June 8 – Mackenzie King Becomes Longest Serving PM

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer discussing Mackenzie King's legacy as Canada's longest-serving Prime Minister.

We spoke with Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of History at St. Jerome’s University in Waterloo, as well as co-editor of "Mackenzie King: Citizenship and Community."

People in this episode

Hosts: Marc Affeld, Joe Burima

Guest: Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer

Topics covered

• Canadian history
• Mackenzie King
• politics
• interview
• citizenship
• community

Keywords

• Mackenzie King
• Canadian Prime Minister
• history
• citizenship
• community
• interview
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Jerome’s University

Books & works: Mackenzie King: Citizenship and Community

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