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The Road to Patriation (1982)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Robert A. Duncan

Synopsis

This feature documentary retraces the century of haggling by successive federal and provincial governments to agree on a formula to bring home the Canadian Constitution from England. This film concentrates on the politicking and lobbying that finally led to its patriation in 1982. Five prime ministers had failed before Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau took up the challenge in the early 1970s. Principal players in this documentary are federal Minister of Justice Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister Trudeau, 10 provincial premiers and a host of journalists, politicians, lawyers, and diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic.

Actors

Alan Maitland
Alan Maitland
Narrator (voice)
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Self (archive footage)
Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Robert A. Duncan
Robert A. Duncan
Director
Robert A. Duncan
Robert A. Duncan
Writer

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