April 14th – “Surplus Children”
From Today in Canadian History by Marc Affeld and Joe Burima
April 14, 2026 · 12 min
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Kenneth Bagnell discussing his book about orphans who immigrated to Canada.
We spoke with Kenneth Bagnell, the author of "The Little Immigrants: The Orphans Who Came to Canada".
People in this episode
Hosts: Marc Affeld, Joe Burima
Guest: Kenneth Bagnell
Topics covered
- Canadian history
- immigration
- orphans
- literature
- interview
Keywords
- Canada
- immigrants
- orphans
- history
- Kenneth Bagnell
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Little Immigrants: The Orphans Who Came to Canada
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