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For decades, the Canadian government has held more than a million pages of war-criminal investigation files secret, citing privacy laws and international agreements with foreign countries. Many Canadian organizations, including Jewish ones, have lobbied—unsuccessfully—for the government to release the names, which include many suspected Nazis. It turns out, the names were already public. Jared McBride, a history professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, recently led his students on a class project that discovered more than a thousand pages of historic Royal Canadian Mounted Police war crimes files—all freely available online. These typed and handwritten files from the 1980s show suspects' names, locations, case numbers, alleged crimes, and the results of the Mounties' investigations, including collaboration with Israel, Germany and Soviet authorities. They appear to match the still-secret parts of Canada's official 1986 Deschênes Commission of Inquiry's records on alleged or actual Nazi war criminals who got into the country. Not knowing about these publicly available documents, Jewish groups and some media outlets still have lawsuits pending to force Library and Archives Canada to release its war crimes holdings. But, as the UCLA students found out, the archives already released the RCMP documents five years ago. And nobody did anything with them—until now. On today's episode of The CJN Daily, Jared McBride joins to to unpack what, and how, he and his students uncovered in this breakthrough moment for national justice. Related links Hear B'nai Brith Canada's former legal director, and a former war crimes investigator turned historian both weigh in on the importance of Canada releasing the names of suspected Nazi war criminals who entered the country, on The CJN Daily. Why Canada was reluctant to prosecute suspected Nazi war criminals who entered the country, in The CJN. Get the secret RCMP war crimes files officially released by Canada in Jan. 2020, after an Access to Information request. The files are all hosted now on the Canadian-based Investigative Journalism Foundation's public database collection. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Judah Kauffman (producer), Andrea Varsany (producer), Michael Fraiman (executive producer), Marc Weisblott (editorial director) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage added 1.2 billion historical records in January. MyHeritage released Ethnicity Estimate v2.5, the long-awaited ethnicity model, including 79 different ethnicities Listener Email Tom asks if there are reference materials for using AI in genealogical and historical research. (Not YouTube) Pam is searching for immigration and naturalization records for a couple who arrived ca. 1893 and wants to know if other resources are available to help locate those records. George recommends the Stephen P. Morse One-Step pages at stevemorse.com for U.S. ships' passenger lists and the Library and Archives Canada website at library-archives.canada.ca/eng/ and look for the collection of Immigration Records at library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/immigration/Pages/immigration.aspx. Tom is seeking ships' passenger lists for ancestors who came to the U.S. or Canada in 1879-1880. George suggests the same records he recommends to Pam above. Jean Daniel in France provides us a fascinating update on his research into his 4x grandfather, Blaise Farny. Anne wrote to follow up on research into Calvin and Rhoda Reed. She discusses Cayuga County, New York, and places that she has used for different records resources. Tom discusses his research into the USS Trigger en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Trigger_(SS-564)). He has been using AI tools, including ChatGPT (https://chatgpt.com/), Perplexity (https://www.perplexity.ai/), and Claude AI (ttps://claude.ai/). Drew will be presenting at RootsTech 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 6-8 March. Registration for RootsTech is open for on-site attendance and virtual sessions. Visit www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ for details. Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com with your questions and comments.

On Feb. 10, the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada published its decision on whether Library and Archives Canada was justified to block the release of the full, un-redacted 1986 report on suspected Nazi war criminals and collaborators who came to Canada after the Second World War. The government archives department claims it can't release everything, because Canada received some key information after the war from an allied foreign government—who wouldn't like it published, even all these years later—and doing so could jeopardize Canada's international relations. Plus, releasing RCMP file numbers could be dangerous. The OIC ruling suggested that B'nai Brith Canada, who has been lobbying for decades to unlock the Canada's murky wartime immigration policies, should take the case to the Federal Court of Canada. And that's just what B'nai Brith Canada has done. On Jan. 21, lawyers for the Jewish human rights group filed documents asking for a judicial review of keeping the so-called "Deschenes Report" secret. On today's episode of The CJN Daily, we're joined by Sam Goldstein, former legal counsel to B'nai Brith Canada, and by historian and author Howard Margolian, a former war crimes investigator who thinks Canada let in relatively few hardcore Nazis back then—but wants the names released as well as their entire case files. Related links Read B'nai Brith's legal application to the Federal Court for a judicial review of Ottawa's refusal to release all the classified war criminals documents. Read the Office of the Information Commissioner's ruling on B'nai Brith's appeal. Read how Pierre Trudeau opposed prosecuting Nazi war criminals who had entered Canada–revealed in the most recent batch of 1986 Deschenes Commission war crimes documents, released by Ottawa in February 2024, in The CJN. Hear why B'nai Brith Canada and historian Alti Rodal continued to push for all the files and names to be released, on The CJN Daily from Oct. 2023 and from September 2024. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (senior producer), Michael Fraiman (executive producer) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

