The Discover Library and Archives Canada podcast is where Canadian history, literature and culture await you. Each month, we will showcase treasures... more
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Join us as we explore the extraordinary demands placed on sleeping car porters by rail companies and passengers while working... more
Join us as we delve into the dire working conditions porters experienced as they traversed the country aboard the hotel... more
Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as... more
Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as... more
Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as... more
Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as... more
Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as... more
The hammering of the last spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway expanded access to the nation immeasurably, physically and symbolically... more
In this episode of Treasures Revealed we follow the journey of a rare document which is considered to be the... more
Did you know that 22% or roughly one in five Canadians under the age of 34 either hadn’t heard about... more