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The Great Enterprise (1850 to 1867)

In a few short years, a handful of small and separate British colonies are transformed into a new nation that controls half the North American continent. The story of Confederation, its supporters and its bitter foes, is told against a backdrop of U.S. Civil War and Britain's growing determination to be rid of its expensive, ungrateful colonies. The dawn of the photographic era provides a vivid portrait of the diverse people who make up the new Dominion of Canada: the railway magnates, the unwed mothers of Montreal, the nuns who provide refuge for the destitute, the prosperous merchants of Halifax, the brave fugitives of the Underground Railroad, and the tide of Irish immigrants who flood into the cities.

English français
  • Originally Aired January 21, 2001
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network CBC
  • Created March 22, 2016 by
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Name Type Role
Jim Williamson Writer
Barbara Barnes Hopkins Guest Star
Robert Haley Guest Star
Claire Jullien Guest Star
Domini Blythe Guest Star
Patricia Hamilton Guest Star
Jim Williamson Director