Seth Klein has promoted a parallel with WW II, pointing to the incredible industrial output Canada produced (as Tim Cook notes) and arguing that a similar massive effort is needed to deal with the climate emergency. Ref.: A Good War (2020). The historical precedent helps in believing that a seemingly impossible task is doable.
I was glad you reminded us that Mackenzie King "was a weird dude." Can I send you a review copy of my King biography, The Spiritualist Prime Minister, just published by White Crow Books in the UK in association with the Survival Research Institute of Canada? The biography focuses on the influence of King's spiritualist beliefs on his politics as described at https://survivalresearch.ca/TSPM/
Glad to hear you interviewing Tim Cook. In chasing down the story of my Grandfathers service time in WW1, I read all Tim's books. His wonderful down in the trenches explanations gave me a vivid understanding as to what my Grandfather was experiencing. In 2016 my brother and I visited France where we saw the jump off point where he led his platoon into battle, reached their objective , were consolidating their position then were shelled. We were on the exact spot one hundred years to the hour that his death was reported just on the outskirts of the village of Courcelette. It was a bit bizarre that we could overlay a modern map over the trench map we had and all the roads and village details were the same. The only difference was the trenches are no longer there, the fields were growing crops and everything was peaceful. So thank you Tim, and keep up the valuable work. Dave S.
What an inaugural podcast! Tim Cook’s conversation with you answered questions I had about how Canada was able to marshall the essential elements to be such a capable country in terms of World War II. Leadership, Love of country, Cabinet (MP) capability gave Mackenzie King the tools to do his job.
Would have been good to have seen how he and his team would have handled Covid 19.
That was a great interview! Tim Cook is a national treasure. Thank you for this timely look at our history, particularly in light of current events.
I've missed you.....welcome back! Nice to hear from Tim Cook......wish I had his Memory!
Seth Klein has promoted a parallel with WW II, pointing to the incredible industrial output Canada produced (as Tim Cook notes) and arguing that a similar massive effort is needed to deal with the climate emergency. Ref.: A Good War (2020). The historical precedent helps in believing that a seemingly impossible task is doable.
I was glad you reminded us that Mackenzie King "was a weird dude." Can I send you a review copy of my King biography, The Spiritualist Prime Minister, just published by White Crow Books in the UK in association with the Survival Research Institute of Canada? The biography focuses on the influence of King's spiritualist beliefs on his politics as described at https://survivalresearch.ca/TSPM/
Glad to hear you interviewing Tim Cook. In chasing down the story of my Grandfathers service time in WW1, I read all Tim's books. His wonderful down in the trenches explanations gave me a vivid understanding as to what my Grandfather was experiencing. In 2016 my brother and I visited France where we saw the jump off point where he led his platoon into battle, reached their objective , were consolidating their position then were shelled. We were on the exact spot one hundred years to the hour that his death was reported just on the outskirts of the village of Courcelette. It was a bit bizarre that we could overlay a modern map over the trench map we had and all the roads and village details were the same. The only difference was the trenches are no longer there, the fields were growing crops and everything was peaceful. So thank you Tim, and keep up the valuable work. Dave S.
Excellent. Happy to have discovered this podcast.
What an inaugural podcast! Tim Cook’s conversation with you answered questions I had about how Canada was able to marshall the essential elements to be such a capable country in terms of World War II. Leadership, Love of country, Cabinet (MP) capability gave Mackenzie King the tools to do his job.
Would have been good to have seen how he and his team would have handled Covid 19.