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Chaotic ’35 Campaign – What’s Old is News

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https://pdcn.co/e/media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2023_11_09_04_56_57_dbd21eca-dd27-449d-9299-3b71d2d3257b.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham I talk with David MacKenzie, author of King and Chaos: The 1935 Canadian General Election. We talk about the value of studying elections in history, the economic conditions leading into the election, and the fractured political environment at the time. We also discuss the leadership of R.B. Bennett, William Lyon Mackenzie… Read more »

History Slam Episode 176: The Third Man

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https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/History-Slam-176.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham The first time I came to Ottawa to do research at Library and Archives Canada, I was walking back to the hotel at the end of the day and decided to stop at Parliament Hill with a specific goal – to find the statue of William Lyon Mackenzie King. I had… Read more »