Great Gilded North EP3 - The Imperialist Violence Behind Canadian Academic Prizes w/ Cassandra Kislenko

Warning: This episode contains references to acts of violence against Indigenous Peoples and may not be suitable for everyone. Nova Scotia-born Izaak Walton Killam made his millions through pulp, paper and hydro-electric projects across Latin America. His Montreal-based International Power company controlled a monopoly on electrical power in El Salvador and charged extremely high rates on the country’s exploited workers. When Indigenous peasants began an organized uprising in 1932, Killam c...