Release Date

14 Apr, 1982

Runtime

01:34: (HH:MM)

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.

Original Title

The Road to Patriation

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Actors

Alan Maitland

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Jean Chrétien

Crew

Robert A. Duncan

Robert A. Duncan

Fred Hillier

Ron Orieux

Jacques Drouin

James MacCarthy

Chris Moore

Robert A. Duncan

Jennifer Torrance

George Johnson

John Taylor