Lord Elgin : Voice of the People

Collaborators : Biggs, Julian | Farley, Thomas | Glover, Guy | Office national du film du Canada

This man’s faith in the right of people to rule themselves was stronger than the threat of the mob or his own fear of failure. Successor to Durham, he saw established the principles on which Canadian government stands today.

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