Season 4

1995 · 25 episodes

Episodes

1Hart & PapineauThe efforts of politician and lawyer Louis-Joseph Papineau give full equality of religion to Jews in Canada.
2Paul Émile BorduasThe art of Paul-Émile Borduas and the Quiet Revolution are featured.
3Pauline VanierProfessional diplomats Georges and Pauline Vanier fight Canadian immigration policy in an attempt to help refugees fleeing Europe in the Second World War.
4Water PumpCanadian Mennonites devise sustainable agriculture practices that aid the Third World.
5FlagsLawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.
6Sitting BullNative American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.
7John CabotItalian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fish.
8WinnieThe bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
9Myrnam HospitalThe town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.
10BluenoseThe Bluenose, a ship out of Halifax and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, wins its last race.
11John McCraeAuthor, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.
12The Paris CrewThe surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.
13Nat TaylorHow Nat Taylor invents the multiplex theater.
14Maurice "Rocket" RichardDecember 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
15Avro ArrowThe development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").
16Expo '67The planning of the Montreal International and Universal Exposition called Expo 67 is featured.
17John HumphreyLegal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
18Marion OrrThe story of female World War II pilot, Marion Orr.
19SyrupA First Nations family teaches early settlers how to make maple syrup.
20Frontier CollegeFrontier College educates those away from the urban centres.
21Jackie RobinsonBaseball player, Jackie Robinson joins the Montreal Royals on October 23, 1946.
22StratfordA look back at the beginning of the Stratford Festival of Canada.
23Grey OwlEnglishman 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.
24Lucille TeasdaleSurgeon Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to helping the poor in Africa.
25J. S. WoodsworthAuthor, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce old age pensions.