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CPAC Documentaries

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada: The Future of the Court

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada- 150 Years of the Highest Court in the Land traces the evolution of the court from its creation in 1875, to its independence from the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, to the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, and beyond. Over the course of 10 episodes, former justices, academics, and legal professionals reveal the inner workings and role of the Court, discuss key landmark decisions, judicial independence, the adoption of the Charter, and how the Court shaped Canada’s legal landscape. As the Supreme Court marks its sesquicentennial milestone, this CPAC original series examines its history and the issues that may define its future. The tenth and final episode of Inside the Supreme Court of Canada-150 Years of the Highest Court on CPAC examines key issues and challenges expected to come before the Court in the months and years ahead.
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Inside the Supreme Court of Canada: Landmark Decisions Part 2

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada- 150 Years of the Highest Court in the Land traces the evolution of the court from its creation in 1875, to its independence from the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, to the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, and beyond. Over the course of 10 episodes, former justices, academics, and legal professionals reveal the inner workings and role of the Court, discuss key landmark decisions, judicial independence, the adoption of the Charter, and how the Court shaped Canada’s legal landscape. As the Supreme Court marks its sesquicentennial milestone, this CPAC original series examines its history and the issues that may define its future. In this second episode examining landmark decisions by the Supreme Court, legal and political experts explore key rulings by the Supreme Court since the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982. From abortion to secession to physician-assisted suicide, this episode of Inside the Supreme Court of Canada-150 Years of the Highest Court highlights key charter decisions from the highest court in the land.
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CPAC Documentaries

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada: Landmark Decisions Part 1

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada- 150 Years of the Highest Court in the Land traces the evolution of the court from its creation in 1875, to its independence from the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, to the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, and beyond. Over the course of 10 episodes, former justices, academics, and legal professionals reveal the inner workings and role of the Court, discuss key landmark decisions, judicial independence, the adoption of the Charter, and how the Court shaped Canada’s legal landscape. As the Supreme Court marks its sesquicentennial milestone, this CPAC original series examines its history and the issues that may define its future. The first of two parts of this episode of CPAC’s Inside the Supreme Court of Canada-150 Years of the Highest Court examines landmark decisions by the highest court before the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982. From press freedom to limitations on government power and early rulings on Aboriginal rights, legal and political experts revisit the cases that helped define the country’s legal landscape.
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Inside the Supreme Court of Canada: Diversity and the Court

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada- 150 Years of the Highest Court in the Land traces the evolution of the court from its creation in 1875, to its independence from the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, to the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, and beyond. Over the course of 10 episodes, former justices, academics, and legal professionals reveal the inner workings and role of the Court, discuss key landmark decisions, judicial independence, the adoption of the Charter, and how the Court shaped Canada’s legal landscape. As the Supreme Court marks its sesquicentennial milestone, this CPAC original series examines its history and the issues that may define its future. Over its history, the Supreme Court of Canada has evolved to better reflect the diversity of the country it serves. In this seventh episode of Inside the Supreme Court of Canada-150 Years of the Highest Court, experts trace how the Court has evolved from an all-male white court to become more diverse and more representative of the country’s demographics.
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Inside the Supreme Court of Canada: The Charter and its Impact on the Court

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada- 150 Years of the Highest Court in the Land traces the evolution of the court from its creation in 1875, to its independence from the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, to the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, and beyond. Over the course of 10 episodes, former justices, academics, and legal professionals reveal the inner workings and role of the Court, discuss key landmark decisions, judicial independence, the adoption of the Charter, and how the Court shaped Canada’s legal landscape. As the Supreme Court marks its sesquicentennial milestone, this CPAC original series examines its history and the issues that may define its future. The adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 greatly affected the Court’s role and responsibilities. This episode of Inside the Supreme Court of Canada-150 Years of the Highest Court examines the impact of the Charter on the Court, its decisions, and the way justices interpret and define Charter rights.
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Inside the Supreme Court of Canada: The Road to the Charter

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada- 150 Years of the Highest Court in the Land traces the evolution of the court from its creation in 1875, to its independence from the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, to the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, and beyond. Over the course of 10 episodes, former justices, academics, and legal professionals reveal the inner workings and role of the Court, discuss key landmark decisions, judicial independence, the adoption of the Charter, and how the Court shaped Canada’s legal landscape. As the Supreme Court marks its sesquicentennial milestone, this CPAC original series examines its history and the issues that may define its future. The Road to the Charter, the fifth episode of Inside the Supreme Court of Canada-150 Years of the Highest Court, traces the political and legal forces that led to the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. From Saskatchewan’s Bill of Rights to the Canadian Bill of Rights to the rise of Quebec nationalism, experts chart the path to the Constitution’s patriation and the Charter’s adoption in 1982.
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Inside the Supreme Court of Canada: Judicial Independance

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada- 150 Years of the Highest Court: The fourth episode examines the importance of independence within the judicial system to maintain trust in the rule of law and in Canada’s democracy.
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Inside the Supreme Court of Canada: Inner Workings of the Court

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada- 150 Years of the Highest Court: The third episode examines the inner workings of the high court, from who can serve on the bench to which cases are heard by the Court.
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Inside the Supreme Court of Canada: The Role of the Court

