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Canada: The Great Experiment
GenreEducation
StarringColin Fox
Narrated byJohn A. Macdonald
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkTVOntario
Release1981 (1981) –
1982 (1982)

Canada: The Great Experiment is an educational television show which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario in 1981–82. The series was narrated by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, played by veteran actor Colin Fox.[1][2]

Episode list

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13 or 14 episodes were produced. They were:

  1. "Power Shift"
  2. "One Dominion"
  3. "The Reasons Why"
  4. "From Sea to Shining Sea"
  5. "For the Good of the Party"
  6. "The People's House"

The rest of the list is in an unknown order.

  1. "Of Limited Power"
  2. "The Decision Makers"
  3. "A Creature of the Province"
  4. "To Serve With Honour"
  5. "The Third Branch"
  6. "Pressure Point"
  7. "The Nation Within"

All episodes were around 30 minutes in length.

References

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  1. ^ "Old Torry, New Torry". Ottawa Citizen. December 17, 1981. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon(Subscription required.)
  2. ^ Slotek, Jim (1982-02-03). "First PM miscast as modern interviewer". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-17 – via Newspapers.com.


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