Democracy à la Maude
Maude Barlow is a crusading warrior for social justice and the leader of Canada's largest citizens' rights group, the Council of Canadians. This feature film portrays Barlow's progress from young Ottawa housewife, quietly reading Germaine Greer alone at home, to outspoken activist, locking horns with such formidable opponents as media magnate Conrad Black and Thomas D'Aquino of the Business Council on National Issues. On the front lines in the battle against the Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), Barlow cautions against "the rise of corporate rule”, arguing that such agreements enhance the international mobility of corporations at the expense of Canadian social programs and jobs.
Embed this code on your site
Democracy à la Maude, Patricia Kearns, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Video player width
Reset-
directorPatricia Kearns
-
producerAnnette ClarkeSigne Johansson
-
executive producerSally BochnerDon HaigGinny Stikeman
-
writerErna Buffie
-
cinematographyZoe DirseBarry Perles
-
soundMarie-France Delagrave
-
editingAlison Burns
-
sound editingMarie-Claude Gagné
-
re-recordingJean Paul VialardGeoffrey Mitchell
-
narratorGeneviève Steele
-
musicJeff Johnston
