Canada/Quebec | V.O. French | 2022 | 52 min | DCP | color | Documentary | World Premiere
As the pandemic has rekindled the concept of autonomy, a key question arises: is Canada in a position to one day become autonomous? What is this legacy that would allow us to seek autonomy? Are our natural resources at the heart of this autonomy? Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, there has been a lot of discussion about health products and drugs, and then food autonomy quickly became part of a new ideology. Canada is rich in natural resources; producing “here, for us” has been done in Quebec with the nationalization of electricity, for example. But what about our fresh water reserves, forests, minerals and ocean and land products? To be autonomous, we must be sovereign, masters of our own house and owner of our own territory and its resources. Are we in fact? Over the past 40 years, Canadians, like all western peoples, have embraced globalization, allowing us to obtain a wide variety of products at reasonable prices. Even whitefish from Vietnam has shown up on our plates! However, this globalization has had a number of negative effects, including the financialization of our resources. The pandemic, combined with a more nationalist government, has led us to believe in local production, here, for us. But is this minor revolution a utopian dream or is it achievable?
Distribution
| Director |
Dominic Leclerc |
| Cinematographer |
Katerine Giguère |
| Screenplay |
Renée Claude Riendeau |
| Participation |
Marie-Lyne Joncas |
| Production |
Productions Lustitia |
