navy--68430091
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68430091Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:02:45 +0000Greg Koabel1910.  When Britain calls on Canada to help fund its naval arms race with Germany, Wilfrid Laurier faces his greatest political test since the Boer War.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2257falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-275-fiasco-canadense--68534462
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68534462Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:59:44 +0000Greg KoabelAs a growing pile of Canadian capital seeks new investment opportunities, a group of entrepreneurs, engineers, and corporate lawyers descend on the fast growing coffee economy of Brazil. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1885falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-276-a-situation-disgraceful-to-the-country--68638084
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68638084Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:21:27 +0000Greg Koabel1911.  A damning report from a public health official sparks a national conversation on the future of the Indian Residential Schools program.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1840falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-277-reciprocity-2-0--68754052
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68754052Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:51:20 +0000Greg Koabel1911. Desperate for a distraction from the Navy Question, Wilfrid Laurier is presented with a golden opportunity to fulfill a decades-long ambition by developments in Washington.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2350falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-278-a-parting-of-the-ways--68846518
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68846518Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:58:26 +0000Greg KoabelSeptember 1911.  An unlikely partnership of conservative imperialists and French Canadian nationalists bring an end to Wilfrid Laurier's fifteen-year rule in Ottawa.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2371falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-279-not-asked-for-nor-wanted--68973579
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68973579Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:05:25 +0000Greg Koabel1911.  A panic over black settlers moving into western Canada sparks a heated debate on Canada's immigration laws, and the country's racial politics. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2397falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-280-the-best-safeguard-of-the-faith--69094438
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69094438Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:18:35 +0000Greg Koabel1912.  New regulations on the use of French in Ontario public schools galvanizes the province's growing francophone population and sets off a fresh round of French Canadian nationalism in Quebec.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2062falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-281-nothing-but-the-ships--69193590
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69193590Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:57:43 +0000Greg Koabel1912.  Robert Borden finds that his broad coalition (which was so successful on the campaign trail) makes for an unruly government.  Especially with Britain ever more insistent on contributions to the Royal Navy.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2581falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-282-worried-and-ill-at-ease--69258576
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69258576Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:49:06 +0000Greg Koabel1913.  Over a decade of consistent economic growth comes to an end, souring relations between Ottawa and the provinces, and forcing the military occupation of the Vancouver Island coal district. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2842falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-283-a-lottery-it-may-be--69338781
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69338781Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:03:25 +0000Greg KoabelSpring 1914.  A disastrous seal hunt raises questions about the growing social and economic inequalities of an industrializing Newfoundland.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2807falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-284-continuous-voyages--69435260
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69435260Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:13:20 +0000Greg Koabel1914. In India, the British government attempts to convince a growing independence movement that Indians enjoy all the benefits of subjecthood, including free movement within the Empire.  A key test of that proposition comes in British Columbia.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2248falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-285-komagata-maru--69530135
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69530135Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:56:43 +0000Greg Koabel1914. A Sikh businessman charters a Japanese passenger liner to test Canada's anti-Asian immigration laws, while anxious British officials and Indian nationalists look on. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>3090falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-286-home-rule--69642199
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69642199Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:17:13 +0000Greg KoabelSummer 1914.  Ireland teeters on the brink of civil war, re-opening old sectarian divisions in Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2650falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-287-q-a-2--69783120
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69783120Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:08:05 +0000Greg Koabel1867-1914.  How did we get here?  Where are we going next?
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1786falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-288-the-suicide-of-civilization--69970421
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69970421Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:23:23 +0000Greg KoabelSummer 1914.  Canadians prepare for a war far from their shores, that will nevertheless change their lives forever. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2501falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-289-baptism-of-fire-and-blood--70130920
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70130920Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:18:23 +0000Greg KoabelSpring 1915.  The Canadian Expeditionary Force prepares for its first battle outside the Belgian city of Ypres, where, unbeknownst to the Canadians, the Germans make their own preparations to unleash a terrifying new weapon.  
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2674falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-290-prisoners-of-the-country--70264534
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70264534Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:03:31 +0000Greg KoabelSpring 1915.  The Canadian government grapples with the fact that over 100,000 residents in the country are foreign nationals, native to countries Canada is now at war with.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2332falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-291-the-war-at-home--70438412
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70438412Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:23:03 +0000Greg KoabelThe Canadian economy, still reeling from a post-war recession, struggles to meet the production total war demands.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-292-let-manitoba-be-first--70588637
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70588637Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:20:32 +0000Greg Koabel1915. A group of writers, journalists and activists based in Winnipeg, score the first victory for Canada's women's suffrage movement.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2469falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-293-unstable-unliked-and-uneeded--70712978
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70712978Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:28:52 +0000Greg Koabel1916.  As the Canadian Expeditionary Force matures, its soldiers, officers, and (eventually) the politicians back in Ottawa come to realize it has outgrown its erratic creator, Militia Minister Sam Hughes. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2377falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-294-the-greatest-attack-in-the-history-of-the-world--70868365
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70868365Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:52:16 +0000Greg Koabel1916. The Newfoundland Regiment finds itself at the centre of the worst day in the history of the British Army.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2396falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-295-the-school-of-war--71040552
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71040552Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:27:10 +0000Greg Koabel1916.  After two years (and intense study of battlefield conditions), the Canadian Expeditionary Force begins its evolution from colonial auxiliary to vanguard of the British Imperial Army.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2449falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-296-what-am-i-to-do-with-my-name--71178472
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71178472Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:30:16 +0000Greg Koabel1916.  The residents of Berlin, Ontario face the challenge of being German-Canadians in a nation mobilized for war against Germany.  
