What Do Canada's Tanks Reveal About Its Military Past? | The Rundown

The Canadian Tank Museum, in Oshawa, has the country's largest collection of historical military vehicles. Rundown producer Brit Weaver visited to learn about how the region supported past war efforts - and what these tanks tell us about Canada's military heritage. 0:00 Intro 1:20 Honouring veterans through education 1:34 The Canadian Tank Museum’s origin and scale 2:05 From jeeps to modern battle tanks 3:06 Canadian-made vehicles and wartime production 3:49 Oshawa’s role in Canada’s military industry 4:12 Canada’s manufacturing power in WWII 5:08 Growing public interest and visitor boom 6:01 When museum tanks are still used in war 6:26 Veterans, volunteers, and living history About The Rundown: The Rundown is your nightly half-hour deep dive into just one headline. With host Jeyan Jeganathan, we’ll cover everything from housing and health care to climate and AI. We’ll break down why each topic matters, who’s living it, and what’s being done to make things better – starting right here in Ontario. Slow down. Tune in. Make sense of the moment. And tell us what you think. Follow on social media: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/therundowntvo Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/TheRundownTVO X- https://twitter.com/therundowntvo Bluesky- https://bsky.app/profile/therundowntvo.bsky.social Subscribe to TVO Today to watch more content like this: https://www.youtube.com/@tvotoday Listen to the podcast: https://www.tvo.org/podcasts/the-rundown-audio Check out the rest of the TVO ecosystem TVO Docs - https://www.youtube.com/@tvo TVO Kids - https://www.youtube.com/@TVOkids TVO Learn - https://www.youtube.com/@tvolearn Download the TVO Today App Apple - https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tvo-today/id1616182112 Available on: Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung, LG, Amazon Fire TV Enjoying this content and want to make a meaningful impact? Consider donating today! https://support.tvo.org/site/Donation2?mfc_pref=T&idb=599945504&df_id=16843&16843.donation=form1&DONATION_LEVEL_ID_SELECTED=1661&mfc_pref=T