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada-150 Years of the Highest Court: In this episode, we look at how cases come before the Court, and its status as the only high court that is both bilingual and bijural.
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Inside the Supreme Court of Canada: History and Evolution

Inside the Supreme Court of Canada – 150 Years of the Highest Court : In this episode, former justices and experts explore its early challenges, key leaders, and the transformative impact of the patriation of the Constitution and the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982.
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CPAC Documentaries

Inside Centre Block - The Restoration Part 2

Inside Centre Block—The Restoration takes viewers behind-the-scenes to witness Canada’s largest and most complex heritage rehabilitation project. Narrated by award winning Canadian actor Colm Feore, Inside Centre Block—The Restoration explores Centre Block’s renewal, showcasing the progress since its doors closed in 2019. It’s an insider’s view of one of the most challenging restoration projects ever, offering a complete look of what’s taking place behind the scaffolding and tarps and sharing the perspectives of those who are making it happening it happen. In this episode we learn about the building’s excavation work, see how both houses of Parliament are being modernized, and join the team working on the masonry restoration.
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Inside Centre Block - The Restoration Part 2 (English DV)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Inside Centre Block—The Restoration takes viewers behind-the-scenes to witness Canada’s largest and most complex heritage rehabilitation project. Narrated by award winning Canadian actor Colm Feore, Inside Centre Block—The Restoration explores Centre Block’s renewal, showcasing the progress since its doors closed in 2019. It’s an insider’s view of one of the most challenging restoration projects ever, offering a complete look of what’s taking place behind the scaffolding and tarps and sharing the perspectives of those who are making it happening it happen. In this episode we learn about the building’s excavation work, see how both houses of Parliament are being modernized, and join the team working on the masonry restoration.
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Inside Centre Block - The Restoration Part 1

Inside Centre Block—The Restoration takes viewers behind-the-scenes to witness Canada’s largest and most complex heritage rehabilitation project. Narrated by award winning Canadian actor Colm Feore Inside Centre Block-The Restoration explores Centre Block’s renewal, showcasing the progress since its doors closed in 2019. It’s an insider’s view of one of the most challenging restoration projects ever, offering a complete look of what’s taking place behind the scaffolding and tarps and sharing the perspectives of those who are making it happen. In this episode we learn about the project, the history of Centre Block, and the delicate balance between restoration and the need to modernize.
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CPAC Documentaries

Inside Centre Block - The Restoration Part 1 (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Inside Centre Block—The Restoration takes viewers behind-the-scenes to witness Canada’s largest and most complex heritage rehabilitation project. Narrated by award winning Canadian actor Colm Feore Inside Centre Block-The Restoration explores Centre Block’s renewal, showcasing the progress since its doors closed in 2019. It’s an insider’s view of one of the most challenging restoration projects ever, offering a complete look of what’s taking place behind the scaffolding and tarps and sharing the perspectives of those who are making it happen. In this episode we learn about the project, the history of Centre Block, and the delicate balance between restoration and the need to modernize.
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Wings of Honour: A Century of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Wings of Honour is the latest feature-length documentary from Canadian Geographic Films, and presents a powerful and emotional story celebrating the 100-year history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Through its backdrop of rarely seen RCAF archival footage and dramatic contemporary footage, the film showcases compelling stories from past and present RCAF members from across Canada.
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CPAC Documentaries

Wings of Honour: A Century of the Royal Canadian Air Force (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Wings of Honour is the latest feature-length documentary from Canadian Geographic Films, and presents a powerful and emotional story celebrating the 100-year history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Through its backdrop of rarely seen RCAF archival footage and dramatic contemporary footage, the film showcases compelling stories from past and present RCAF members from across Canada.
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CPAC Documentaries

Wings of Honour: Premieres June 2nd

Wings of Honour is the latest feature-length documentary from Canadian Geographic Films, and presents a powerful and emotional story celebrating the 100-year history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Through its backdrop of rarely seen RCAF archival footage and dramatic contemporary footage, the film showcases compelling stories from past and present RCAF members from across Canada.
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CPAC Documentaries

Wings of Honour: Premieres June 2nd

Wings of Honour is the latest feature-length documentary from Canadian Geographic Films, and presents a powerful and emotional story celebrating the 100-year history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Through its backdrop of rarely seen RCAF archival footage and dramatic contemporary footage, the film showcases compelling stories from past and present RCAF members from across Canada.
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Seeing Canada: Indigenous Cooking in Victoria and a Sunshine Coast Adventure

Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to Victoria, British Columbia, where she learns to cook an Indigenous meal with Cree-Metis executive private chef Shirley Lang. Then Brandy travels to the Sunshine Coast where she takes a helicopter ride with Sunshine Coast Air, visits the Bricker Cider Company, and meets Indigenous artist Levi Purjue.
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Seeing Canada: Visiting the Quebec Maritime Region and Edmonton

Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk visits the Quebec Maritime region where she learns how to make paper from rags with poet and artisan Cynthia Calusic at L'Algue d’Or in L’Isle-Verte. Then she tries wine made from maple sap at Domaine Acer in Auclair, Québec. Next Brandy travels to Edmonton, Alberta, where she learns how to make green onion cakes with the Green Onion Cake Man. Then she explores the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, which is an open-air museum telling the story of Ukrainian settlement in east central Alberta from 1892 to 1930.