The Road to Patriation (1982)

ALL 04/14/1982 (en) Documentary 94 Min
  • Release
    04/14/1982
  • Production
    ONF | NFB
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    The Road to Patriation
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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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.

  1. Robert A. Duncan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Alan Maitland

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Pierre Elliott Trudeau

    Self (archive footage)

  3. Jean Chrétien

    Self (archive footage)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 3 , Crews : 2

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The Road to Patriation (1982) 94 Min

ALL 04/14/1982 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 04/14/1982
  • Production
    ONF | NFB
  • Original title The Road to Patriation
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Robert A. Duncan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer