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We illustrated "Envoions d'l'avant nos gens" with a set of puppets dressed in local fabric and "Auprès de ma blonde" with gouache drawings.

We illustrated "En roulant ma boule" using white cut-outs on a black background and "À la claire fontaine" with charcoals and pastels. We represent th...

An animated short about the work of Canada's Mutual Aid Board and the necessity for this cooperation between the Allied countries.

An animated documentary about the need for price controls and rationing in Canada during the immediate post-World War II period.

This animated portrayal of Canada's wartime economy uses simple symbols to present economic processes. The relationship of money, goods and prices is...

This animated short focuses on Mrs. Plugger, who is eager to start her own Victory Garden. Reminding her that tools are hard to get and that neither o...

This animated short produced during WWII shows how Plugger helped the war effort by renting out his spare room so that a new worker could be brought i...

An animated victory bond message with the advice, "Don't cash in your bonds."

During World War II, the production of non-essential goods was kept at a minimum so that war industries could reach a maximum output. Spending power i...

Shows the shortage of civilian goods during World War II and illustrates, using diagrams, how uncontrolled buying leads to inflation. Bidding for avai...

An animated short film explaining the nutritive values of staple foods. It lists the body's basic nutritional requirements and specifies the foods whi...

The film emphasizes the wartime need for remodelling old clothes, to avoid the purchase of new garments.

In Canada, a democracy at war, civilian needs must be reduced. There's less to buy, more to spend. Prices go up. To prevent inflation, a price ceiling...

A short film on the necessity of creating government price controls in wartime.

Plugger is annoyed at seeing empty butcher's shelves. Beef is needed, explains Mrs. Plugger, to feed the soldiers overseas. Plugger cheerfully buys a...

This film shows how a vicious spiral of inflation would threaten the country if wartime controls were relaxed. In peacetime, prices are stable--raw ma...

Montreal’s Botanical Gardens are a storehouse of the wonders of nature. From all over the world scientists have gathered a living collection of plants...

This film examines the changing economy of Canada's Atlantic provinces and the factors that contributed to the expansion of industry in the early to m...

This animated film, a small educational musical comedy, offers the viewer a proper enigma. He is very smart who succeeds in solving it the first time;...