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Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left - Part 3 - Falling Apart and Getting Together
198953 min 19 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Arthur Hammond
Production: Arthur HammondJohn SpottonJohn Taylor
Script: Arthur Hammond
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.
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Subject categories
- Work and Labour Relations > Historical PerspectivesUnionization and the Labour MovementWorld War II
- Politics and Government - Canada > Political PartiesSocial ActionWorld War II
- History - Canada - 1920-1945 > Politics and GovernmentWork and Labour Relations
- History - Canada - 1946-Present > Politics and GovernmentPost-war PeriodWork and Labour Relations
- Social Studies > Canadian Politics and GovernmentLabour Studies
- History > World War II
Credits
- 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
- narrator
- Jill Frappier