The YouTube series

Well, That Didn’t Suck

Professor D presents history like you’ve never heard it. Wild stories, rebellious wins, and the leaders who probably shouldn’t have been in charge.

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Episodes

Episode 8

Red, White, and Rigged – How Canada Got Its Flag

The flag debate of 1964–65

Episode 7

The Weight of War

Ralston, King and conscription in the Second World War

Episode 6

The Man Who Took on Power

A powerful Quebec politician targets one ordinary citizen

Episode 5

The Right to Be Served

Hugh Burnett and refusals of service in mid-century Ontario

Episode 4

Canada’s Polite Revolution

Democracy without revolution in British North America

Episode 3

Birth by Fire

Lord Elgin’s choice

Episode 2

The Price of Truth (Part II)

Joseph Howe takes on the British Empire

Episode 1

The Price of Truth (Part I)

Joseph Howe takes on corruption in Nova Scotia

WTDS is funded by a generous donation in support of Canadian history to Trent University – and created in partnership with the Canadian Institute for Historical Education and the Macdonald Laurier Institute.

The podcast · Two seasons

1867 & All That

Retells dramatic moments from Canadian political history between the 1830s and the 1860s.

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