Our country’s first sex scandal! At the height of the cold war several ministers in John Defeinbaker's government decided to have an affair. Turns out, they all ended up with the same woman. Was she really a spy for East Germany? For more links and more about this episode visit us at <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cbc.ca/secretlife</a>.  Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesecretlifeofcanada/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretlifeofcanada/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thesecretlifeofcanada?_t=8jsplrNnxEj&_r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tik Tok</a>.

Our country’s first sex scandal! At the height of the cold war several ministers in John Defeinbaker's government decided to have an affair. Turns out, they all ended up with the same woman. Was she really a spy for East Germany? For more links and more about this episode visit us at cbc.ca/secretlife. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok.

Our country’s first sex scandal!&nbsp;At the height of the cold war several ministers in John Defeinbaker's government decided to have an affair. Turns out, they all ended up with the same woman. Was she really a spy for East Germany? For&nbsp;more links and more about this episode visit us at <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada" rel="noopener noreferrer">cbc.ca/secretlife</a>.&nbsp; Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesecretlifeofcanada/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretlifeofcanada/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thesecretlifeofcanada?_t=8jsplrNnxEj&amp;_r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tik Tok</a>.

S6: The Sex Scandal & The Spy

The country you know and the stories you don't. Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they reveal the beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land. New episodes every second Thursday. Visit us at <a href="www.cbc.ca/secretlife" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.cbc.ca/secretlife</a> for show links, <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada/transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">transcripts</a> and more! Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesecretlifeofcanada/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretlifeofcanada/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thesecretlifeofcanada?_t=8jsplrNnxEj&amp;_r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>. Subscribe&nbsp;to <a href="https://subscriptions.cbc.ca/listmanagement/forms/podcastsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sounds Good: CBC's Podcast newsletter</a>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives.&nbsp;

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The country you know and the stories you don't. Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they reveal the beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land. New episodes every second Thursday. Visit us at www.cbc.ca/secretlife for show links, transcripts and more! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Subscribe to Sounds Good: CBC's Podcast newsletter for the finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives. 

The country you know and the stories you don't. Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they reveal the beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land. New episodes every second Thursday. Visit us at <a href="www.cbc.ca/secretlife" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.cbc.ca/secretlife</a> for show links, <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada/transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer">transcripts</a> and more! Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesecretlifeofcanada/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretlifeofcanada/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thesecretlifeofcanada?_t=8jsplrNnxEj&amp;_r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a>. Subscribe&nbsp;to <a href="https://subscriptions.cbc.ca/listmanagement/forms/podcastsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sounds Good: CBC's Podcast newsletter</a>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives.&nbsp;

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