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Disinformation and Democracy

Detecting Disinformation for Democracy (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Analysts, academics, journalists, activists, and politicians assess the effect of disinformation on our democracy. Experts studying mis-and disinformation share their insights on the impact and spread of disinformation, and its potential amplification through social media and the use of artificial intelligence. The special also looks at how to establish guardrails and find solutions to counter the negative effects of disinformation, with an emphasis on the role of media and citizen engagement.
01:29:09

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.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada - Indigenous Cooking in Victoria & Sunshine Coast Adventure (DV)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. 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.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada - Visiting the Québec Maritime Region and Edmonton (DV)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk visits the Québec 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.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: Seaweed Gin, Métis Stew and Whisky (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to Sooke, British Columbia where she learns about seaweed from Amanda Swinimer at Dakini Tidal Wilds. Then she visits Sheringham Distillery where she tries gin made with seaweed. Brandy then goes to Alberta where she plows a field with horses and tries whisky at the Eau Claire Distillery in Turner Valley. In Calgary, Brandy learns how to cook a Métis stew at the Heritage Park Historical Village.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: Chinese Food, Birding and the Rocky Mountaineer (DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk visits Richmond, British Columbia where she goes on an Authentic Asian Easts Tour with Michelle Ng from Vancouver Foodie Tours. She tries delicious Chinese pastries at Kam Do Bakery and Chinese BBQ at HK B.B.Q. Master. Then Brandy meets with Nature Photographer and Birding Guide, Liron Gertsman, who goes birding with her at the Terra Nova Rural Park. Next Brandy travels on the Rocky Mountaineer train from Vancouver, British Columbia to Banff, Alberta.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: Exploring B.C.’s Cariboo Chilcotin Region (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to the Cariboo Chilcotin Region in British Columbia where she learns how to make cinnamon buns at The Historic Cariboo Chilcotin Lodge in Riske Creek. Then Brandy learns how to trim a horse's hooves at the Terra Nostra Ranch in Kleena Kleene. In Clinton, Brandy meets David Arlen Park, a Musician and Owner of The Junction Cafe, who teaches her how to be a barista.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: Boating on the Rideau Canal and Visiting Abbotsford (English DV)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to Smith Falls, Ontario where she learns how to drive a luxury boat with Le Boat down the Rideau Canal which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then Brandy flies west across Canada to Abbotsford, British Columbia where she makes samosas at the Mann Farm and learns about the owners’ South Asian Culture. Nearby Brandy explores the Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery and tastes wine made with grapes from across British Columbia’s wine regions.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: New Brunswick and a 1000 Islands Helicopter Tour in Ontario (DV)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to Carters Point, New Brunswick where she learns about sturgeon caviar from Cornel Ceapa from Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar Inc. Then Brandy visits with the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation for an Indigenous tourism experience with Stephen and Florence Paul from First Nations Tourism. Next Brandy goes to Gananoque, Ontario where she sees the magnificent 1000 islands in a helicopter tour with Kouri's Kopters Inc.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: Indigenous Tourism and Art in South Eastern Ontario (DV Version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk meets the rare and endangered Ojibwe Spirit Horses and makes a corn husk doll at the Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa’s Greenbelt. Then Brandy travels to Akwesasne where she makes traditional Mohawk cornbread. In Kingston she learns to paint with artist Francisco Corbett at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
00:59:55

CPAC Documentaries

Becoming Canadian (English DV Version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. BECOMING CANADIAN is a compelling and timely documentary that explores the origins and future of Canadian citizenship. Despite its status as a modern, progressive nation, Canada did not grant citizenship until 1947, a fact that is often overlooked in discussions of the country’s development as a nation. Through nuanced storytelling and thought-provoking analysis, the documentary presents a vivid portrait of a nation in transition, showing how the Canadian Citizenship Act 1947 has helped to shape Canada’s identity and helped to create a more inclusive and diverse society. BECOMING CANADIAN presents revealing interviews with the descendants of the first official Canadian citizens and leading historians, and the use of rare archival footage offers a rich tapestry of voices and perspectives. BECOMING CANADIAN invites viewers to reflect on the profound social, cultural and political implications of what it means to be Canadian. (no interpretation)
00:59:00

