The Road to Patriation
1982, English. Directed by Robert A. Duncan.
This feature documentary retraces the century of haggling by successive federal and provincial governments to agree on a formula to bring home the Canadian Constitution from England. This film concentrates on the politicking and lobbying that finally led to its patriation in 1982. Five prime ministers had failed before Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau took up the challenge in the early 1970s. Principal players in this documentary are federal Minister of Justice Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister Trudeau, 10 provincial premiers and a host of journalists, politicians, lawyers, and diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic.
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- 1h 34m
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- English
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- 14 April 1982
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- Robert A. Duncan
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The Road to Patriation isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 April 1982. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Road to Patriation?
The Road to Patriation (1982) was directed by Robert A. Duncan and stars Alan Maitland, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Jean Chrétien.