

Georges-Étienne Cartier - Le lion du Québec
January 1, 1962
28m
EN
John Howe
This short biopic profiles Montreal lawyer-turned-politician George-Étienne Cartier as he campaigns to unite English and French Canada under Confederation. The political world of a century ago comes to life as we hear debates in the Parliament of Upper and Lower Canada amidst political strife and personal feuds. Ultimately, Cartier skilfully allays the fears of party and sectional leaders, convincing them that federal union would protect, rather than weaken, Quebec’s cherished rights of language and religion. The eloquent and enigmatic Cartier was instrumental in shaping the Canada that was soon to emerge.

Paul Hébert
Georges-Étienne Cartier

Robert Christie
MacDonald

John Vernon
Galt


M. Charles Cohen
2
Roger Marshall
Brown

William Needles
Tupper

Denis Drouin
Jacques Auger

ONF | NFB
CA