CPAC Documentaries

Captive (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video. “Captive” is a powerful, personal journey of surviving the physical and psychological pain and trauma of captivity and the toll conflict takes on women and girls. Filmed over four years and several high-risk trips into north eastern Nigeria, writer and director Mellissa Fung meets several brave young women who have escaped imprisonment by Boko Haram and who are now trying to rebuild their lives. Through their struggles, Fung comes to terms with her own past, confronting the deep trauma she thought she had long buried.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: Stanley Park and the Surrey Spice Trail in B.C. (English DV)

Note: This version includes English-language described video Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to British Columbia where she explores the culinary scene on Surrey’s Spice Trail. Brandy makes butter chicken poutine at the Dominion Bar + Kitchen and learns about South Indian cuisine at the Kerala Kitchen. Then Brandy goes on a “Talking Trees Tour” in Vancouver’s famous Stanley Park with her Indigenous guide Candace Campo from Talaysay Tours.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: Banff National Park in Alberta (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk explores Banff National Park in a vintage-style 1930s automobile with Open Top Touring. Then she tries cheese, chocolate, and exotic meats at Banff's famous Fondue restaurant The Grizzly House. Brandy then learns about plants in a mountain meadow from her Indigenous guide Brenda Holder from Mahikan Trails.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: Kensington Market and the Culinary Scene in Toronto (English DV)

Note: This version includes English-language described video Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to her hometown of Toronto where she explores one of her favorite neighbourhoods, Kensington Market. Brandy learns what it takes to run the vintage clothes store, Courage My Love, from the owner Cece Scriver. Then she tastes Indigenous cuisine while making Indian Tacos with Chef Shawn Adler at the Pow Wow Café. In the King West district at Chubby’s Jamaican Kitchen Brandy learns how to make Jerk Chicken with chef Dadrian Coke. Brandy then goes to the Dufferin Grove neighbourhood where she learns how to make kepeh with Syrian refugee Nadima Kinjo at the Newcomer’s Kitchen.
00:26:30

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: French and Indigenous Culture in Quebec (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk starts her journey in Quebec City where she learns about boreal cuisine with Chef François-Emmanuel Nicol at his restaurant Tanière³. Brandy then travels to Île d'Orléans to learn how to make strawberry jam with Vincent Paris at the Confiturerie Tigidou. Brandy learns about Indigenous tourism in Wendake where she meets paddle maker Lara Siouï from Onquata. She also visits the Huron Traditional Site - Onhoüa Chetek8e, Hôtel - Musée Premières Nations and goes on a canoe ride.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: Black History in Southwestern Ontario (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk explores Southwestern Ontario where she learns about the Underground Railroad and the history of the Freedom Seekers who came to Canada and helped build a large, vibrant Black community in the country. Brandy visits The Amherstburg Freedom Museum, the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum, the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society & Black Mecca Museum and Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site. She also meets with Teajai Travis, a Descendant of Underground Railroad Travellers and with Educator Irene Moore Davis at the Tower of Freedom in Windsor.
00:26:45

CPAC Documentaries

Seeing Canada: Wines and Islands in British Columbia (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk learns about the wines and islands of British Columbia while traveling through the southern Gulf Islands and parts of Vancouver Island on an expedition vessel. Brandy visits the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, South Pender Island, Salt Spring Island and the Cowichan Valley.
00:28:49

CPAC Documentaries

Re:Location – The Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence Seaway (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video The last living survivors of the thousands who were uprooted by the St. Lawrence Seaway come together to preserve the legacy of their lost villages. The construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway began in 1954 and is recognized as one of the most monumental engineering and construction achievements in history. In the name of economic progress and nation building, over 6,500 residents were relocated from their villages as they watched their homes flooded and submerged under the great St. Lawrence River. In a visual journey to the past and present, the last generation of these Lost Villages share their memories buried and unearthed, lost and found, and their commitment to keeping the legacy alive as they strive to build their own.
00:28:49

CPAC Documentaries

Re:Location – Japanese Internment (English DV version)

Note: This version includes English-language described video The story of Japanese-Canadians interned and relocated during WW2 as told through the eyes of one family, spanning four generations, who persevered and came home after more than 70 years to reclaim what was taken from them. During the Second World War, the Canadian government detained and relocated more than 22,000 Japanese-Canadians in the name of national security. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese-Canadians were stripped of their homes, businesses and livelihood and sent to internment and work camps across the BC interior and Canada. The majority of these “enemy aliens” were Canadian citizens by birth. This program tells the story of those who were relocated through the eyes of one family, spanning four generations, who persevered and came home after more than 70 years to reclaim what was taken from them during this dark chapter of our Canadian history.