Empty Harbours, Empty Dreams

Empty Harbours, Empty Dreams (1976)

December 31st, 19760h 59min

Documentary
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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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