Yes, Canada bombed the Aurora Borealis. But can you actually scatter that northernmost light with explosives? Why would you even try? And explosive boom aside, can you, on a cold clear quiet night, hear the northern lights? What is the sound of the Aurora Borealis?Nicolas Lachapelle and Eloise Demers Pinard, trekked to Churchill Manitoba, and beyond, to try and answer these questions.And that's about as newsy and informational as things are gonna get. Because as you will hear, today's episode sounds a little bit different. It's a bit more poetic than our regularly scheduled programming.Or as our reporters will tell you, “…this is a story about that forgotten need to probe the sky and an epic journey through time and space on the edge of northern Canada.”Happy Holidays. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Produced, recorded and directed by Éloïse Demers Pinard and Nicolas Lachapelle.In dialogue with the composer Welcome John.Inspired by the visionary works of Tom Demers and Peter Mettler.With the voices of Jeremy Allen, George Alexander St-Clair, Harry Tutuk, James Wells, Roland Sawatsky and Chris Campbell.Narration by Jacqueline Van de Geer.Field research by Alain James Rioux Dubé.Archival research by Emma Brunet.Sound design and mix by Antonin Wyss.Linguistic revision by Maureen Roberge.Graphic design by Max Rhéault and the Criterium Design bureau.The archives are from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Library and Archives Canada.Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer) Additional audio assistance: Caleb ThompsonJesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Sponsors:CAMH: CAMH is building better mental health care for everyone to ensure no one is left behind. Visit camh.ca/canadaland to make a donation.Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or moreTo claim, visit article.com/backbench and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout.oxio: Head over to canadaland.oxio.ca and use code CANADALAND for your first month free! Be part of the solution to Canada's journalism crisis. Go to https://canadaland.com/join to become a Canadaland Supporter today.You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the mid 1980s, the Canadian government tasked a commission to investigate whether a considerable number of alleged Nazi war criminals settled in Canada after the Second World War.The Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals was headed by retired Quebec judge Jules Deschênes. It looked into this issue, but for decades, many of the commission's findings were not made public.That includes a list of 900 names of alleged Nazi war criminals who lived in Canada, and the files and documents about them.Last week, Ottawa rejected the freedom of information request to get it released. Officials at Library and Archives Canada said that after a comprehensive review, they decided to withhold the list because it could cause harm to Canadian interests, and international relations.David Pugliese is the Ottawa Citizen's defence reporter. He helps us understand who might be on that list, how so many suspected Nazis entered Canada after WWII, and why the Canadian government has not released the names.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Stanley G. Grizzle, a Canadian Pacific Railway porter for twenty years as well as a celebrated activist, civil servant, and citizenship judge, was also an avid historian who went to great lengths to document and preserve Black History in Canada and beyond. His collection is now held at Library and Archives Canada. Join us as we explore who the porters were, where they came from, and how they found themselves on the rails. (Episode 2 trailer)TranscriptNarrator Biographies

Découvrez Bibliothèque et Archives Canada présente Confidences de porteurs. Cette minisérie décrit les expériences vécues par des hommes noirs du vingtième siècle qui ont travaillé comme porteurs de voitures-lits pour les chemins de fer Canadien National et Canadien Pacifique. Stanley G. Grizzle a travaillé comme porteur du Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique pendant vingt ans. Ce grand militant a aussi travaillé comme fonctionnaire et juge de la citoyenneté. Passionné d'histoire, il n'a pas épargné les efforts pour documenter et préserver l'histoire des Noirs au Canada et ailleurs. Sa collection est aujourd'hui conservée à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. Joignez-vous à nous pour apprendre qui étaient les porteurs, d'où ils venaient et comment ils ont commencé à travailler pour les chemins de fer. (Bande-annonce de l'episode 2) TranscriptionBiographies des narrateurs

After the debacle in 2023, when Parliamentarians gave a standing ovation to an elderly Ukrainian Waffen SS veteran, pressure mounted on Ottawa to speed up publishing the names of long-classified files containing the identities of hundreds of suspected Nazi war criminals welcomed by Canada after the Second World War. The files were prepared in the 1980s for the so-called Deschenes Commission, which studied Canada's postwar immigration screening problems, especially when it came to former soldiers from Nazi-occupied Europe. It was believed the government would publish them in May 2024, to help commemorate Jewish Heritage Month. But that didn't happen. In June and July, researchers from Library and Archives Canada held consultations with a small list of stakeholders to discuss privacy issues with the files. A decision was expected this week. But that could be delayed further, after media reports surfaced slamming the bureaucrats for not consulting with a key group: Holocaust survivors and educators. They also missed academics, Polish Canadians and others who want the files released. The CJN has learned the consultations are being reopened as experts from the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Canada, including one of the group's Holocaust survivors, are scheduled to have a hearing this Thursday. On today's episode of The CJN Daily, we're joined by Sam Goldstein, former legal director for B'nai Brith Canada, the human rights organization that has been at the centre of the campaign to release these files. Goldstein explains why he thinks the government is stonewalling—and what should happen next. What we talked about Read more from February 2024 when Ottawa released more of the Deschenes Commission report's first part, in The CJN. Why B'nai Brith Canada and others want the full records of suspected Nazi war criminals released, on The CJN Daily from Oct. 2023. Read B'nai Brith Canada's statement to the House of Commons committee on Access to Information, Feb. 14, 2023. Why the Speaker of the House of Commons resigned after arranging a Parliamentary standing ovation for an elderly former Ukrainian Waffen SS soldier, in The CJN. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (producer), Michael Fraiman (executive producer) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Stanley G. Grizzle, a Canadian Pacific Railway porter for twenty years as well as a celebrated activist, civil servant, and citizenship judge, was also an avid historian who went to great lengths to document and preserve Black History in Canada and beyond. His collection is now held at Library and Archives Canada. Join us as we delve into the life of the man who recorded the stories of the porters working on the rails. (Episode 1)TranscriptNarrator Biographies

Découvrez Bibliothèque et Archives Canada présente Confidences de porteurs. Cette minisérie décrit les expériences vécues par des hommes noirs du vingtième siècle qui ont travaillé comme porteurs de voitures-lits pour les chemins de fer Canadien National et Canadien Pacifique. Stanley G. Grizzle a travaillé comme porteur du Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique pendant vingt ans. Ce grand militant a aussi travaillé comme fonctionnaire et juge de la citoyenneté. Passionné d'histoire, il n'a pas épargné les efforts pour documenter et préserver l'histoire des Noirs au Canada et ailleurs. Sa collection est aujourd'hui conservée à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. Joignez-vous à nous pour découvrir l'homme qui a enregistré les expériences de vie des porteurs sur les chemins de fer. (Épisode 1)TranscriptionBiographies des narrateurs

Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Stanley G. Grizzle, a Canadian Pacific Railway porter for twenty years as well as a celebrated activist, civil servant, and citizenship judge, was also an avid historian who went to great lengths to document and preserve Black History in Canada and beyond. His collection is now held at Library and Archives Canada. Join us as we delve into the man who turned the microphone over to the porters to record their experiences working on the rails. (Episode 1 trailer)TranscriptNarrator Biographies

Découvrez Bibliothèque et Archives Canada présente Confidences de porteurs. Cette minisérie décrit les expériences vécues par des hommes noirs du vingtième siècle qui ont travaillé comme porteurs de voitures-lits pour les chemins de fer Canadien National et Canadien Pacifique. Stanley G. Grizzle a travaillé comme porteur du Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique pendant vingt ans. Ce grand militant a aussi travaillé comme fonctionnaire et juge de la citoyenneté. Passionné d'histoire, il n'a pas épargné les efforts pour documenter et préserver l'histoire des Noirs au Canada et ailleurs. Sa collection est aujourd'hui conservée à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. Venez nous rejoindre pour découvrir l'homme qui a confié le micro aux porteurs pour qu'ils enregistrent leurs expériences de travail sur les rails. (Bande-annonce de l'episode 1)TranscriptionBiographies à l'intention des narrateurs

Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Their voices, along with those of their wives and children, relay stories of both hardship and resilience. (Podcast series trailer)TranscriptNarrator Biographies

Découvrez Bibliothèque et Archives Canada présente « Confidences de porteurs ». Cette minisérie relate les expériences d'hommes noirs qui ont travaillé comme porteurs pour le CN et le Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique au 20e siècle. Les témoignages des porteurs, de leurs épouses et de leurs enfants sont des histoires de préjudices et de résilience. (Bande-annonce de la série de balados)TranscriptionBiographies à l'intention des narrateurs

Today's guest is another trailblazer with a mile-long impressive bio. I am delighted to welcome Leslie Weir to the show. She is the Librarian and Archivist of Canada - the first woman to be appointed to the position since the National Library of Canada and the National Archives of Canada merged to form Library and Archives Canada (LAC) in 2004.   Her career to date reflects numerous accomplishments in innovation, including the new Preservation Storage Facility - a state-of-the-art building that is the first net-zero carbon archival preservation facility in the Americas and the largest automated archival facility in the world. We want to hear about that huge undertaking and so much more.Check out the book! - Fearless: Girls with Dreams, Women with VisionCheck out the Book! - Canadians Who Innovate: The Trailblazers and Ideas That Are Changing the WorldThe Fearless Women Podcastfearlesswomenpodcast@gmail.comThe Beacon AgencyCentral branch at ĀdisōkeLibraries and Archives Canada

In 1948, the people in the British colony of Newfoundland faced a choice. They could become an independent country within the British Commonwealth. Or, they could vote to join Canada in Confederation. In this special series of episodes we travel to St. John's, Newfoundland, to interview four prominent Newfoundlanders about their memories of the Confederation debate, and ask if they think Newfoundland made the right choice when it joined Canada. In Episode 3, Life after Confederation, our guests discuss the consequences of Newfoundland's big decision. Guests: Former Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells, artist Kathleen Knowling, writer Bernice Morgan, and former federal MP Richard Cashin.Host: Canada's History magazine senior editor Kate JaimetArt:"Malcolm Rogers' house is towed by a 40hp motor boat from Fox Island to Flat Island during resettlement," Newfoundland, August 1961. Photographer: Bob Brooks. Library and Archives Canada, National Film Board Fonds. Copyright expired.Sound credits:"Ode to Newfoundland" – licensed under Creative Commons – wikimedia - https://en.wikipedia/org/wiki/File:Newfoundland_and_Labrador.ogg"The Red River Jig" performed by Alex Kusturok, licensed from the artist"The Gloom of my Soul" by Harpo Marks, licensed from PremiumBeat.com

In 1948, the people in the British colony of Newfoundland faced a choice. They could become an independent country within the British Commonwealth. Or, they could vote to join Canada in Confederation. In this special series of episodes we travel to St. John's, Newfoundland, to interview four prominent Newfoundlanders about their memories of the Confederation debate, and ask if they think Newfoundland made the right choice when it joined Canada. In Episode 2, The Confederation Debate, we hear the voices of Confederation's most ardent supporter, Joseph Smallwood, and its most vocal advocate of independence under responsible government, Peter Cashin. And our guests weigh in on their memories of the debate that rocked Newfoundland.Guests: Former Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells, artist Kathleen Knowling, writer Bernice Morgan, and former federal MP Richard Cashin.Host: Canada's History magazine senior editor Kate JaimetArt:"Malcolm Rogers' house is towed by a 40hp motor boat from Fox Island to Flat Island during resettlement," Newfoundland, August 1961. Photographer: Bob Brooks. Library and Archives Canada, National Film Board Fonds. Copyright expired.Sound credits:Ode to Newfoundland – licensed under Creative Commons – wikimedia - https://en.wikipedia/org/wiki/File:Newfoundland_and_Labrador.ogg"The Gloom of my Soul" by Harpo Marks, licensed from PremiumBeat.comSnare drums: Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution non-commercial license from zagi2 on Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/zagi2/sounds/673466/All archival audio from the National Convention: Public domain. Provided by The Rooms Provincial Archives Division.Second World War Prosperity (00:00:44 - 00:06:17)The Great Confederation Debate (00:06:17 - 00:17:16)The Votes Are Cast (00:17:16 - 00:24:19)A New Era for Newfoundland (00:24:19 - 00:25:29)

In 1948, the people in the British colony of Newfoundland faced a choice. They could become an independent country within the British Commonwealth. Or, they could vote to join Canada in Confederation. In this special series of episodes we travel to St. John's, Newfoundland, to interview four prominent Newfoundlanders about their memories of the Confederation debate, and ask if they think Newfoundland made the right choice when it joined Canada. In Episode 1, Life in a British Colony, we explore life in Newfoundland in the 1930s and 1940s, the years leading up to the Confederation debate.Guests: Former Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells, artist Kathleen Knowling, writer Bernice Morgan, and former federal MP Richard Cashin. Host: Canada's History magazine senior editor Kate JaimetArt:"Malcolm Rogers' house is towed by a 40hp motor boat from Fox Island to Flat Island during resettlement," Newfoundland, August 1961. Photographer: Bob Brooks. Library and Archives Canada, National Film Board Fonds. Copyright expired. Sound credits: Ode to Newfoundland – licensed under Creative Commons – wikimedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Newfoundland_and_Labrador.oggRule Brittania (MP3 file) – public domain – Free Music Archive https://archive.org/details/RuleBritannia/rule_britannia.mp3Wearing of the Green (Volume V-10) – John McCormack, Licensed under Creative Commons from musopen.org https://musopen.org/music/43921-john-mccormack-compilation/Keep the Home Fires Burning – public domain – Library of Congress National Jukebox - https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-15093/Wearing of the Green - public domain – Library of Congress National Jukebox - https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-121183/"The Gloom of my Soul" by Harpo Marks, licensed from PremiumBeat.com

We are feeling very educational today.  So today is the day you learn a new acronym! LAC stands for Library and Archives Canada and we are really nerding out with Julie Anne Richardson from LAC.  Ever wondered what the Library and Archives of Canada does?  Or how Canada preserves its written and recorded culture?  Or what animal noises Nathan's former bandmates can make?  Listen to find out the answers to these questions and more... Check out Library and Archives Canada, where to do your Legal Deposit form if you made something they want to collect, and you can listen to Jordan Venn's Phosphorescence song on Bandcamp.

