Canadian Scandal: True Crimes and Dirty Secrets From the Great White North

February 20, 1959...a day that would come to be known in Canada as "Black Friday".On that day, thousands of workers showed up for their shifts at the Avro Aircraft plant thinking it would just be a regular day. These workers had spent the last several years working on something truly extraordinary:A 100% Canadian-made supersonic jet known as "The Avro Arrow".But by the end of that day, it was all over. The project had been cancelled and the workers laid off. But why?That's what we're going to try to find out in an episode I'm calling Grounded: The Death Of The Avro Arrow ************Canadian Scandal is researched, written, edited, and narrated by Jeff Walker featuring music & sound effects licensed through Soundstripe.Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts or listen at WalkerNewMedia.com/ShadyCanada

"Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine. But do I? Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Probably in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately a year ago."That gem of a quote comes courtesy of the late Rob Ford, who served as the Mayor of Canada's largest city for 4 years. Throughout his term in office, he faced numerous scandals, but it all came to a head when rumours started swirling that Ford had been caught on video smoking crack.We're going to go on a journey into the life & times of one of the most controversial figures in Canadian political history with an episode I'm calling Crack, Lies, and Videotape: The Rise and Fall of Rob Ford.************Canadian Scandal is researched, written, edited, and narrated by Jeff Walker featuring music & sound effects licensed through Soundstripe.Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts or listen at WalkerNewMedia.com/ShadyCanada© 2025 Walker New Media

** LISTENER NOTE **This episode deals with disturbing and sensitive subject matter including forced sterilization, medical abuse, and systemic racism. It also contains outdated terminology and beliefs that are considered offensive and harmful by today's standards. These elements are included for historical accuracy and context only.Listener discretion is advised.Eugenics is defined as the belief and practice of trying to improve the genetic quality of a human population by encouraging people with "desirable traits" to reproduce while discouraging or preventing those with "undesirable traits" from doing so.This concept is most commonly associated with World War 2 and Nazi Germany but, believe it or not, there was a period of time where Canada - now thought of as a beacon for human rights & freedoms - was a leader in this field.I'm going to take an in-depth look at this particularly dark part of Canadian history with an episode I'm calling Playing God: Canada's Eugenics Nightmare************Canadian Scandal is researched, written, edited, and narrated by Jeff Walker featuring music & sound effects licensed through Soundstripe.Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts or listen at WalkerNewMedia.com/ShadyCanada© 2025 Walker New Media

Canadian Scandal: True Crimes and Dirty Secrets from the Great White NorthCanada has a reputation for being peaceful, polite, and a little boring — the land of friendly neighbors, free health care, hockey obsessions, and people who say “sorry” when you bump into them. Basically, the well-behaved upstairs neighbor to the U.S.But that clean-cut image is only part of the story.Beneath the snow and smiles, Canada has a darker side — one filled with scandals, crimes, corruption, cover-ups, and a long list of things the country has quietly tried to forget. Canadian Scandal: True Crimes and Dirty Secrets from the Great White North is the podcast that brings those buried stories to light.Hosted by Canadian-born Jeff Walker, each episode dives into a tale that didn’t make it into the history books. Some are serious, some are absurd, and some are the kind that make you say, “How have I never heard about this before?”It’s part true crime, part history lesson, and part national reality check — a behind-the-curtain look at a country that might have a lot more skeletons in the igloo than anyone expected.Get ready to see Canada in a whole new light.Check out Canadian Scandal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen to podcasts or visit WalkerNewMedia.com/ShadyCanada.