. . . . . . . "History" . "In 1970, the terrorist activities of the Front de Liberation du Quebec led the Canadian government to invoke the War Measures Act, suspend civil liberties and round up hundreds of suspects. Massive public support and weak political opposition raised basic questions in the mind of host Patrick Watson. This first episode begins his global investigation into the meaning of democracy."@en . . . . . . "What is democracy and how does it work? Host Patrick Watson explores these questions in this ten-part PBS series. In October 1970, the terrorist activities of the Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) led the Canadian government to invoke the War Measures Act, suspend civil liberties, and round up over 450 people suspected of membership in the group. The massive wave of public support for the action and the weakness of the political opposition raised basic questions in the mind of series host Patrick Watson. This first episode begins his global investigation into the meaning of democracy." . . . . "Genesis"@en . . . . . "The Struggle for democracy. Program 1, Genesis"@en . . . . . . . . "The struggle for democracy. v. 1, Genesis" . . . . . . . . . . "1945 - 1980" . . "Canada" . . "Québec (Province)" . . . . "Democracy Films Limited." . .