
Episode 281: Nothing But the Ships
24/12/2025 | 43min
1912. 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.

Episode 280: The Best Safeguard of the Faith
17/12/2025 | 34min
1912. 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.

Episode 279: Not Asked For Nor Wanted
10/12/2025 | 39min
1911. 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.

Episode 278: A Parting of the Ways
03/12/2025 | 39min
September 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.

Episode 277: Reciprocity 2.0
26/11/2025 | 39min
1911. 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.



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