The podcaster and historian Craig Baird discusses his new book Canada’s Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway (Sutherland House, 2025), with Joseph Planta.

Canada’s Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway by Craig Baird (Sutherland House, 2025).

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Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Craig Baird joins me now. The creator and host of the Canadian History Ehx podcast, which can also be heard here on CKNW, has recently published Canada’s Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway. It’s his first book, and it’s an engaging book as to how the highway that crosses Canada came about. There were adventurers who set out to traverse Canada in the early part of the twentieth century, as well as politicians who were advocating for their respective provinces, or just playing politics. The book covers those as well as the visionaries, and how a sense of Canada came about from it. I’ll ask Craig about the book, the impetus to write it, and his work as a public historian. I’ll ask about the inspiration he derives from Pierre Berton and more. Visit www.canadaehx.com for more. This new book is from Sutherland House. We spoke last week, with Craig joining me from Edmonton. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Craig Baird; Mr. Baird, good morning.

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