Building on the themes and human dramas presented in earlier episodes, this DVD contains additional CBC produced contemporary documentary footage that provides further background and perspective to several of the historical chronicled. Covered: 1998 war veterans' rendezvous, the Funeral for Canada's Unknown Soldiers, the history of science in Canada, the Americanization of Canada, and the history of Pier 21.

Title from disc label. "Series 4." Companion to the book: Canada : a people's history by Don Gillmor, Achille Michaud, and Pierre Turgeon. DVD special features include: chapter indexing and interactive menu.