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>3416falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-297-only-limited-by-the-duration-of-the-war--71339488
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71339488Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:03:31 +0000Greg Koabel1916  Faced with war-time budget cuts, the Commissioner of Canada's National Parks system, James Harkin, sees an opportunity in labour provided by interned enemy aliens.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2246falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-298-vimy--71550714
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71550714Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:14:53 +0000Greg KoabelSpring 1917.  All four divisions of the Canadian Corps work together for the first time, demonstrating a distinctively Canadian approach to the conundrum of trench warfare at Vimy Ridge.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2020falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-299-hostages-of-our-good-faith--71729267
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71729267Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:57:58 +0000Greg Koabel1917. After touring the battlefield at Vimy, Prime Minister Robert Borden determines that conscription is necessary to maintain the Canadian Corps, sparking Canada's most divisive debate since Confederation.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2583falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-300-the-hidden-powers-within-us--71887630
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71887630Wed, 06 May 2026 10:07:24 +0000Greg Koabel1917.  With Black Canadians rejected at recruiting offices in suspiciously high numbers, a campaign emerges to form a distinctly black unit within the Canadian Expeditionary Force. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>1927falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-301-revolution-and-war--71988033
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71988033Wed, 13 May 2026 10:06:18 +0000Greg Koabel1917.  A revolution in China (partially funded by contributions from British Columbia) upends life for Chinese-Canadians.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2993falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-302-our-first-duty--72081300
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72081300Wed, 20 May 2026 10:03:32 +0000Greg Koabel1917.  Prime Minister Robert Borden uses every instrument at his disposal to undermine Liberal party cohesion and form a Union government ahead of Canada's first war-time election.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>3044falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-303-linguistic-chaos--72182860
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72182860Wed, 27 May 2026 10:24:23 +0000Greg Koabel1917.  On the prairies, the war reinvigorates the politics of minority rights, as Anglophone majorities restrict the use of other languages in schools, and Francophone and Ukrainian communities organize politically.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2417falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-304-playing-with-fire--72317253
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72317253Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:52:37 +0000Greg Koabel1917. As Quebec roils with anger over the Military Service Act, French Canadians in Ottawa and Windsor clash with police over French language rights in Ontario's schools and churches.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2171falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-305-biting-into-granite--72456112



























Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72456112Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:59 +0000Greg KoabelSummer/Fall 1917.  Arthur Currie takes command of the Canadian Corps, but finds it difficult to replicate the success of Vimy Ridge in the mud of Passchendaele.



























Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2192falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-306-little-lower-than-the-angels--72561592
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72561592Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:54:54 +0000Greg KoabelDecember 1917.  Canada holds its most contentious federal election yet, as both sides (Union vs. Laurier Liberals) see the outcome as setting the country down an irrevocable path.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2832falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-307-the-shadow-of-a-dreadful-danger--72667407
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72667407Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:03:46 +0000Greg KoabelDecember 1917.  Disaster strikes Halifax, one of the busiest ports in the world due to the trans-Atlantic convoy system, as a collision between two ships creates the largest manmade explosion to that point in history.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2737falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-308-conscription--72769223
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72769223Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:38:33 +0000Greg Koabel1918.  After months of speculation, the Canadian government begins forcibly enlisting young men in earnest, sparking resistance in expected and unexpected corners of the country.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2317falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-309-some-very-useful-killing--72867181
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72867181Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:57:26 +0000Greg KoabelSummer-Fall 1918.  The Canadian Corps completes a three-month-long marathon of battles until Germany finally sues for peace.  The end of the war brings a mixture of joy, relief, and bewilderment. 
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2581falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-310-a-tribute-to-this-nation-s-womanhood--72987633
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72987633Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:02:45 +0000Greg Koabel1918.  German attacks on Canadian nurses become the subject of war crime trials after the conflict ends.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2695falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-311-the-edge-of-the-unknown--73104416
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73104416Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:10:09 +0000Greg Koabel1918. Explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson returns from five years in the Canadian arctic with a new vision for 20th century geopolitics - with the far north at the centre of it.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2264falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-312-the-privileges-of-civilized-warfare--73231620
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73231620Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:59:56 +0000Greg Koabel1919: Indigenous veterans of the Canadian Expeditionary Force return home to find that the freedom and democracy they fought for in Europe is not much in evidence in Canada.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2614falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-313-crisis--73485416
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73485416Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:03:36 +0000Greg Koabel1919. As the war comes to an end Canada faces a threat just as grave at home - international revolution.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>2408falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-314-vladdy--73840893
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73840893Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:02:03 +0000Greg Koabel1918-1919.  Determined to tackle the forces of international revolution head on, Canada leads an imperial military expedition to Siberia.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.]]>3045falsefull