Latest / Curious Canadian History
S9E9 - A Ballistic Decision: Canadian Intelligence Services and the Cancellation of the Avro Arrow
The Avro Arrow is a topic that has fascinated Canadians since its controversial cancellation in 1959. However, in the last ten years the narrative has changed dramatically from an American plot to ruin our aerospace industry to a decision made by the Canadian government based on very real calculations about the security threat to North America and the changing defence landscape of the late 1950s. In this episode we talk with Alan Barnes who has recently uncovered some incredible research that shows how important Canadian intelligent services were to the decision to cancel the Avro Arrow…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.