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<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/features/2009/12/18/shadows-on-sparks-street-cd/">Shadows on Sparks Street </a> | Ideas with Paul Kennedy | CBC Radio
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |
On April 7, 1868, one of the Fathers of Confederation was gunned down
just steps away from Parliament Hill. The murder of Thomas
D'Arcy McGee made news around the world and culminated in the
last public execution in Canadian history. In February 1869, Patrick
James Whelan was hanged for the crime. But was he the real
assassin? Freelance journalist Sarah Boothroyd
explores the mystery.
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