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- ↑ "Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "Lord Durham". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "Charles Tupper: The Big Man". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "John A. Macdonald: The Impossible Idea". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "George-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "Selkirk of Red River". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "Samuel de Champlain (Québec 1603)". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson". National Film Board . Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.