O Canada

William Shatner's got something to tweet about. Canada's Governor General is giving him a Lifetime Achievement Award. The most famous space cadet in showbiz takes helm of our heritage and treats us to a memorable rendition of Canada's national anthem. A consummate entertainer - actor, writer and recording star - Captain Kirk steers his starship to comic new heights, taking patriotism where it's never gone before... and probably shouldn't go again.

The maple leaf of the flag turns into two profiles that illustrate the many relationships between people.

In the late 1940s through to the early '70s, one million Canadians were investigated by their own government, irretrievably altering their lives. The Un-Canadians uncovers some of their stories and documents the workings of a secret government agency, "The Security Panel," an organization that, along with the RCMP security service, shaped and monitored the development of a Canadian blacklist during the Cold War. We also see the influence that the United States, and Senator Joe McCarthy's tactics, had on the Government of Canada. Through in-depth interviews, archival footage and revealing documents, The Un-Canadians tracks down the supposed "subversives" and traces the effect that the blacklist had on their lives. Many had their careers ruined and their family lives destroyed. Director Len Scher knows how it feels to grow up in one of these families. His father was one of those blacklisted. Scher's attempts to learn why resulted in the publication of the book "The Un-Canadians," upon which this film is based.