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  • The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike: Canada's Labour Uprising

    The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike: Canada's Labour Uprising
    2026/06/09
    In May 1919, Winnipeg became the epicenter of a five-week general strike that pitted 30,000 workers against the city's business elite and the federal government. Lucas and Luna explore the strike's origins in postwar inflation and union organizing, the formation of the Citizens' Committee of One Thousand, the arrest of strike leaders including J.S. Woodsworth, the violent Bloody Saturday crackdown by the Royal North-West Mounted Police, and the strike's legacy in shaping Canadian labour law and the rise of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Drawing on firsthand accounts and the trial of the 'sedition eight,' they uncover how this single event exposed deep class divisions and set the stage for the modern welfare state. #WinnipegGeneralStrike #BloodySaturday #CanadianLabourHistory #JSWoodsworth #ArthurMould #CitizensCommitteeOfOneThousand #OneBigUnion #GideonRobertson #StrikeCommittee #Winnipeg #1919 #ClassConflict #RoyalNorthWestMountedPolice #SeditionTrial #CooperativeCommonwealthFederation #LabourHistory #CanadianHistory #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 分
  • Canada's Internment of Ukrainians: The First World War's Enemy Aliens

    Canada's Internment of Ukrainians: The First World War's Enemy Aliens
    2026/06/09
    During the First World War, Canada interned thousands of its own citizens — mostly Ukrainians, but also other Eastern Europeans — under the War Measures Act. More than 8,500 people were held in 24 camps across the country, from Halifax to Vancouver Island, simply because they were subjects of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This episode explores the political climate that led to the policy, the conditions inside the camps, and the long-term impact on Ukrainian-Canadian communities. We talk about Sir Wilfrid Laurier's government, the rise of nativist sentiment, the notorious camp at Kapuskasing, forced labour on national parks, and the 2005 recognition of the internment as a 'wrongful deprivation.' It's a chapter of Canadian history that's often overlooked — but one that speaks volumes about how fear and prejudice can shape national policy. #CanadaHistory #UkrainianInternment #FirstWorldWar #EnemyAliens #WarMeasuresAct #Kapuskasing #SirWilfridLaurier #CanadianInternment #UkrainianCanadian #BanffNationalPark #FortHenry #NationalParks #Nativism #ImmigrationHistory #CivilLiberties #WorldWarI #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 分
  • Canada's Great Flag Debate: How the Maple Leaf Was Born

    Canada's Great Flag Debate: How the Maple Leaf Was Born
    2026/06/08
    In 1964, Canada found itself locked in a bitter, all-consuming battle over something seemingly simple: a new national flag. For nearly a century, the Red Ensign—a British maritime flag featuring the Union Jack and a small Canadian shield—had served as an unofficial banner. But as the country approached its centennial, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson argued that Canada needed a distinct, unifying symbol. What followed was a six-month political firestorm known as the Great Flag Debate. This episode takes you inside that struggle, from Pearson's surprise announcement in 1963 to the filibuster that nearly killed the bill in Parliament. We explore the three designs that made the final cut: Pearson's original 'Pearson Pennant' with three red maple leaves on a white field; the Progressive Conservative proposal to keep the Red Ensign; and John Matheson's eventual winning design—a single, stylized 11-point maple leaf. We'll meet the key players: the Liberal insiders like John Matheson, the opposition leader John Diefenbaker who fought relentlessly to preserve colonial symbols, and the heraldic expert Alan Beddoe. And we'll ask: why did a flag matter so much? The answer reveals a Canada caught between its British past and its independent future, a country still searching for a identity in the Cold War world. #GreatFlagDebate #MapleLeafFlag #LesterBPearson #JohnDiefenbaker #JohnMatheson #AlanBeddoe #RedEnsign #PearsonPennant #ParliamentaryFilibuster #CanadianIdentity #1964 #Centennial #Heraldry #CanadianPolitics #QuebecSeparatism #ColdWarCanada #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    7 分
  • The Canadian Pacific Railway: Spikes, Sweat, and a Nation

    The Canadian Pacific Railway: Spikes, Sweat, and a Nation
    2026/06/08
    In this episode of The Story of Canada, Lucas and Luna explore the epic construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the ribbon of steel that bound a reluctant confederation together. They trace the project from its political birth under Sir John A. Macdonald's National Policy through the grueling physical labor that carved tracks across the Precambrian Shield, over the Rockies, and through the muskeg of the north. The conversation highlights key figures like Sandford Fleming, the engineer who fought for a transcontinental route, and William Cornelius Van Horne, the blunt American who drove the project to completion years ahead of schedule. They also tackle the human cost: the thousands of Chinese labourers who risked—and often lost—their lives blasting tunnels through the Fraser Canyon, and the head taxes and exclusion laws that followed. The episode covers the last spike ceremony at Craigellachie, the role of the railway in suppressing the North-West Rebellion, and the quiet transformation it brought to Indigenous lands and communities. Lucas and Luna discuss how the CPR became more than a railway—it became a symbol of national unity and a tool for asserting sovereignty against American expansion. This episode stands alone as a fresh angle on a familiar story, focusing on the grit, politics, and legacy of a megaproject that still shapes Canada. #CanadianPacificRailway #CPR #SandfordFleming #WilliamCorneliusVanHorne #ChineseLabourers #LastSpike #Craigellachie #FraserCanyon #NationalPolicy #SirJohnAMacdonald #TranscontinentalRailway #NorthWestRebellion #HeadTax #CanadianHistory #RailwayHistory #Industrialization #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    7 分
  • The On-to-Ottawa Trek: Canada's Great Depression Rebellion

