Ep. 406: 10 Days That Shaped Modern Canada

Guest: Aaron Hughes, author

“Not all days are created equal,” opens an insightful new book that examines seminal moments that have shaped modern Canada, written by Aaron Hughes.

“Some days are singularly momentous to a nation’s formation and outlook that the true significance of them only becomes apparent after the fact.”

Hughes starts by pointing to the October 13, 1970 declaration of then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau – “Just watch me” as a crystallizing moment. Three days later, he implemented the War Measures Act, which curtailed civil liberties across the country. And on a completely different and less ominous note, April 17, 1972 is a day that made Canadians sense of self as a nation swell with: “Paul Henderson scored his famous goal in the dying seconds of the Russia Canada hockey summit series, a goal that united the country.”

Stuart McNish invited Aaron Hughes, the author of “10 Days That Shaped Modern Canada” to join him for a Conversation That Matters about why we need to understand what we, as a country, have become and the connection between now and then.