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@JJMcCullough
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
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@jmax0330
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
I was waiting for you to mention the Avro Arrow program and its demise. I feel like that was a major even in Canadian history, intersecting the economic post war progress with politics.
@KINGUKaiser
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
The "elbows up" crowd is going to tar and feather you for this video 😂😂😂
@nobodysanything2330
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
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@sinistran2221
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
It was also a time when unions were very strong and were key to the creation of the middle class. Corporate revenue tax was between 35-52% which funded infrastructure and social programs. Conservatives are always "overly sentimental" when these are highlighted.
@ragnarrklangsrok1685
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Is that blades of steel?
@johnirvine9942
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
I love my Country and I love J.J. McCullough.
@jl696
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
In most ways, life was much better back then in Canada and the USA. I guess I could say the same for any year before 911. I think that is when it all started to decline for the entire West.
@JewettMusic
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Tim Horton is a hockey player? 😮
@olfer07
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Philosophically, it was also the heyday of the "Two founding nations" doctrine that would be replaced by Trudeau's multiculturalism.
@thomasdevine867
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
In the 1950s Canadians were seen as MORE conservative than Americans. So things have really changed.
Do Comic Book racks still offer "Wholesome Comic Entertainment?"
@beatrixwickson8477
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
IF you're looking for era suggestions, I'm curious what was happening in the 1920s. See what 100 years of perspective offer.
@PeterKnopfler
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
1967 graduated from high school went out west university school in Vancouver
@PeterKnopfler
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Please do a show about Cansdiam Masons like John A Mac and Mackemzie many others. Usa Masons throughout its history Statue of lubery washington's monument. We know about American Masons Jefferson Franklin Hamiltom Jackson Washington and Monroe. Fast forwarf Wilson Roosevelt Truman. Canada has Masons no canada's Masons
@yerpster
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
1950s Canada:🧔🏻♂️👨🏼🦰👧🏼👩🏼👨🏼🌾
Current day Canada: 👳🏾♂️👳🏾♀️👴🏽🧓🏼🧕🏽
@PeterKnopfler
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Canada's flag corporate flag no history shame.
@cheapscotsman
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Don't mention America to the Elboz up Liberals. That is their only thing they have is that we are not Americans.
@PeterKnopfler
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Your hair reminds me of Maggies Beaver shot leafs losing Trudeau curse very busy.
@locoman7
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
When are you dropping your Alberta separatism video
@jordeahgrosko
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Which they use to make nuclear reactors and
!!!nothing else!!
😂😂😂😂😂
@ConnorLucas-v3o
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
do one contrasting canada in 2026 to canada in mid century
talk about the changes. what caused it and what decade it really happened
and how it affects the divide in the way young canadians think compared to older canadian’s
@ania5038
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
There may be things to dislike but Quebec is certainly excellent at protesting
@RobertoCarlos-tn1iq
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
immigration policies were raciall. . . . woops, i meant radically different than today.
@feliz2892
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
He has often been portrayed as a benevolent grandfather or Uncle Louis, as he was nicknamed. Calm, modest, and not particularly charismatic in the dramatic sense. He was no Trudeau Sr. or Diefenbaker. He was someone who governed without drama. But. Laurence left an infrastructure legacy ; the St. Lawrence Seaway, the RRSP system, an influx of immigrants, and his proudest accomplishment: Newfoundland's entry into Confederation in 1949.
He built the Trans-Canada Highway, the Trans-Canada Pipeline, modernized equalization payments, supported the arts, and reformed pensions.
He was not impressed by having talent around him, Pearson, C.D. Howe, Paul Martin Sr., Jean Lesage. He wasn't someone who let himself be governed by his ministers, he was someone who deliberately chose the best and trusted them.
His calm, rational logic, knowledge of the law, and aversion to political games earned him the respect of King, his Cabinet colleagues, and even the Opposition.
He wasn't a man who smoked his pipe while the bankers governed. He was a man who had so much institutional credibility, a leading corporate and constitutional lawyer for 25 years before entering politics at 59, that he didn't need to perform authority to actually wield it.
@Goblin-Nixon
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Thanks J.J, this information served me critically on my date. By the time I demonstrated knowledge of John Diefenbaker, the relationship was a lock-in
@CeeJayLerod
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
I like your retrospective here, although I have heard at least a few folks say that Canada of today is often seen as "punching above it's weight class" culture-wise. In that, there are a lot of well known Canadian artists from all venues that are recognized worldwide, much more than would be expected from such a small (population-wise) country. Although, I do recognize that I will focus a lot more on Canadian acts than others, simply because of my own bias. I mean, I'll never claim to be a Celine Dion fan, but I can't pretend that I wasn't proud as hell to see her on the Eiffel tower during the Olympics at Paris.
@ThomasRose-m1x
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
A video about Canada’s relationship with the US during the Vietnam War. How it supported the overall aims of the US war effort, while supporting, also, the safe harbor of US military deserters and draft evaders. As well as a robust counter culture and peace movement of its own.
@DanHortonMusicProductions
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
We're due for a new flag video!
@simmi5646
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
How can lumber be measured in feet? Wouldn't it be way more sensicle to measure it's volume rather than lenght? Like cubic metres or cubic feet?
@aktuellyattee8265
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Wow, it's the Wilhelm Apologist flag in the thumbnail!
@Bingbangohmigollygod
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Please do Canada during glaciation
@americaneejit9993
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
For the worse
@larsiparsii
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
20:25 I was going to make a joke about Tim Hortons (the Coffeehouse chain) being named after the hockey player, but found out he actually founded the thing!
@larsiparsii
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
19:49 And what now? 🤨💦
@drtokenz
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
I think the Arab world after WW2 would be quite enlightening, like Egypt with Anwar Sadat his assassation and the reigning period and sudden assassianation of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia would be interesting. More mid-century stuff plz JJ. Love the Mad Men vibes. Love your vids! 🙂 keep calm, beautiful people!
@wiggleboy
May 23, 2026 at 3:21 am
Great episode JJ
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