Our Guest this MonthAinsley Christensen is the curator at the Garrison Petawawa Military Museum and has worked at the museum in some capacity or another for the last 20 years. Ainsley was born in Manitoba -moved to Petawawa in 1995 and haw been here ever since  -  minus a few years to attend post-secondary school in Kingston, ON). Ainsley is a military spouse with three very active children ages 12, 10 and 9. As a result she I spends most of her time outside of work driving to activities and watching do all the things they love to do (hockey, volleyball, horseback riding, soccer to name a few!). In this conversation, my cohost Claudia Beswick and I, talk to Ainsley about ·      her work at the Garrison Petawawa Military Museum and some of the exhibits they have honoring Canada's Military, those who served and the family members left behind·      the loss of her brother Sean Greenfield who was killed while serving in Afghanistan; ·      what we as a military community can remember those who have been lost; and ·      ways we can support their loved ones Trigger warning:  In this month's episode we discuss topics such as death and griefFind out more about the HOPE programhttps://cfmws.ca/support-services/families/bereavement-grief/hope-program Visit the PMFRC YouTube channel to see our behind-the-scenes tour of the Garrison Petawawa Military Museum and some of the artifacts we talked about in this episodehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIdo_Ha-58Y&list=PLiBkqTv0VrYbrEgX2PlSAhGUe_wXnz4QF&index=1&t=72shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwUlDvpAU2Q&list=PLiBkqTv0VrYbrEgX2PlSAhGUe_wXnz4QF&index=3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5XjbSiUV4A&list=PLiBkqTv0VrYbrEgX2PlSAhGUe_wXnz4QF&index=5Here is the link to the Library and Archives Canada webpage where you can find information about military service records and how to access themhttps://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/military-heritage/Pages/military-heritage.aspx

In this podcast episode, Nicole O'Byrne talks to Kent Roach about his book, Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes, and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by McGill-Queen's University Press in 2023. In Wrongfully Convicted, Kent Roach raises awareness about wrongful convictions in Canada at a time when DNA exonerations are less frequent, and the memories of most famous cases are fading. Roach exposes lesser-known cases where defendants feel they have no option but to plead guilty, and where people have been convicted of crimes imagined by experts or police that never, in fact, happened. Roach makes a compelling case for better legislative regulation of police and forensic experts and the creation of a permanent and independent federal commission both to investigate wrongful convictions and their multiple causes. Though the issue affects all Canadians, Roach's work reveals that the burden of wrongful convictions falls disproportionately on the disadvantaged, including Indigenous and racialized people, those with cognitive issues, single mothers, and the poor. Kent Roach is a professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He is also cofounder of the Canadian Registry of Wrongful Convictions, and an award-winning author, who has spent his career documenting flaws in the Canadian justice system. Roach served as volume lead for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Report on the Legacy of Residential Schools and, in 2015, was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. Image Credit: Canada. Department of Manpower and Immigration. Library and Archives Canada, e010996348 / If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

In this podcast episode, Simon Nantais talks to Russell Field about his book, A Night at the Gardens: Class, Gender, and Respectability in 1930s Toronto, published by University of Toronto Press in 2023. In A Night at the Gardens, Russell Field delves into the history of Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens and the social mores and norms that influenced both its architecture and operation. Drawing on archival records, the book explores the neighbourhood in which Maple Leaf Gardens was situated, the design of the arena's interior spaces, and the ways in which the venue was operated in order to appeal to respectable spectators at a particular intersection of class and gender. Oral history interviews with former spectators at Maple Leaf Gardens detail the experience of watching the spectacle that unfolded on the ice during each hockey game. Russell Field is an associate professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba, where his focus the socio-cultural study of sport and physical activity. His work includes examinations of global sporting events as sites of resistance and protest, and serves to broaden our understanding of the lived experience of sport within societal contexts. Image Credit: Canada. Department of Manpower and Immigration. Library and Archives Canada, e010996348 / If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

As the fallout continues from the Canadian Parliament applauding a 98-year-old former member of a Nazi-led Ukrainian Waffen SS unit, the spotlight is focusing on how the former soldier Yaroslav Hunka and thousands of other enemy troops like him, were permitted to come to Canada in the first place. For decades, Jewish groups have been calling on the Canadian government to release the complete files from the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada—known as the Deschênes Commission—which, from 1985 to 1986, looked into how many Nazi war criminals were here and what Canada could do about it. While the final report led to a few (mostly unsuccessful) prosecutions, much of the detailed information, including the names and cases of hundreds of other suspects, was never released. The papers are held by Library and Archives Canada, the Department of Justice and the RCMP. Now, however, some are hoping the international public embarrassment might convince the federal government to finally reckon with Canada's past and release all these historic files. On The CJN Daily, we meet the main Canadian historian, Alti Rodal, who worked for the Deschênes Commission nearly 40 years ago. Then we speak to David Matas, B'nai Brith's senior legal counsel, who intervened in those hearings in 1985 and continues to lobby for the full records to be made public. What we talked about Why Edmonton's Jewish community wants two monuments honouring Ukrainian Nazi soldiers finally taken down, in The CJN Read the B'nai Brith Canada brief to Parliament on why Canada should release the Deschênes Commission documents in full and read the Canadian government's update (1998) on names of suspected war criminals and what happened to their cases What the political fallout will be on Canada's “blunder” to give two standing ovations to a former Ukrainian soldier in the Waffen SS's 14th Division, on The CJN Daily Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our intern is Ashok Lamichhane, and our theme music by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To subscribe to this podcast, please watch this video. Donate to The CJN and receive a charitable tax receipt by clicking here.

