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CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: CBOT FILM LIBRARY

1984-0077

Film

2 of 2

1961-08-01

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

producer, Patrick Watson; technical producer, Hugh Barr; supervisor, Reeves Haggan; production coordinator, James R. Taylor; anchor, Norman DePoe; Robert McKenzie; reporter, Warner Troyer; announcer, Brian Smyth

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The first of four broadcasts of CBC television coverage of the founding convention of the New Party (later renamed the New Democratic Party).~Among the issues and events covered are the drafting of a party constitution, the party leadership race, and the principles of the new party.~Delegates speak from the floor on the principles to be represented by the party, notably trade union support for full employment. Job losses caused by automation are a major concern to the delegates.~Warner Troyer interviews delegates in the crowd.~At the end of the program McKenzie sums up the main points of the debate about full employment. <1h>

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V1 8201-0050
V1 9905-0103

GAD 0FD547

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