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Imperfect Union : Canadian Labour and the Left - Part 3 - Falling Apart and Getting Together  Cover Image E-video E-video

Imperfect Union : Canadian Labour and the Left - Part 3 - Falling Apart and Getting Together / directed by: Arthur Hammond ; produced by: Arthur Hammond, John Spotton, John Taylor ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal).

Hammond, Arthur, (film director.). Hammond, Arthur, (film producer.). Spotton, John, (film producer.). Taylor, John, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary:

World War II turns Canada into an industrial power, and creates a mass trade-union movement. Mackenzie King responds with unemployment insurance and full legal status for unions. In 1944, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation comes to power in Saskatchewan, under Tommy Douglas, the first socialist government in North America. With the formation of the Canadian Labour Congress in 1956, CCF and CLC energies are directed toward the formation of the New Democratic Party in 1961. Part 3 of the series.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (53 min., 19 sec.) : sound
  • Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Agency - English program:.English Program, Ontario Centre.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Arthur Hammond ; producer, Arthur Hammond ; script, Arthur Hammond ; executive producer, John Spotton, John Taylor ; sound, Peter Clements ; editing, Jack Morbin, John Kramer ; sound editing, André Galbrand, Jean-Pierre Viau, André Chaput ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl, Adrian Croll.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Jill Frappier.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded 1989.
Target Audience Note:
14-18.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-07-01).
Subject: Labor movement > Canada > History.
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation > History.
Canadian Labour Congress > History.
New Democratic Party > History.
Canada > Economic conditions > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945.
Genre: Documentary films.


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