In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with Sarah Cox about her new book Breaching the Peace: The Site C Dam and a Valley’s Stand Against Big Hydro. They talk about Site C and the Peace Valley, the ecological costs of dams, and the financial cost of this project. They also talk about the political motivation, colonial influence, and urban-rural tension that have shaped the project and the public’s perception of it.

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