Had this movie been made about the United States Dan Matthews might well be a household name by now. But as it was made in and about Cana-duh I shouldn’t feel so bad that it’s taken me more than a year to find it.

Produced in 2009, Oh Canada – Our Bought And Sold Out Land is really two documentaries in one: Part one deals with our national debt, wherein our host (aka Dan) asks why it’s being managed by private banks rather than the Bank of Canada — this entirely reasonable question proves too much for the likes of former Finance and Prime Minister Paul Martin to answer. The second half goes even further and exposes Canada’s ties to the IMF and the infamous Bilderberg Group.

If it all sounds like an activist’s wet dream — i.e., completely inaccessible to everyone else — a plethora of cheeky visual aids and the narrator’s slacker charm keep things entertaining. Here’s but a brief taste:

You can watch the rest of “Oh Canada” on YouTube as well:

Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9

Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12

… Or download the whole shebang using BitTorrent like I did.

If you like what you see you can give something back to the filmmaker via PayPal, right from the front page of the movie’s official site. Donations of $15 or more will get you a free DVD — at least I hope it still does…!