Overview

From coast to coast, from St. John's, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia, Jacques Godbout films a documentary chronicle of the political turnaround that was to follow the Meech Lake Accord. Following the Meech referendum, Quebec and Canada found themselves at an impasse after a long and ultimately fruitless negotiation, various social and political actors spoke out. Their comments, linked to film clips on the lives of important Canadian politicians (Sir Georges-Étienne Cartier, John A. Macdonald, Louis-Joseph Papineau...), draw parallels between the speeches of yesterday and those of the post-Meech era.

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Cast

Denys Arcand

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Lucien Bouchard

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Robert Bourassa

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Normand Chouinard

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Jean Chrétien

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Denis Coderre

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Gilles Duceppe

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Mario Dumont

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Joseph Facal

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Jacques Godbout

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Brian Mulroney

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Jacques Parizeau

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