22 minutes | Friday, August 29, 2025
** 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 It also contains outdated terminology and beliefs that are considered offensive and harmful by today's standards.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 MediaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/canadian-scandal-true-crimes-and-dirty-secrets-from-the-great-wh/donations