That Gang of Hoodlums?

197229 min 50 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Robert Nichol

Production: Len ChatwinColin Low

A film that looks at two kinds of protest demonstrations. Filmed during the 1971 federal-provincial welfare ministers' conference in Ottawa, it shows militant and non-militant protests and the degree of government response to each. The title is from a comment by one of the protesters referring to the people who run things on Parliament Hill.

Subject categories

  • Politics and Government - Canada > Federal Politics and GovernmentSocial Action
  • Social Issues > Social Change

Credits

director
Robert Nichol
executive producer
Len Chatwin
Colin Low
production team
Robert Nichol
Barry Perles
Kathleen Shannon
André Galbrand
Ginny Stikeman
Ted Haley
Pierre Letarte
Ken Colby
Bev Davidson
Rudy Wolf
Richard Todd
Roger Lamoureux