In this podcast episode, Larry Ostola talks to Gary J. Smith about his book, Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics, published by Douglas and McIntyre in 2022. In Ice War Diplomat, Canadian diplomat Gary J. Smith gives his behind-the-scenes insight into the 1972 Summit Series at the height of tension during the Cold War. Caught between capitalism and communism, Canada and the Soviet Union, Smith shares stories from his first overseas assignment in Moscow where he opts for sports diplomacy, throwing off his embassy black tie and donning the blue-and-white sweater of the Moscow Maple Leafs. With unparalleled access to officials, coaches and players on both teams, Smith witnesses this unique and epic hockey series that has come to transcend time, becoming a symbol of the unity and clarity that sports can offer. Fifty years on, the 1972 Canadian-Soviet Hockey Series has gone down in history as a pivotal political event, changing the course of two nations and the world of hockey—the fascinating story in these pages will appeal to history and sports fans alike. As a young Canadian diplomat to the Soviet Union, and a life-long hockey enthusiast, Gary J. Smith played an integral role in organizing (and sometimes rescuing) the historical 1972 Summit Series. Following this career highlight, Smith's career spanned 30 years, taking from Israel to Lebanon, West Germany, Indonesia, and beyond. Now retired, Smith continues to consult and feature on documentaries, films and books about this iconic moment in global sports history. Image Credit: Canada. Department of Manpower and Immigration. Library and Archives Canada, e010996348 / If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon talks to Edward Dunsworth about his book, Harvesting Labour: Tobacco and the Global Making of Canada's Agricultural Workforce, published by McGill-Queen's University Press in 2022. In Harvesting Labour Edward Dunsworth examines the history of farm work in one of Canada's underrecognized but most important crop sectors—Ontario tobacco. Dunsworth takes aim at the idea that temporary foreign worker programs emerged in response to labour shortages or the unwillingness of Canadians to work in agriculture. To the contrary, Ontario's tobacco sector was extremely popular with workers for much of the twentieth century, with high wages attracting a diverse workforce and enabling thousands to establish themselves as small farm owners. By the end of the century, however, the sector had become something entirely different: a handful of mega-farms relying on foreign guest workers to produce their crops. Edward Dunsworth is assistant professor in the Department of History at McGill University. His research takes a particular interest in global migration and labour in Canada. Dunsworth completed his PhD in history at the University of Toronto in 2019 and was a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at York University in 2019-2020. An active public historian, he is a member of the editorial collective at Activehistory.ca, a founding member of the Toronto Workers' History Project, and a frequent author of articles for broader audiences. Image Credit: Canada. Department of Manpower and Immigration. Library and Archives Canada, e010996348 / If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

In this podcast episode, Larry Ostola talks to Robert D. Banks about his book, Warriors and Warships: Conflict on the Great Lakes and the Legacy of Point Frederick, published by Dundurn Press in 2023. In his book, Banks provides a detailed history of the shipbuilding at Point Frederick on Lake Ontario and its lasting legacy. Warriors and Warships illustrates this history by including colour archival maps, aerial views, photographs, and 3D reconstructions. Banks highlights this part of Canada's military history by describing the warships, and the people who built them in Point Frederick, from the late eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries. He further recounts the conflicts on Lake Ontario where these vessels played a role, including the War of 1812. Banks also draws attention to the influential figures of Upper Canada of the period, in addition to recounting the everyday lives of the warriors behind the warships. Robert Banks is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada and the University of Toronto. A former pilot, he served as a flight surgeon with the Snowbirds and specialized in aerospace medicine, a field where he's known for his research and his role as an investigator of the space Shuttle Columbia crash. A prolific author, he's published over 30 scientific papers and book chapters and has a long-standing interest in the history of Ontario and Canada. Image Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1936-39-1

In this podcast episode, Larry Ostola talks to Steve Paikin about his book John Turner: An Intimate Biography of Canada's 17th Prime Minister published by Sutherland House in 2022. In this biography, acclaimed journalist Steve Paikin illustrates the life and times of Canada's 17th prime minister, John Turner (1929-2020). One of Canada's most glamorous and successful politicians, John Turner was born in England but raised in British Columbia, Canada. He was a champion sprinter and a Rhodes scholar who captured national imagination as escort for Princess Margaret on her 1959 Canadian tour. Elected to Parliament in 1962, he served in Prime Minister Lester Pearson's cabinet and as Pierre Trudeau's attorney general, minister of justice, and finance minister. In 1984, he won a hotly contested Liberal leadership contest and served a brief four months as Canada's 17th prime minister before falling to Brian Mulroney in a Progressive Conservative landslide. In this surprisingly candid and personal book, Steve Paikin draws on unprecedented access to Turner's personal and public papers to show how he struggled to meet the towering expectations that came with his abundant gifts and keep his faith in Canadian democracy despite the challenges of his own career. Steve Paikin is a journalist, author, and documentary film producer. Over the course of his career, he's worked for a variety of media outlets; for the past 30 years he has been a journalist with Ontario's provincial broadcaster, TVO. He's been the anchor of TVO's flagship current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin since 2006. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. Photo: Picture of John Turner © Library and Archives Canada. Reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Source: Library and Archives Canada/Duncan Cameron fonds/a046363 Credit: Duncan Cameron If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

A special episode from our friends at the Discover Library and Archives Canada podcast - Bill Mason: Wilderness Artist. If you enjoyed our ReCollections episode Grosse-Île: The Quarantine Island, check out their The Shamrock and the Fleur-de-Lys episode to learn more about Irish immigration to Québec. Bill Mason's films: Pukaskwa National Park and Paddle to the Sea. Plan a visit to Pukaskwa National Park in Ontario. Discover Library and Archives Canada podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe for lots more stories about the treasures in their collection.

