Absolutely Canadian - Season 16
Season 16
Episodes
Tony: Back From the Brink
A City Is An Island
The Right To Remain
Jeff Wall: In Order To Make A Picture
Employment Matters
Employment Matters Too
Heavy Weather 4
Living on the Edge
Photographer and garlic farmer Joan Sullivan seeks to capture how people living along the rural coast of eastern Quebec adapt to major climate change events.
Heavy Weather 5
Innovation Alley
My Week on Welfare
Broadcaster Jackie Torrens discovers what it is like to live on welfare for one week.
The Wounded Healer: The Roland Vandal Story
The remarkable transformation of Roland Vandal, from struggling drug addict to community leader.
John Mann Here & Now
Where Once They Mattered: Saving the Newfoundland Pony
A group of Newfoundland Ponies is rescued from the west coast and brought home.
One Gay City
An eye-opening and emotional history of Winnipeg's LGBT community through personal stories, news reports, and rarely-seen archival images and recordings.
Conquering Beauty
The passionate life and loves of composer Malcolm Forsyth, the man who defined Canadian Classical music.
Moccasins & Concrete: The Urban Native Stor
There are over a million Aboriginal people in Canada. Increasingly those who leave their reserves are finding their way to large urban centers like Toronto. This is their story.
The Boy Who Was Bullied
The story of New Brunswick native John Peters Humphrey, a disabled man who fought for global human rights.
Maple Mayhem
Exploring the sticky, golden universe of Canada's quintessential national emblem, this documentary showcases the culture and politics behind an industry that recently suffered the biggest heist in agricultural history.
The Celtic Edge
Ashley MacIssac hosts a concert featuring Celtic musicians putting a modern spin on traditional music
OrKidstra
A local music program for youth living in under-served areas of Ottawa with a mission to empower children through the universal language of music.
When the Boys Come Home
The Blue Puttees face internal battles after World War I.
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