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John A.: Birth of a Country (2011)
TV Movie | 91 min | Drama

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John A.: Birth of a Country (2011)

TV Movie | 91 min | Drama

The political manoeuvrings in the ten or so years in the legislature of the Province of Canada, comprised of the former Upper Canada and Lower Canada, leading up to the confederation of British North American colonies into one country ...See moreThe political manoeuvrings in the ten or so years in the legislature of the Province of Canada, comprised of the former Upper Canada and Lower Canada, leading up to the confederation of British North American colonies into one country called Canada in 1867, are presented. The story focuses primarily on three politicians: John A. Macdonald who during that time would assume the leadership of the Conservative Party, his Québec leader George-Étienne Cartier, and George Brown, who is leader of the Liberal Party during much of this time and who is owner of the Globe newspaper in Toronto. Macdonald and Brown not only oppose each other politically - doing whatever needed to gain control over the other - but also refuse to deal with the other solely because of who the other is as a person. Beyond their battles, they also have to contend with the continuing problems of how to deal with the English/French divide in the Upper Canada/Lower Canada union, with the provincial capital moving between Toronto and Québec City every few years to appease both sides. Their personal lives - which for Macdonald includes caring for a young son and an ailing wife within his busy political schedule, and which for Brown would eventually include marriage to a headstrong Scotswoman named Anne Nelson - and the civil war brewing in the United States, the result which could be forcible annexation of Canada into the United States, would lead to Macdonald and Brown needing to decide if they could overcome their long held differences to work together for the greater good of Canada. Written by Huggo See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Shawn Doyle John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald See fewer	Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
Peter Outerbridge George Brown George Brown See fewer	Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
David La Haye George-Étienne Cartier George-Étienne Cartier See fewer	Frame (IV)
Aidan Devine Sandfield MacDonald Sandfield MacDonald See fewer	Suicide Squad (2016)
Michelle Nolden Anne Nelson Brown Anne Nelson Brown See fewer	The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
Peter MacNeill Allan MacNab Allan MacNab See fewer	Open Range (2003)
Cedric Smith Governor General Edmund Head Governor General Edmund Head See fewer	Avonlea (1990)
Rob Stewart William McDougall William McDougall See fewer	Tropical Heat (1991)
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Christian Martyn Hugh John Macdonald Hugh John Macdonald See fewer	Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)
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