Episode Notes

Presentation of the conference panel How Has Canada Responded to Serious Threats in the Past? With Professors Reg Whitaker (Political Sciences, York University and University of Victoria) and Desmond Morton (History, McGill University), moderated by Prof. Anne-Marie Boisvert (Law, Université de Montréal).

A history of national security crises in Canada including the War Measures Act, the October Crisis, and the Emergency Doctrine.

• D. Morton on the period 1866 – 1942


• R. Whitaker on the Cold War and October Crisis.