Canadiana is a series in search of the most incredible stories in Canadian history.

This is a tale about a colony, a thief, his wife and her lover.

Creative team

Writers: Kyle Cucco, Ashley Brook, Adam Bunch, Josef Beeby
Directors: Kyle Cucco, Ashley Brook
Producer: Ashley Brook

Filmmakers’ statement

The Maison Pean burned down in a fire in 1791. The building there now was constructed in 1811 and, ever since, has been owned by the Department of National Defence (a glorious bit of irony for a spot that was the nucleus of the corruption during the fall of a ‘nation’ – New France).

Today it houses the families of those serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. A bit of a happy twist to the tale.