
Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum
Documentary
Overview
BREAKING POINT brings viewers back to those tense, critical moments when Canada's future as a country was at stake.
Top Cast


Lucien Bouchard
Lucien Bouchard
Himself
Lucien Bouchard
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Jean Charest
Jean Charest
Jean Charest
Jean Charest
Jean Charest


Dorothée Berryman
Dorothée Berryman
Narrator
Dorothée Berryman
Narrator
Henry Champ
Henry Champ
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Henry Champ
Himself


Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac
Himself
Jacques Chirac
Himself


Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
Himself
Jean Chrétien
Himself


Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Himself
Bill Clinton
Himself
David Collenette
David Collenette
Himself
David Collenette
Himself


Larry King
Larry King
Himself
Larry King
Himself


Jean-François Lisée
Jean-François Lisée
Himself
Jean-François Lisée
Himself
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