Hoodwinked

The Myth of Free Trade

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Lethbridge, AB
Tuesday November 20, 2007
Screening begins 19h00

Canada/2007/93

Did you know that the Canadian post office is currently being sued by an American corporation under the rules of NAFTA? Free trade or subtle sellout? The feature documentary Hoodwinked: The Myth of Free Trade examines some of the less-talked-about effects of free trade and corporate globalization on Canada. It was produced by West/Dunn Productions of Ottawa.

There's more to these trade deals than the matter of tariffs. Are you a university graduate wondering where all the good jobs are? Have you recently been laid off from a decent manufacturing job and told to re-train as a call centre answer-person? Do you ever wonder why Canada can’t meet its Kyoto targets? And why are we told we can’t afford a public healthcare system anymore?

Rich in seldom seen archival material covering Canada's 400-year history, Hoodwinked: The Myth of Free Trade is narrated by historian and former Senator Laurier LaPierre and Linda West. It features interviews with former Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. John Turner, sociologist Peter Urmetzer, Canada Research Chair for Social Justice and critic of neo-conservatism Shadia Drury, political economist Stephen Clarkson, economist Jim Stanford, David Orchard, author of The Fight for Canada -- Four Centuries of Resistance to American Expansionism, and the late Dalton Camp, writer and former strategist for the Progressive Conservative Party.

Hoodwinked: The Myth of Free Trade was produced by Bill Dunn and Linda West of West/Dunn Productions. Their previous work includes a bilingual digital history of Canada called A Country by Consent / Un pacte, un pays. They have also produced prime time documentaries broadcast nationally on CBC-TV.

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