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ORIGINAL
AIR DATE
Friday, March 16, 2001
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Opening Credits & Wolfe: Plains of Abraham (4:54)
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From French
explorer Jacques Cartier's foray into Canada to General Wolfe's
adventures in Québec.
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Rex
Murphy & Champlain (2:36)
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Special guest
Rex Murphy interviews Samuel de Champlain.
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John
Graves Simcoe (2:46)
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Special guest
Graham Greene as John Graves Simcoe negotiates land claims with
Billy Two Willies and Susan Born-with-an-Attitude.
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Battle
of Queenston Heights (:54)
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Not only is
war hell, it can also be very cheap.
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Laura
Secord & Cow (2:01)
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Laura Secord
engages in bovine banter with her cow.
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MacDonald & Fathers of Confederation (1:18)
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Charlottetown
plays host to Sir John A. MacDonald and his fellow Fathers of Confederation.
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Louis
Riel (1:38)
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Louis Riel as
a fanatic radical bent on separation looks suspiciously like Lucien
Bouchard.
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The
Last Spike (2:06)
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Mike from Canmore
helps link the east to the west.
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WW1
Trenches (2:35)
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Canada's fighting
Puck Demon platoon is battle ready.
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The
Big Wrap Up (1:33)
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A look at what
Canada has become...
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