In this podcast episode, Nicole O'Byrne speaks to Keith S. Grant about his book, Enthusiasms and Loyalties: The Public History of Private Feelings in the Enlightenment Atlantic published by McGill-Queen's University Press in 2022. Grant examines the emotions of the communities in Atlantic Canada during the Enlightenment as they grappled with the turnout of the War of 1812, the Loyalist settlement in Nova Scotia, the American Revolution, and other turbulent events of the time. He refers to the journals and other public writings of key historical figures to reveal the deep feelings expressed during the time. From angry mobs to homesick immigrants, passionate patriots to disaffected loyalists, Grant explores how these “private” emotions shaped the public events of the era. Keith S. Grant is an associate professor at Crandall University, a Christian liberal arts university located in Moncton, New Brunswick. He has a PhD from the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick. Keith has won several prestigious research scholarships for his work, and he is a founding co-editor of the website Borealia: Early Canadian History. Image credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-393 Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

This week on “It's Political,” we dive into ministerial accountability. Mistakes and ethical lapses happen all the time. Whether it's allowing tins of tainted tuna to hit the market or leaving secure documents where they shouldn't be, Canadian parliamentarians have a long history of resigning when they mess up. Today, we ask the question: Why does it seem like ministers don't step down anymore? First, political science professors Alex Marland, Jonathan Malloy, and Donald Savoie give us a civics lesson on why ministerial accountability is such an important part of our system of government. Then, we'll sit down with Conservative MP Michael Chong, former Liberal MP Scott Simms, and Lori Turnbull, the director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University, to discuss what role ministerial accountability plays today and how MPs can do a better job of holding ministers to account. Thanks this week to Alison Pier at Library and Archives Canada, Jacqueline Lee and Michel Gagnon at CPAC, Toronto Star Halifax reporter Steve McKinley, as well as the House of Commons, CBC Archives, CPAC, CTV, and Global for footage. “It's Political” is produced by Althia Raj and Michal Stein. Sean Pattendon mixes the program. Our theme music is by Isaac Joel.

In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon interviews John Courtney, the author of a new book on the history of the rise and fall of Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's governments. Revival and Change: The 1957 and 1958 Diefenbaker Elections, published by UBC Press in December 2022, provides an interesting account of the elections as well as the path to Diefenbaker's victories, including the challenges and characteristics that shaped it. It is a story of the influential and significant era in Canadian history and its legacy in Canadian politics. John Courtney is currently Senior Fellow in Residence at the Johnson Sciama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan campus. He has written extensively on political institutions, Royal commissions and elections in Canada. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. Photo credit: Louis Jacques. Library and Archives Canada, C-080883 If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

We're here with a deep dive into self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let's get started! Don't forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We'll see you next time for a chat with indie romance author, Kate McWilliams. Happy writing!Links:ISBNS for Canadians:Library and Archives Canada website (for ISBNs)Cover Designs:The Book Cover Designer (There are tons of designers on this site, so if Maja's designs aren't your style, keep looking!)Book Layout Design:Reedsy Book Editor (free online tool)Vellum (book design software only for Mac)Atticus (alternative to Vellum, for PC, Mac, Linux, and Chromebook)Graphic Design:Canva (online graphic design platform with a free option)Book Brush (online graphic design platform specifically for authors)Marketing:BookBub (a robust book marketing platform) BookSirens (an ARC distribution platform)Reedsy Discovery (an indie book review platform)The StoryGraph (a Goodreads alternative that's not owned by Amazon)Mixtus Media (for tips and tricks and all things indie-author marketing)The Creative Academy for Writers:Join the community! (they have resources and experts on ALL this stuff!)Indie Publishing Resources (checklists, walkthroughs, Q&As, and much more)Contribute to the community ♡ (every little bit helps) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is a commemoration of the life and work of Canadian poet Phyllis Webb (1927-2021). Drawing upon archival recordings of Webb's readings, poet Stephen Collis, a friend of Webb's, charts a path through the poet's work by following the “stars” frequently referred to in her poetry—from the 1950s through the 1980s. Included in the podcast are two interviews, discussing specific poems, with former Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate Fred Wah, and poet Isabella Wang, with whom Collis discusses a recorded reading of an unpublished, uncollected poem.Special thanks to Kate Moffatt for her production support in the making of this episode, and to Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books and Library and Archives Canada for the archival recordings featured.SpokenWeb is a monthly podcast produced by the SpokenWeb team as part of distributing the audio collected from (and created using) Canadian Literary archival recordings found at universities across Canada. To find out more about Spokenweb visit: spokenweb.ca . If you love us, let us know! Rate us and leave a comment on Apple Podcasts or say hi on our social media @SpokenWebCanada. Episode Producer:Stephen Collis is the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose, including The Commons (2008), the BC Book Prize winning On the Material (2010), Once in Blockadia (2016), and Almost Islands: Phyllis Webb and the Pursuit of the Unwritten (2018)—all published by Talonbooks. A History of the Theories of Rain (2021) was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for poetry, and in 2019, Collis was the recipient of the Writers' Trust of Canada Latner Poetry Prize. He lives near Vancouver, on unceded Coast Salish Territory, and teaches poetry and poetics at Simon Fraser University. Works Cited:Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays. Trans. Justin O'Brien. New York: Knopf, 1961.Duncan, Robert. Quoted in Thom Gunn, “Adventurous Song: Robert Duncan as Romantic Modernist.” The Three Penny Opera no. 47 (Autumn 1991): 9-13.Keats, John. Letter to George and Tom Keats, 21 December 1817. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69384/selections-from-keatss-lettersLibrary and Archives Canada. Item: Webb, Phyllis - Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca)Robinson, Erin. Wet Dream. Kingston: Brick Books, 2022.Webb, Phyllis. Peacock Blue: The Collected Poems of Phyllis Webb. Ed. John Hulccop. Vancouver: Talonbooks, 2014. 