    The On-to-Ottawa Trek: Canada's Great Depression Rebellion
    2026/06/07
    In the summer of 1935, thousands of desperate unemployed men hopped freight trains from Vancouver to Ottawa, demanding work and wages from a prime minister who refused to meet them. This is the story of the On-to-Ottawa Trek — a forgotten protest that pitted war veterans against the RCMP, sparked the Regina Riot, and helped bring down R.B. Bennett's Conservative government. We explore the conditions in federal relief camps, the birth of the Relief Camp Workers' Union, the leadership of Arthur 'Slim' Evans, and the brutal police attack on Market Square in Regina. Along the way, we meet the striking workers, the politicians who feared revolution, and the ordinary Canadians who watched the drama unfold. It's a story of desperation, solidarity, and the fight for dignity during Canada's darkest economic years. #OnToOttawaTrek #GreatDepression #ReliefCamps #RBennett #ArthurSlimEvans #ReginaRiot #Unemployment #LabourHistory #RCMP #CanadianHistory #1935 #Protest #DepressionEra #MarketSquare #FexingoHistory #TheStoryOfCanada #Podcast #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    7 分
  • The Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence: Drowned by Progress

    The Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence: Drowned by Progress
    2026/06/07
    In the summer of 1958, ten communities along the St. Lawrence River were systematically erased. The Lost Villages — including Aultsville, Mille Roches, and Moulinette — were flooded to create the St. Lawrence Seaway, a massive hydroelectric and shipping project between Canada and the United States. This episode explores the human cost of megaprojects. Lucas tells the story of how 6,500 people were relocated, their homes moved or burned, cemeteries exhumed, and whole towns submerged under Lake St. Lawrence. We look at the political negotiations between Ontario and New York, the role of Premier Leslie Frost, the engineering marvel of the Moses-Saunders Power Dam, and the emotional upheaval of families watching their ancestral land vanish. We also touch on the long-term environmental impact, including changes to fish migration and water levels. Luna asks probing questions about compensation, who resisted, and what remains today. It's a story about progress, memory, and the quiet price of becoming a modern nation. #LostVillages #StLawrenceSeaway #LeslieFrost #MosesSaundersDam #Aultsville #MilleRoches #Moulinette #Hydroelectricity #NorthAmerica #Canada #Ontario #1950s #Megaprojects #History #FexingoHistory #Displacement #Engineering #LakeStLawrence Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    7 分
  • The Canada First Movement: Birth of a National Identity

    The Canada First Movement: Birth of a National Identity
    2026/06/06
    In the years after Confederation, a small group of young intellectuals in Ottawa tried to define what it meant to be Canadian. This episode explores the Canada First movement — its founders, its ideals, and its controversies. We look at the key figures: Charles Mair, poet and booster of western expansion; George Denison, nationalist and imperial federationist; and Goldwin Smith, the skeptic who eventually turned against the project. We trace the movement's influence on early Canadian nationalism, its role in shaping the 'Canada First' attitude toward the United States, and the contradictions of a nationalism that celebrated British heritage while marginalizing French Canada and Indigenous peoples. Along the way, we discuss the founding of the Royal Society of Canada, the National Club in Toronto, and the enduring question: what holds Canada together? #CanadaFirst #CharlesMair #GeorgeDenison #GoldwinSmith #CanadianNationalism #Confederation #CanadianIdentity #RoyalSocietyofCanada #NationalClub #Ontario #19thCentury #BritishImperialism #FrenchCanada #IndigenousHistory #CanadianIntellectualHistory #FexingoHistory #History #NorthAmerica Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 分
  • The Quebec Bridge Collapse: Engineering Tragedy

    The Quebec Bridge Collapse: Engineering Tragedy
    2026/06/06
    In August 1907, the Quebec Bridge — then the longest cantilever span in the world — collapsed into the St. Lawrence River, killing 76 workers. This episode explores the engineering failures, the flawed design by Theodore Cooper, the ignored warnings from inspector Norman McLure, and the human cost that reshaped civil engineering standards worldwide. We also discuss the 1916 centre span disaster and the bridge's troubled legacy as both a vital rail link and a monument to hubris. Lucas and Luna delve into the politics of steel, the limits of nineteenth-century stress analysis, and how this catastrophe gave rise to modern structural engineering codes. #QuebecBridge #EngineeringDisaster #TheodoreCooper #NormanMcLure #Collapse #StLawrenceRiver #CantileverBridge #1907 #1916 #PhoenixBridgeCompany #CanadianHistory #Quebec #IndustrialAccident #StructuralEngineering #History #FexingoHistory #NorthAmerica #Disaster Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    6 分