Witness to Yesterday (The Champlain Society Podcast on Canadian History) Podcast
1) Chrétien and the World
Donald Wright speaks with Jack Cunningham about his book Chrétien and the World. Conventional wisdom holds that foreign policy was not a priority for Jean Chrétien over his ten years as Canadian prime...Show More
2) On the Wings of War and Peace: The RCAF during the Early Cold War
Larry Ostola speaks with Randall Wakelam and William March about their book On the Wings of War and Peace: The RCAF during the Early Cold War. Bringing together leading researchers on Canadian air pow...Show More
3) Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution
Donald Wright speaks with Eric Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross about their book, Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution. How did Japanese Canadians navigate the challenges ar...Show More
4) Ancillary Police Powers in Canada: A Critical Reassessment
Nicole O’Byrne speaks with John W. Burchill and Richard Jochelson about their book Ancillary Police Powers in Canada: A Critical Reassessment. Police enforce the law, but they must also obey it. Statu...Show More
5) Second Front: Anglo-American Rivalry and the Hidden Story of the Normandy Campaign
Larry Ostola speaks with Marc Milner about his book Second Front: Anglo-American Rivalry and the Hidden Story of the Normandy Campaign. In June 1944, an Allied army of British, American, and Canadian ...Show More
Second Front: Anglo-American Rivalry and the Hidden Story of the Normandy Campaign
41:00 | Nov 28th, 2025
6) The Coutts Diaries: Power, Politics, and Pierre Trudeau 1973-1981
Greg Marchildon speaks with Ron Graham about his book, The Coutts Diaries: Power, Politics, and Pierre Trudeau 1973-1981. Jim Coutts, principal secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau from ...Show More
7) Hockey Hall of Fame Timeline of the Game: 150 Years of Hockey Stories
Larry Ostola speaks with Don Weekes about his book, Hockey Hall of Fame Timeline of the Game: 150 Years of Hockey Stories. The players. The builders. The moments and stories that define the game. Hock...Show More
8) Beyond the Rink: Behind the Images of Residential School Hockey
James Stewart (J.D.M.) speaks with Alexandra Giancarlo, Janice Forsyth, and Braden Te Hiwi about their book, Beyond the Rink: Behind the Images of Residential School Hockey. In 1951, the Sioux Lookout...Show More
9) Scene: How the 1960s Transformed Canadian Art
Larry Ostola speaks with Harry Malcolmson about his book, Scene: How the 1960s Transformed Canadian Art. Scene traces this remarkable reshaping of the nation’s artistic landscape. Written by renowned ...Show More
10) A Biography of Robert Henry Winters
Nicole O'Byrne speaks with Barry Cahill about his book, A Biography of Robert Henry Winters. This biography is of Nova Scotian Robert Henry Winters (1910-1969) who was first elected to Parliament in 1...Show More