The Canadian Establishment (TV series)

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The Canadian Establishment
Genre documentary
Presented by Patrick Watson
Country of origin  Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 7
Production
Executive producer(s) Cameron Graham
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release 21 September –
2 November 1980

The Canadian Establishment was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1980.

Premise

The series profiles the lives and work of wealthy Canadians. It is based on Peter C. Newman's book, The Canadian Establishment whose first volume was published in 1975.

Patrick Watson was the series host and narrator.

Production

The $1 million series had one of the highest CBC Television project budgets of its time.

Scheduling

Hour-long episodes were first broadcast on Sundays at 9 p.m. (Eastern) from 21 September to 2 November 1980. The series was repeated in 1981 between May and July.[1]

The series was broadcast in the United States on WNYC-TV from April to May 1985.[2]

Episodes

No. Title Original air date
1 "Ten Toronto Street" 21 September 1980
Conrad Black becomes chairman of Argus Corporation following the death of John A. "Bud" McDougald.
2 "Shoemaker to the World" 28 September 1980
Thomas J. Bata of Bata Shoes
3 "Store Wars" 5 October 1980
Simpsons' Allan Burton recounts the sale of his department store to the Hudson's Bay Company and the subsequent involvement of the Thomson Corporation[3]
4 "To Whom Much Is Given" 12 October 1980
A comparison between Canada's present and past wealth
5 "The Best Job in Canada" 19 October 1980
Ian Sinclair, chairman of Canadian Pacific Railway[4]
6 "The Little Guy From Sudbury" 26 October 1980
Paul Desmarais, CEO of Power Corporation of Canada
7 "The Establishment Challenged" 2 November 1980
The growing concentration of Calgary's millionaires and their effect on the national economy.[5]

References

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External links

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