Heritage Minutes – Season 4
Episodes
Hart & Papineau
The efforts of politician and lawyer Louis-Joseph Papineau give full equality of religion to Jews in Canada.
Paul Émile Borduas
The art of Paul-Émile Borduas and the Quiet Revolution are featured.
Pauline Vanier
Professional diplomats Georges and Pauline Vanier fight Canadian immigration policy in an attempt to help refugees fleeing Europe in the Second World War.
Water Pump
Canadian Mennonites devise sustainable agriculture practices that aid the Third World.
Flags
Lawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.
Sitting Bull
Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.
John Cabot
Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fish.
Winnie
The bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
Myrnam Hospital
The town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.
Bluenose
The Bluenose, a ship out of Halifax and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, wins its last race.
John McCrae
Author, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.
The Paris Crew
The surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.
Grey Owl
Englishman 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.
Nat Taylor
How Nat Taylor invents the multiplex theater.
J. S. Woodsworth
Author, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce old age pensions.
Maurice "Rocket" Richard
December 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
Avro Arrow
The development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").
Syrup
A First Nations family teaches early settlers how to make maple syrup.
Marion Orr
The story of female World War II pilot, Marion Orr.
Expo '67
The planning of the Montreal International and Universal Exposition called Expo 67 is featured.
John Humphrey
Legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Jackie Robinson
Baseball player, Jackie Robinson joins the Montreal Royals on October 23, 1946.
Stratford
A look back at the beginning of the Stratford Festival of Canada.
Frontier College
Frontier College educates those away from the urban centres.
Lucille Teasdale
Surgeon Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to helping the poor in Africa.