Air Date 6/1/2022 Today we take a look at the current conspiracy theory known as "The Great Replacement" which posits that a cabal of elites is conspiring to eradicate Whiteness as a culture and as a people in Europe, North America and other countries colonized by White Europeans. We also look at the history of the cabal of elites that conspired to eradicate Native peoples and culture from colonized lands in a pattern of genocide and dispossession. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows and Bonus Content) Join our Discord community! BestOfTheLeft.com/Store BotL MERCHANDISE! BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Boarding Schools from Hell: Indian Residential Schools in America - Unf*cking The Republic - Air Date 5-17-22 Imagine for a moment a breaking news story that more than 500 bodies of white children were found buried in unmarked graves at some of the most prestigious boarding schools in New England…That we discovered a federal plot to steal children Ch. 2: The “Great Replacement” Conspiracy Theory - Past Present - Air Date 5-24-22 In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory. Ch. 3: Nick Estes: Indian Boarding Schools Were Part of "Horrific Genocidal Process" by the U.S. - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-13-22 Nick Estes says the institutions were part of a “genocidal process” of “dispossession and theft of Indigenous people's lands and resources.” Ch. 4: No Lone Wolves - What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Air Date 5-18-22 A shooting Saturday at a supermarket in a predominantly-Black neighborhood in Buffalo left at least 10 people dead and three more injured. The suspected shooter left a manifesto riddled with racist ideology Ch. 5: Haaland's Boarding School Report - Let's Talk Native with John Kane - Air Date 5-12-22 Discussing native residential schools as textbook genocide and the new, insufficient report on them. Ch. 6: ‘Why Are We Feeding Illegal Babies?': The Right's Response To The Formula Shortage - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 5-13-22 What's the right-wing answer to the complicated governing issue of the nationwide baby formula shortage? Just stop feeding migrant babies. MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 9: Confronting The Raw Truth About The White Supremacist Terrorist Attack on The Black Community in Buffalo - The Chauncey DeVega Show - Air Date 5-18-22 Tim Wise counsels that we must remain persistent in the anti-racism struggle and not surrender to exhaustion or otherwise be worn down by repetition. FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on those who see themselves in a demographic war for White superiority Bonus clip: John Gibson: “Make more babies” because in "[t]wenty-five years ... the majority of the population is Hispanic" - Fox News via Media Matters - Air Date 5-12-06 MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   SHOW IMAGE: Description: An historic photograph from 1922 North West Territories, Canada of four Indigenous children in front of a schoolhouse holding paper letters and wearing Western formal dress - including dresses, suits, and top hats. All have serious and sad expressions. Credit: "Children at Fort Simpson Indian Residential School holding letters that spell 'Goodbye'" by Libraries and Archives Canada, Flickr | License | Changes: Cropped   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

This year, a new coffee table book came out called Sephardi Voices, based on the long-running preservation project that collects stories of Sephardic Jews' accomplishments and survival worldwide. As part of the project, two Canadian researchers have spent the last few years collecting video testimonies from hundreds of survivors of the mass expulsion of nearly a million Jews from Arab lands after 1948. This group, never formally regarded as refugees or given financial help—unlike the Palestinians, as the book frequently notes—struggled with displacement and the destruction of historic synagogues and cemeteries. After the Second World War and the founding of Israel, their homelands' rulers kicked them out or initiated pogroms, despite Sephardic Jews living in Arab countries for 2,000 years. This week, two Canadian men involved in the project—Richard Stursberg and Henry Green, who co-authored the book—are set to donate 80 video testimonies, from survivors who moved to Canada, to Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, in conjunction with a Canadian book launch for Sephardi Voices happening Thursday night. Stursberg joins The CJN Daily to talk about how the explusion was a catastrophe, but also a story of Jewish resiliance. What we talked about: Listen to The CJN Daily episode "Remembering the Farhud, 80 years later" Learn about Sephardi Voices at sephardivoices.com Learn about Am Shalom Synagogue at amshalom.ca Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Victoria Redden is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To learn how to support the show by subscribing to this podcast, please watch this video.

Passionate about nature and art, Bill Mason spent his whole life combining his two passions and creating beautiful, nature-inspired artworks. On today's episode, we will discuss Bill Mason's life and legacy with the help of three members of the Mason family: his wife, Joyce, and his two children, Becky and Paul. LAC archivist Jill Delaney will also join us to highlight Bill Mason's amazing body of work and discuss the vast collection of items that the family donated to Library and Archives Canada in 2016.

Toute sa vie, Bill Mason a combiné ses passions pour la nature sauvage et pour l'art, créant de magnifiques œuvres inspirées par la nature. Dans cet épisode, nous discuterons de la vie et de l'héritage de Bill Mason avec l'aide de trois membres de sa famille : son épouse Joyce et leurs deux enfants, Becky et Paul. L'archiviste de BAC Jill Delaney se joindra également à nous pour parler de l'immense œuvre de Bill Mason et discuter de la vaste collection dont la famille a fait don à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada en 2016.

In this third episode of a series on the history of the practice of eugenics in Canada, Peter Field speaks with Associate Professor Geoffrey Reaume of York University. Peter and Geoffrey discuss documents obtained from Library and Archives Canada, which show that the CNIB played an active role in the sterilization of Canadians who are blind in the late 1930s. The discussion begins with a letter from A. R. Caufman of the Kaufman Rubber Factory in Kitchener, Ontario. Kaufman writes to the CNIB's Managing Director, Edwin Baker, making the case that more blind Canadians should be sterilized under the direction of his “Parent Information Bureau.” While Baker disagrees with some of Kaufman's ideas, records demonstrate that, a year later, the CNIB paid for the costs of the sterilization of four blind men. Peter and Geoffrey discuss ideas about how we can react to this kind of history. What do we do about individuals who were so instrumental in improving the lives of blind Canadians, but also responsible for actively supporting eugenics practices? “I would certainly not agree with erasing him, or cancelling Edwin Baker, or anyone else, from history. I think we have to account for different people's positions and critique them, but not erase them. History is history and we have to deal with them, and that includes people we have often thought of as heroically, but as time went on we've re-assessed.… So, I would say is what we do is re-assess and critique their positions, where they were from, also recognizing they were coming from a position of privilege. In the case of Edwin Baker, of course, he was very well connected and he certainly did make positive contributions to the welfare of people who are blind. There's no question about that in terms of his work with the CNIB, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't be criticized just as anybody else in positions of power or leadership.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-best9/message

Bill welcomes debut novelist Amy Tector to the show. Amy has spent more than 20 years plumbing the secrets squirreled away in archives — whether it's uncovering a whale's ear (true story) in a box of old photographs, or working in The Hague for the United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes in the former Yugoslavia, she has been privy to hidden records and extraordinary secrets. She now works at Canada's national archives, Library and Archives Canada, and is adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa and a sessional instructor at Carleton University. Amy's debut novel, THE HONEYBEE EMERALDS will be published in the spring of 2022. Her second novel, THE FOULEST THINGS is the first in a loose trilogy centered on murders and mayhem in the archives. It will be published autumn 2022.  Amy has a PhD in English literature from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and lives in Ottawa, Canada with a daughter named Violet, a husband named Andrew and a dog named Daffodil. She is an enthusiastic, but incompetent, cross-country skier.

