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From the most intrepid explorers to the fathers of Confederation, this series of 17 half-hour episodes tells the compelling early history of our great country.

  • The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
    Richard Gilbert 
    1964 | 27 min
  • John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance
    John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance
    Morten Parker 
    1964 | 28 min
  • Samuel de Champlain (Québec 1603)
    Samuel de Champlain (Québec 1603)
    Denys Arcand 
    1964 | 14 min
  • David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker
    David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker
    Bernard Devlin 
    1964 | 28 min
  • Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North
    Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North
    David Bairstow 
    1964 | 27 min
  • Selkirk of Red River
    Selkirk of Red River
    Richard Gilbert 
    1964 | 28 min
  • Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia
    Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia
    Julian Biggs 
    1961 | 30 min
  • William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country
    William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country
    Julian Biggs 
    1961 | 28 min
  • Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God
    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God
    Louis-Georges Carrier 
    1961 | 25 min
  • Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle
    Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle
    John Howe 
    1961 | 31 min
  • Lord Durham
    Lord Durham
    John Howe 
    1961 | 28 min
  • Lord Elgin: Voice of the People
    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People
    Julian Biggs 
    1959 | 28 min
  • Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
    Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
    Julian Biggs 
    1962 | 28 min
  • Charles Tupper: The Big Man
    Charles Tupper: The Big Man
    Morten Parker 
    1961 | 28 min
  • John A. Macdonald: The Impossible Idea
    John A. Macdonald: The Impossible Idea
    Gordon Burwash 
    1961 | 27 min
  • George-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec
    George-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec
    John Howe 
    1962 | 28 min
  • Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
    Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
    Pierre Patry 
    1962 | 28 min

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