This film is a reconstruction of Robert Baldwin’s involvement in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. Though bound to the cause of constitutional reform by principle, Baldwin’s heart was with the rebels and in the midst of armed revolt, he withdrew to fight a lonely battle with himself.

Comme le Bas-Canada, le Haut-Canada a connu la rébellion, en 1837. Robert Baldwin a été un des principaux artisans de ces luttes. Sa conviction que la voie constitutionnelle et le respect de la loi doivent dominer, fit de ce personnage un modéré lucide.