Season 4
25 episodes · May 22, 1995
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- S4E1
Hart & Papineau
May 22, 19951mThe efforts of politician and lawyer Louis-Joseph Papineau give full equality of religion to Jews in Canada.
- S4E2
Paul Émile Borduas
May 22, 19951mThe art of Paul-Émile Borduas and the Quiet Revolution are featured.
- S4E3
Pauline Vanier
May 22, 19951mProfessional diplomats Georges and Pauline Vanier fight Canadian immigration policy in an attempt to help refugees fleeing Europe in the Second World War.
- S4E4
Water Pump
May 22, 19951mCanadian Mennonites devise sustainable agriculture practices that aid the Third World.
- S4E5
Flags
May 22, 19951mLawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.
- S4E7
John Cabot
May 22, 19951mItalian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fish.
- S4E8
Winnie
May 22, 19951mThe bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
- S4E9
Myrnam Hospital
May 22, 19951mThe town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.
- S4E10
Bluenose
May 22, 19951mThe Bluenose, a ship out of Halifax and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, wins its last race.
- S4E11
John McCrae
May 22, 19951mAuthor, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.
- S4E12
The Paris Crew
May 22, 19951mThe surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.
- S4E13
Grey Owl
May 22, 19951mEnglishman Archie Belaney (played by Pierce Brosnan) rises to prominence as a notable author and lecturer after he took on the First Nations identity called Grey Owl. Adapted from the film of the same name.
- S4E15
J. S. Woodsworth
May 22, 19951mAuthor, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce old age pensions.
- S4E16
Maurice "Rocket" Richard
May 22, 19951mDecember 28, 1944 was moving day for 23 year old Maurice Richard. All day he hefted furniture - including a piano - into his new house. That night he scored 5 goals and 3 assists setting an NHL record
- S4E17
Avro Arrow
May 22, 19951mThe development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").
- S4E18
Syrup
May 22, 19951mA First Nations family teaches early settlers how to make maple syrup.
- S4E20
Expo '67
May 22, 19951mThe planning of the Montreal International and Universal Exposition called Expo 67 is featured.
- S4E21
John Humphrey
May 22, 19951mLegal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- S4E22
Jackie Robinson
May 22, 19951mBaseball player, Jackie Robinson joins the Montreal Royals on October 23, 1946.
- S4E23
Stratford
May 22, 19951mA look back at the beginning of the Stratford Festival of Canada.
- S4E24
Frontier College
May 22, 19951mFrontier College educates those away from the urban centres.
- S4E25
Lucille Teasdale
May 22, 19951mSurgeon Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to helping the poor in Africa.