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News in Review - February 1994 Bourassa: The End of an Era
This chronological report reviews a significant period of time in the political history of Quebec and the career of one of the key players.
- 1994
- 00:18:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/15/1994
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News in Review - November 2017 Canada's 29th Governor General: Julie Payette
Julie Payette has lived an exciting life that very few can even dream about. As an astronaut for Canada, she’s been to the International Space Station twice. She’s a pilot, an athlete, an engineer and speaks six languages. In October 2017, Ms. Payette, who is 53 years old, took on her latest adventure. She became Canada’s 29th Governor General – representing ...
- 2017
- 00:15:11
- 9-12
- Added on: 11/27/2017
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NIR-17-11 - Canada's 29th Governor General: Julie Payette
CANAdooDAday Canadian Women Who Kicked Butt
A musical anthem celebrating two of Canada’s greatest female heroes — Emily Stowe and Nellie McClung, who fought to get women the right the vote in Canada.
- 2017
- 00:03:14
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/05/2017
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Mansbridge One on One Cindy Blackstock
Peter Mansbridge sits down with Cindy Blackstock about her work advocating for the equal treatment and funding for aboriginal and First Nations children.
- 2016
- 00:21:21
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/04/2016
News in Review - September 1990 Donald Marshall
The Donald Marshall case is as straightforward as it is tragic. Marshall is a Mi’kmaq man who spent 11 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The subsequent inquiry showed evidence that discrimination and incorrect procedures led to this miscarriage of justice. The justice and police systems not only failed him, they indicted, tried, convicted and, ultimately, ...
- 1990
- 00:10:07
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- Added on: 11/25/2014
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Donald Marshall
News in Review - September 2013 Henry Morgentaler, Death of a Canadian Protagonist
He was a Second World War concentration camp survivor who came to Canada, became a doctor and changed the way the country treated women seeking abortions. Henry Morgentaler was a controversial figure – loved by some, reviled by others. He died on May 29, 2013.
- 2013
- 00:14:41
- 15-17
- Added on: 09/25/2013
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NIR-13-09 - Henry Morgentaler: Death of a Canadian Protagonist
CBC News Honouring Lincoln Alexander
The CBC's Asha Tomlinson visits Lord Dufferin Public School, which as part of Black History Month is remembering and honouring Lincoln Alexander — Canada's first black Member of Parliament, the country’s first black federal cabinet minister and Ontario's first black Lieutenant Governor. This story also features Dr. George Elliott Clarke, a professor and writer from Toronto, who discusses the many ...
- 2013
- 00:03:04
- 9-12
- Added on: 01/30/2014
Feature Film Jack
The biopic Jack recounts Layton’s relationship with MP and wife Olivia Chow, his early days in Toronto municipal politics and his emergence onto the national stage — leading to the NDP's impressive federal election campaign in 2011 and his death from cancer just weeks later. A large part of the film centres in on Layton's personal life and his relationship ...
- 2013
- 01:28:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/30/2013
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