The Nations of Canada

1920.  With Canada's two-party system seemingly under threat, both the Liberals and the Conservatives (Union) contemplate new leadership. 

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October 1919.  Dissatisified with the traditional Liberal and Conservative parties, the farmers and workers of Ontario unite to form a novel kind of provincial government.

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1919-1920.  Politicians and business leaders attempt to manage Canada's transition to a peacetime economy, but discover the task far more challenging than they anticipated.

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1919-1920.  Canadian delegates gather in Paris for the greatest diplomatic conference in history, determined to win recognition of their nation's status on the international stage.

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1919-1920.  In a series of trials the federal government attempts to fashion a narrative of what happened in Winnipeg in the spring of 1919.

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Spring 1919.  Months of mounting tension culminates in a general strike in Winnipeg - the outcome of which could re-shape post-war Canada.

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May 1919.  Labour unrest in Winnipeg spills over into the largest strike in Canadian history to that point, threatening the status quo throughout the country.

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1919.  Before Canadians can recover from the trauma of war, a deadly pandemic reaches the nation's shores.

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1919. The Canadian government faces the daunting task of transporting 260,000 soldiers across the Atlantic and re-incorporating them into a rapidly changing domestic society and economy.

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1918-1919.  Determined to tackle the forces of international revolution head on, Canada leads an imperial military expedition to Siberia.

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