Lord Elgin: Voice of the People (1959)
• January 1st, 1959 • 0h 29min
History
Overview
This short film tells the story of Lord Elgin, a man’s whose faith in a nation’s right to self-determination was stronger than the threat of the mob or his own fear of failure. Successor to Lord Durham, he established the principles on which Canadian government stands today.
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