Mary Ann Shadd Cary, born in Delaware in 1823, was a teacher, a writer, an abolitionist, a suffragist, and a lawyer, and is considered to be the first Black woman to publish and edit a newspaper in North America, The Provincial Freeman. When abolitionist Frederick Douglass asked readers of his newspaper in 1848 for suggestions on how to improve life for African Americans, Shadd Cary answered: “We should do more and talk less,” and she spent her life following that motto in both the United States and in Canada, despite the challenges she faced both as an African American and as a woman. To help us understand more, I'm joined by Dr. Jane Rhodes and Dr. Kristin Moriah. Dr. Rhodes is a Professor of Black Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago and author of Mary Ann Shadd Cary: The Black Press and Protest in the Nineteenth Century. Dr. Moriah is Assistant Professor of African American Literary Studies at Queen's University and a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Black Digital Research (CBDR) at Penn State where her projects include digitizing Mary Ann Shadd Cary's papers. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The image is the only known photograph of Mary Ann Shadd Cary; the photographer is unknown. Additional Selected Sources: “Overlooked No More: How Mary Ann Shadd Cary Shook Up the Abolitionist Movement,” by Megan Specia, The New York Times, June 6, 2018. “Mary Ann Shadd Cary: History,” by Adrienne Shadd, Library and Archives Canada, November 1, 2019. “Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Lawyer, Educator, Suffragist,” by Jennifer Davis, Library of Congress, February 28, 2019. Black Women's Organizing Project, Center for Black Digital Research, Penn State “Mary Ann Shadd Cary: In the Here and Now (Day 1) [video],” Recorded on October 1, 2021. “Mary Ann Shadd Cary: In the Here and Now (Day 2) [video],” Recorded on October 2, 2021 “Mary Ann Shadd Cary Event Series: The Power of Black Art [video],” Recorded on October 9, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If your Nan or Great-Aunt contributed during the second world war, Libraries and Archives Canada wants you to look at some photos and help identify the women who served.

Dans le prochain épisode de Trésors dévoilés, nous discuterons avec Geneviève Morin, archiviste des documents gouvernementaux à BAC et ancienne animatrice du balado « Découvrez Bibliothèque et Archives Canada ». Elle nous parlera du mariage entre arts et science dans le milieu canadien de la botanique, au début du 20e siècle.

For our next Treasures Revealed episode, we speak with LAC Government Records Archivist, and past Discover Library and Archives Canada host, Geneviève Morin. She will tell us about the marriage of art and science in early 20th century Canadian botany.

In this new podcast series, Treasures Revealed, we'll speak to a Library and Archives Canada employee and highlight an item that they consider a real “treasure” in the collection. For this first episode, we hear about a letter that Dominion Archivist Arthur Doughty wrote seeking reimbursement for an odd expense in 1908.

This episode was written and produced by Historica Canada. Production support from Michael Fiore and Edit Audio. Post-production by Edit Audio.  Thank you to Dr. Jan Raska and Guy Freedman, who were also consultants on this episode.  Fact-checking by Nicole Schmidt.  This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.Cover image courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/1990-560-2.Additional reading:·       Canadian Multiculturalism Act·       Immigration to Canada·       Immigration Policy in CanadaFollow @HistoricaCanada on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok and @Historica.Canada on Facebook.

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Canada's national archive has acquired a rare book it says could have served as a blueprint for a Nazi purge of Jews in North America. Once part of Adolf Hitler's personal library, the 1944 volume reports on the Jewish population of certain cities as well as key organizations and printing presses of Canadian and American Jewish communities. The 137-page German-language report, ``Statistics, Media, and Organizations of Jewry in the United States and Canada,'' was compiled by researcher Heinz Kloss, who did field work in the United States.  Library and Archives Canada says the research was carried out for German authorities and hints at what might have happened in North America if the Allies had lost the Second World War. The bookplate features a stylized eagle, swastika and the words Ex Libris Adolf Hitler, indicating it came from Hitler's collection.  Library and Archives purchased the volume from a bookseller and says it was likely plucked from Hitler's bookshelves by an Allied soldier. Guest: Michael Kent Curator of the Jacob M Lowy Collection at Library and Archives Canada.

Au début des années 1930, le Québec est frappé de plein fouet par la Grande Dépression. Le taux de chômage est catastrophique et le moral de la population est au plus bas. C'est à cette époque qu'une femme va atteindre la gloire en chantant des paroles d'espoir à ses contemporains, Mary Travers dite La Bolduc. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hndl Avec: Laurent Turcot Recherche: Pierre Lavoie, doctorat en histoire à l'Université de Montréal. Images: Musée de la Gaspésie https://museedelagaspesie.ca/pages/exposition-virtuelle Bibliothèque et Archives Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/fra/decouvrez/films-videos-enregistrements-sonores/gramophone-virtuel/Pages/mary-bolduc-bio.aspx Abonnez-vous à ma chaine: https://www.youtube.com/c/LHistoirenousledira Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/histoirenousledira Pour aller plus loin: David Lonergan, La Bolduc : La vie de Mary Travers, Triptyque, 1992. Christine Dufour, La Bolduc. Mary Travers Bolduc, la Turluteuse du peuple, XYZ éditeur, 2001. Monique Leclerc, Les chansons de la Bolduc : manifestation de la culture populaire à Montréal (1928-40), McGill, 1974. #histoire documentaire

Hopkinson is overwhelmed. The passengers retaliate. This episode we wrap up our conversation about the Komagata Maru and share stories about what happened to the passengers once they returned home to India. But that's not all. We also walk you through our first visit to Library and Archives Canada - the national archive based in Ottawa, where we uncover more than a few dusty newspapers.The Nameless Collective Podcast Season 1 is a Canadian History podcast produced by JugniStyle.com and Manjot Bains, with additional sound engineering by Devinder Singh. The show is hosted and researched by Naveen Girn, Milan Singh and Paneet Singh in Vancouver, Canada. Music: A Melodic Shade of Blu ft. Keerat Kaur, by WiseChild.For photo references and more information on the show, visit thenameless.co. Send your history questions and comments to team@thenameless.co.Follow The Nameless Collective Podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and use hashtag #thenameless.Subscribe to The Nameless Collective, a Canadian history podcast, available on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and wherever you find your podcasts. South Asian History and Vancouver History.