The Good Canadian
- Documentary
9/30/2025
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Behind every myth is the truth; behind every inequity is a system; behind them all is…THE GOOD CANADIAN.
The world knows the image of the good Canadian. But what if there was a dark secret behind a national identity? THE GOOD CANADIAN exposes the truth behind the idea of a True North strong and free. In this unflinching and eye-opening documentary, directors Leena Minifie and David Paperny move us through the corridors of systemic inequity, from the Indian Act to residential schools, to modern-day family separation. Fusing shocking footage with detailed interviews with experts, advocates, whistleblowers and politicians, THE GOOD CANADIAN challenges national myth-making, while offering Canadians the chance to forge a new identity from the truth.
- Directors:
- Budget:
- $838,000
- canada
- indigenous
- inuit
- education
- parliament
- genocide
- social justice
- residential school
- investigative journalism
- first nations
- education system
- canadian history
- federal government
- aboriginal
- indigenous peoples
- legal system
- healthcare
- ottawa, canada
- political documentary
- racial justice
- cultural identity
- métis
- anti-racism
- indigenous rights
- decolonization
- documentary
- systemic corruption
- healthcare service
- truth and reconciliation commission
- indigenous filmmaking
- state racism
- anti-indigenous racism
- child protective services
- genocide of indigenous peoples
- systemic injustice