The Road to Patriation

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 14, 1982

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Cast

Jean Chrétien,Alan Maitland,Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Director

Robert A. Duncan

Writer

Robert A. Duncan

Producer

John Taylor,Robert A. Duncan,George Johnson,Jennifer Torrance

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0084599