The Sex Scandal & The Spy
Falen and Leah explore the history of our country’s first political sex scandal! At the height of the cold war, several ministers in John Defeinbaker's government decided to have an affair. Turns out, they all ended up with the same woman. Was she really a spy for East Germany?
A crash course on Canada's first political sex scandal
Our country's first sex scandal! At the height of the cold war several ministers in John Defeinbaker's government decided to have an affair. Turns out, they all ended up with the same woman. Was she really a spy for East Germany?
Listen to the episode here, and get transcripts of our series here.
Key References
1966: Searching for Gerda Munsinger - CBC ARCHIVES
Canada's 1960s: The Ironies of Identity in a Rebellious Era by Bryan Palmer
Canada: The Munsinger Affair TIME MAGAZINE
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO MATTERS RELATING TO ONE GERDA MUNSINGER