Gillian Findlay
Host
The Fifth Estate (1976)
Season 25
Each week the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.
Released Jan. 2, 1976
Episode 59 min
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S25E2 - Montreal Massacre - Legacy of Pain
On December 6, 1989, 14 women were shot dead at a university in Montreal. The gunman Marc Lepine's hate crime left behind a profound and painful human tragedy. The real mystery of the crime, however, was about what in Lepine's life had led him to pick up a gun and attack complete strangers. In this piece from 1999, the fifth estate explores Lepine's past and discovers many factors that may have led him to act as he did.
Dec. 1, 1999, midnight
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CBC Television
59 min/ep
10443 min
Jan. 2, 1976
Nov. 28, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
NR
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