Mackenzie King and the Conscription Crisis
From the beginning of the Second World War in 1939, Mackenzie King tried to avoid conscription. Most English Canadians thought young men should be sent to fight, while most French Canadians vehemently disagreed. This same division had nearly torn the country apart during the First World War. King had to make a decision in the final year of the war. This docudrama combines archival footage with excerpts from The King Chronicles, a dramatic series written and directed by Donald Brittain. Some scenes contain graphic language.
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From the beginning of the Second World War in 1939, Mackenzie King tried to avoid conscription. Most English Canadians thought young men should be sent to fight, while most French Canadians vehemently disagreed. This same division had nearly torn the country apart during the First World War. King had to make a decision in the final year of the war. This docudrama combines archival footage with excerpts from The King Chronicles, a dramatic series written and directed by Donald Brittain.
Some scenes contain graphic language.
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directorErna Buffie
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scriptErna Buffie
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producerAdam SymanskyDavid Wilson
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executive producerColin Neale
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editingDavid WilsonDenise Beaudoin
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sound editingLes Halman
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re-recordingJean-Pierre JoutelShelley Craig
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narratorTerre Nash
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musicLouis Babin
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castSean McCannDamir AndreiMark BrennanJean ChevalierJason DeanYves DubreuilJohn FriesenDavid GardnerDean HagopianGordon Jocelyn
