- The Canadian Conspiracy
"The Canadian Conspiracy" is an
HBO /CBCmockumentary from1985 about the way the Canadian government is subverting theUnited States by taking over its media.The program features many Canadians famous in the US who do not emphasize their being Canadian. Among them are:
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Lorne Greene , the leader;
*Lorne Michaels , the protege;
*Leslie Nielsen , the Canadian government connection as brother toDeputy Prime Minister ofCanada ,Erik Nielsen ;
*Eugene Levy , the insider who risks his life to bring the conspiracy to light;
*John Candy
*Peter Jennings
*Morley Safer
*William Shatner
*Martin Short They, and other Canadian-born stars, are hounded by ANN (American News Network) reporters asking them about the Canadian conspiracy, of which they deny all knowledge.
Much is made of Leslie Nielsen's brother Erik, then
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, of the green card being in actuality named after Lorne Greene, and of Lorne Michaels' youth indicating his grooming as Lorne Greene's successor.External links
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