Author and Haligonian Stephen Kimber is the author of 15 books, both non fiction and fiction. Today Stephen joins me to talk about 1940 wartime Halifax and his new book Traitor's Game- A Mick Blackwell Mystery.

In our discussion we cover the many layers of 1940 Halifax; a military city that quadrupled in a short time as new troops came through Nova Scotia on the way across the Atlantic.

We also compare 1940's wartime Halifax with the 1970's- both times of great social change and conflict.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Sailors, Slackers and Blind Pigs By Stephen Kimber

Seven Days in Halifax By Robert Ashe

JDM Stewart discusses his recent book The Prime Ministers: Canada's Leaders and the Nation They Shaped.

An interesting discussion about how a reading of past Prime Ministers can help inform our current national dialogue concerning what makes up the diverse components of Canadian identity.

Mr. Stewart will be speaking tonight at an event sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Historical Education (CIHE):

Indomitable Spirit: Robert Borden and Halifax

Monday October 26, 2026

7:00 pm

Halifax Public Library

Robert Ashe discusses his book Seven Days in Halifax, about the 1970 Encounter on Urban Environment where the Nova Scotian Progressive Conservative provincial government invited twelve experts to meet with interest groups from Halifax/ Dartmouth over seven days and 40 different meetings. Billed as an exercise in democracy and civic engagement, the seven day event resulted in an awakening for a changing Halifax. Comparisons to our current day abound!