This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, his heart was with the people being pillaged by the business elite. When legislation became the instrument of private advantage, Papineau brought government to a standstill. - NFB
as Louis-Joseph Papineau
as Henriette Marett Bedard
as Elzear Bedard
as James Finley
as Louis Bourdages
as Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine
as Robert Rodier
as Lord Aylmer
as Madame LaRue
as Messenger