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Royal Celebrations and Veterans’ Reality This Victoria Day on CPAC

Programming Advisory

Royal Celebrations and Veterans’ Reality
This Victoria Day on CPAC

(Ottawa, May 16, 2013) – Join CPAC this Victoria Day for special programming showcasing Canada’s ties to the Crown and the plight of Canadian veterans.

The Royal Visits – Monday, May 20th at 5:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm PT
Explore Canada’s historical relationship with the monarchy in this 90-minute look at Royal Visits. Relive some of the Royal Family’s most prominent stays in Canada since 1786 through to the present day.

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II – Monday, May 20th at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT
This special BBC documentary reveals the behind the scenes story of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, drawing on hitherto unseen archives and made with the co-operation of Buckingham Palace. See the extensive logistical operation that went into preparing for June 2, 1953 – the lesser known story behind the pageantry and spectacle.

Broken Soldiers – Monday, May 20th at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT
In a CPAC premiere, this documentary by independent producer Dale Stevens documents how some of Canada's veterans, who have returned home disabled and injured from war, are coping while trying to navigate a complex and byzantine government administration.

For complete details on this and other CPAC programming visit www.cpac.ca.

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CPAC is Canada’s only privately-owned, commercial free, not for profit, bilingual licensed television service. Created in 1992 by a consortium of cable companies to preserve an independent editorial voice for Canada’s democratic process, CPAC provides a window on parliamentary, political and public affairs in Canada and the world. Since 1992, the cable industry has invested more than $50 million in CPAC.

CPAC is delivered via cable, satellite and wireless distributors to over 11 million Canadian homes and worldwide via 24/7 live webstreaming at www.cpac.ca.

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For more information:

Jennifer Thomlinson
CPAC
(613) 364-1131
E-mail: jthomlinson@cpac.ca

All CPAC programming can be viewed simultaneous to the television broadcast at www.cpac.ca.

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