How the hell did Canada and the world end up where it is in 2025? What can we realistically do about it?

This is the episode we've been building toward. We're finally arriving at the beginning of the 1900s... the sum of all the perspectives explored in Canadian Grit so far.

Canada was never a sure thing. Just as we feel the existential quakes of American instability and isolationism in 2025, this episode brings to life our shared past and the fact that Canada has been through this and worse... it's the only reason "Canada" even exists.

This episode's got Donald Trump talking about Canada as the 51st state. It has Queen Elizabeth from her 1957 Christmas Speech speaking prophetically about what the world needs in 2025. It has Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip's last tour laid out as a heroic journey of Canadian Grit... one that I liken to what Louis Riel tried to achieve for the Métis nation.

This immersive episode has it all... hardship, compromise, and shared humanity.

The point of Canadian Grit is to jump around in time.. to show us the now and then.. and to explore perspectives on how we got to now from then.

Today, I pull together all the threads of past historical episodes of Canadian Grit, and show you exactly why Canada is North of Ordinary.

Keywords

Tariffs, Economy, Donald Trump, Queen Elizabeth, Railway, Homeland, Progress, Tragically Hip, Gord Downie, Invasion,Canada-American Relations, USA, Historical Perspectives, Critical History, Fun, Engaging, Inclusive, Chinese Head Tax, Niagara, Ridgeway, Métis, Louis Riel, Manitoba, Quebec, Wars, Rebellions, Remembrance, Immersive, Narrative, History, Canadian History, Monarchy, WWI, WWII, Loyalists, Reformation, Revolution, Politics, Identity, Technology, Development

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