1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.10: Israeli Sneaky
1956 Episode 2.10 takes us to the Commonwealth, seen as so vital to British interests, but fracturing over the question of the best course of action to take against President Nasser.
The Canadian, Australian and NZ governments were all uneasy at the prospect of war, and some, like the Canadian Fore…
What Would Pearson Do?
The world has changed dramatically since Lester Pearson accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo almost seven decades ago. The era of "Blue Helmets" may be long over (for Canadians, at least), but how can Canada apply the Pearsonian spirit of global engagement and bridge-building in the 2020s?
1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.16: My Canadian Friends
1956 Episode 2.16 introduces the fascinating Canadian element into our story.
Eden’s efforts to control the discussion continued, as the Prime Minister sought to make the British people see things wholly his way. To some extent he would succeed, but much like his French counterparts, it was provin…
Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Gerard Di Trolio, Yves Engler, Christina Nikolic May 24th, 2018
May 31st marks the deadline set by Kinder Morgan for British Columbia to guarantee the Texas oil operator's Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. The project has been massively controversial in BC, but its political import has made less of an impression on the country east of the Rockies.
Maybe that …
A Biography of Robert Henry Winters
Nicole O'Byrne speaks with Barry Cahill about his book, A Biography of Robert Henry Winters. This biography is of Nova Scotian Robert Henry Winters (1910-1969) who was first elected to Parliament in 1945 and appointed to Cabinet by Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent in 1948. Between 1957 and 1965 Wint…
Summer Series 2025-6 Part 5: Dan Brettig, Teesta Prakash, Stewart Gill, & Tim Rowse
In this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2025 conference entitled ‘Menzies and the British Commonwealth of Nations’. This fifth episode features Dan Brettig's paper 'Menzies, Cricket, and the Cold War', Teesta Prakash's p…
John Turner: An Intimate Biography of Canada's 17th Prime Minister (2023 reissue)
In this masterful and engaging biography, acclaimed journalist Steve Paikin brings to life John Turner (1929-2020), one of the most glamorous and successful politicians in Canadian history.
Born in England, raised in BC, Turner was a champion sprinter and a Rhodes scholar who captured the national…
John English on writing about Canada’s prime ministers.
Allan welcomes historian John English, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, to discuss his long career of teaching and writing about Canadian history, and his significant contributions to public service. English edited two volumes of essays about Mackenzie King, publishe…
WHAT A JOKE: A Nobel Prize for Carney? For WHAT, Exactly?
Mark Carney, the Nobel Peace Prize, TIME Person of the Year—and a veteran tribute clip that raises an uncomfortable question: what does honour actually mean?
Footage circulating from an Edmonton Oilers game appears to show Carney remaining seated while people nearby stand during a tribute to a Can…
How to Survive Living Next to Rome: John Ralston Saul on Canada, Trump and the Coming US Civil War
“Nobody in the United States wants to call it that. But I write history, and I know what a coup d’état looks like.” — John Ralston Saul
As the leaves turn, it’s becoming Canada week. Yesterday we had the Newfoundland-based Paris Marx offering an incisive critique of American Big Tech. Today, it’s …
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