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Read, John - Interview

Item number (ISN):

243256

Series title:

The Days Before Yesterday : Struggle for Nationhood

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1972-12-11

Item number (ISN):

243256

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Type of material:

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Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: DAYS BEFORE YESTERDAY, THE

Accession:

1996-0018

Media:

Film

Part:

2 of 2

Production date:

1972-12-11

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

photography, Wilf Doucette; interviewer, Cameron Graham

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Interview conducted for the television series THE DAYS BEFORE YESTERDAY : STRUGGLE FOR NATIONHOOD, of John Read. Read describes the events surrounding the sinking of the Canadian ship, the I'm Alone, by the United States Coast Guard in 1929. Read was given full authority as Canadian advisor during arbitration by the British and French governments to represent the interests of crew members regarding liability and compensation. Read explains in detail how the hearings proceeded, how the judgement by Canadian Chief Justice Sir Lyman Duff and Mr. Justice Van Der Banter of the Supreme Court of the United States was made, and the final awards. Read points out that the real significance of the case was that it helped establish the rights and obligations of Canada under the Empire Treaties, to act as a sovereign nation in offering diplomatic protection to the crew. He states that "Britain recognized that conventionally Canada was fully sovereign. But at the same time, there were legal positions to be cleared up and the Statute of Westminster was designed to clear up those legal positions". <40mn>

Language:

English

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1. THE DAYS BEFORE YESTERDAY : STRUGGLE FOR NATIONHOOD was broadcast in seven parts on November 4, 11, 18 and 25, 1973 and December 2, 9 and 16, 1973.~2. Transcript available in the Visual and Sound Archives Division.~3. Workprints.
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

~To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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