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In Bed with an Elephant (1987)

In Bed with an Elephant (1987)

Documentary

A retrospective look at the relationship between Canada's prime ministers and America's presidents

Release Date: 1987, October 30
Directors: Kent Martin
Countries: Canada
Production: ONF | NFB
Cast: James Laxer

Overview:

This feature documentary provides a gripping retrospective of United States-Canada relationships through a study of successive presidents and prime ministers. Using archival film footage, it demonstrates that Canadian prime ministers, from John A. Macdonald down, all began their tenures by making overtures to their American counterparts. Attitudes and outcomes have varied widely. The almost comic antipathy between Kennedy and Diefenbaker, for instance, is as palpable here as is the folksy camaraderie of Reagan and Mulroney. Part four of Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada series.

Keywords:

politics canada international relations