- published: 27 May 2015
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In Canada, a deputy minister is the senior civil servant in a government department. He or she takes political direction from an elected minister. Responsibility for the department's day-to-day operations, budget and program development lie with the deputy minister. The deputy minister is the functional head of the department in question, while the Minister is the department's political master. Deputy ministers serve at the pleasure of the government, and can sometimes lose their positions as a result of a change in the party in power, particularly if they are seen as too closely identified with the policies of the previous government. This should not be confused with the position of Deputy Prime Minister of Canada who is not a deputy minister at all but a politician and senior member of the Cabinet.
The Canadian position of deputy minister is equivalent to the British position of permanent secretary (made famous in the television satire Yes Minister) and the Australian position of departmental secretary.
Actors: Laszlo Barna (producer), Darcy Fehr (actor), Jon Ted Wynne (actor), John B. Lowe (actor), Rebecca Gibson (actress), John Whitcher (editor), Shawn Pierce (composer), Kyle Irving (producer), Kyle Irving (producer), Ross McMillan (actor), David Christensen (producer), David Christensen (producer), Kristen Harris (actress), Darren Felbel (actor), Patricia J. Henderson (costume designer),
Plot: For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. There were 80 of these 'residential schools' across the country. Most children were sent to faraway schools that separated them from their families and traditional land. These children endured brutality, physical hardship, mental degradation, and the complete erasure of their culture. The schools were part of a wider program of assimilation designed to integrate the native population into 'Canadian society.' These schools were established with the express purpose 'To kill the Indian in the child.' Told through their own voices, 'We Were Children' is the shocking true story of two such children: Glen Anaquod and Lyna Hart.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Claudio M. Cutry (editor), Ndriçim Xhepa (actor), Gjergj Xhuvani (writer), Gjergj Xhuvani (director), Salaetin Bilal (actor), Nela Lucic (actress), Dejan Krajcevski (miscellaneous crew), Dejan Krajcevski (miscellaneous crew), Marko Bitraku (actor), Petrit Malaj (actor), Sokol Angjeli (actor), Maurizio Zacchigna (actor), Gentiano Hazizi (actor), Joseph Gambino (actor), Lulzim Zeqja (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Gerry Mendicino (actor), Mark Camacho (actor), Joe Pingue (actor), Michel Perron (actor), Carlo Rota (actor), Alan Fawcett (actor), Frank Fontaine (actor), Andreas Apergis (actor), Ron Lea (actor), Romano Orzari (actor), Kimi Webber (miscellaneous crew), Claudia Besso (actress), Marcel Jeannin (actor), Tony Nardi (actor), Michael A. Miranda (actor),
Plot: Based on real events, Il Duce Canadese is a dramatic mini-series that follows the experiences of the fictional Alvaro family as they struggle to survive these trying times. It is the story of how Angelo, Mario and Momo came to be considered a threat to national security, were arrested by the RCMP and held prisoner in the camp. It follows Sara and Turi, who strain to keep the bakery afloat in a community impoverished by the arrest of its men and the effects of anti-Italian prejudice. It traces the predatory actions of Mazzotta as he takes advantage of the situation to both save his own skin and pursue Sara. Il Duce Canadese shows a family and community trying to come to terms with events over which it had no control, and throws light on a little-known chapter in history, which has new relevance for the world today.
Keywords: emigrant, italian, italian-canadian, tv-mini-series, world-war-twoActors: John Tench (actor), Mackenzie Gray (actor), Valerie Buhagiar (actress), Frank A. Caruso (producer), Douglas O'Keeffe (actor), Katharine Gray (miscellaneous crew), Peter Boboras (writer), Peter Boboras (actor), Paul Amato (actor), Bob Cotie (actor), Jim Feather (actor), Emmanuel Mark (actor), Emmanuel Mark (actor), Peter Read (actor), Joel Rosenbaum (composer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Neelam (actress), Suresh Chatwal (actor), C.S. Dubey (actor), Bharat Kapoor (actor), Arun Bakshi (actor), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (actor), Shashi Kiran (actor), Tanuja (actress), Alok Nath (actor), Phani Majumdar (writer), Yunus Parvez (actor), Madan Joshi (writer), Mahavir Shah (actor), Jackie Shroff (actor), Neelam (actress),
Plot: Jay Singh lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with his dad, Raghunath, and mom, in Bombay. His dad is killed, and both he and his mother attempt to get justice, but their efforts prove to be all in vain. Then he meets with Seema, the only daughter of Editor Aadesh Varma, both fall in love and get engaged. Jay takes a course in Indian Police Services and hopes to become a police officer. He does well in his exams and is all set to secure his job, but before that could happen Aadesh gets killed, and Jay gets arrested and lodged in a cell. When his mother finds out, she goes to the Police Station, but is abused and not permitted to meet with him. Subsequently Jay is released, but re-arrested after he assaults Inspector Kelkar, and is tortured and beaten. The Police Commissioner subsequently arranges his release, and Jay returns home, gets married to Seema, and both find to their shock and surprise that Seema's house has been taken over by a criminal don, Lala Ranjan, who wants to demolish it and construct a hotel, while Aadesh's death has been written off as an accident. Jay, his mom, and Seema attempt to secure justice - only to find that the entire system is corrupt. Jay then is appointed as the Assistant Commissioner of Police and gets his first attempt at arresting Lala Ranjan when he gets a complaint from Arjun Bakshi that Lala has allegedly killed his brother-in-law. This arrest will lead to a chain of events that will shatter not only Jay's life but jeopardize the well being of a pregnant Seema, his mother, throw him into confrontation with fellow-officers - while Lala himself will be declared innocent - leaving him free to exact his vengeance from Jay.
Genres: ,Actors: Ota Motycka (actor), Ota Sklencka (actor), Ilja Prachar (actor), Mirko Musil (actor), Jan Skopecek (actor), Jirí Sovák (actor), Zdenek Rehor (actor), Josef Kemr (actor), Radoslav Brzobohatý (actor), Vlastimil Brodský (actor), Eduard Kohout (actor), Milos Kopecký (actor), Lubomír Kostelka (actor), Jirina Bohdalová (actress), Václav Wasserman (actor),
Plot: During his work assignment in Tamani Kingdom, Czech worker Lojza saves a local man from dying in the desert. Two years later, it turns out the saved man was also the Taman king; and he has decided to name Lojza, a communist, his royal heir.
Keywords: assassin, communist-society, desert, diplomatic-relations, electrocution, heritage, kingdom, satire, saving-a-life, spyActors: Kynaston Reeves (actor), Harry Locke (actor), Miles Malleson (actor), Nicholas Parsons (actor), Ronald Adam (actor), John Le Mesurier (actor), Ian Bannen (actor), Sam Kydd (actor), Marne Maitland (actor), John Glyn-Jones (actor), Kenneth Griffith (actor), Raymond Huntley (actor), Harold Kasket (actor), Basil Dignam (actor), Peter Sellers (actor),
Plot: Great Britain has had an international agreement for the last 50 years with a small pacific island. It has been ignored until the death of their king brings it to the attention of the Foreign Office in Whitehall. They decide to send Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne to re-establish friendly relations.
Keywords: assassination, british-colonial, character-name-in-title, cold-war-era, colonel, foreign-office, island, king, military-parade, news-satire