Empty Harbours, Empty Dreams (1976)
• December 31st, 1976 • 0h 59min
Documentary
Overview
The film explores how the three British colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island became provinces of Canada and charts the subsequent decline of their economies after Confederation. Photographs, archival drawings, cartoons and interviews with Maritime historians are used to document the case.
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