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The Half-Century Margarine Ban
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
For roughly half a century, margarine was a no-go in Canada. With the dairy industry successfully lobbying the federal government to keep margarine off Canada’s shelves. Nonetheless, margarine made its way to Canadians thanks to Newfoundland bootleggers. This is the story of how margarine has had a tough go for Canadians over the past century. Support: patreon.com/canadaehxDonate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/craigUDonate: canadaehx.comE-mail: craig@canadaehx.comTwitter: twitter.com/craigbairdInstagram: @Bairdo37YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx
Released:
Dec 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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