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John Bracken, Canadian

Item number (ISN):

255356

Series title:

The Days Before Yesterday : [stockshots]

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1944

Item number (ISN):

255356

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: CAM GRAHAM PRODUCTIONS, THE DAYS BEFORE YESTERDAY

Accession:

1995-0172

Media:

Film

Production date:

1944

Production company:

Associated Screen News Ltd.

Production credit:

editing, Ross M. Brown

Sponsor:

Progressive Conservative Party

Description:

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Archival footage acquired for research and/or reuse in the CBC television series THE DAYS BEFORE YESTERDAY. Film about politician John Bracken, showing: the conference in 1942 in Port Hope, Ontario in which delegates discussed policies which led to the creation of the Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of John Bracken; montage of images from across Canada, including cities, farms and the east coast. Shots of people registering at the National Conservative Convention. Lionel baxter welcomes delegates (wild sound). Announcement of Bracken's win. Part of John Diefenbaker's speech.~Bracken's speech at podium. He sets out his plan for a future team day and discusses the "British connection". He recalls the death of Sir John A. Macdonald. He recognizes the following rights: a job for every man; fair pay for a day's work; fair share for farmers of the nation's wealth; private employment; education; insurance; equalization payments for provinces; public trust; taxation by the state; and world peace. Bracken visits his homestead in Leeds County, Ontario and a school house.~Also shown: Seeley's Bay cheese factory (to illustrate need for understanding of primary agricultural producers); Bracken visiting Sir John A. Macdonald's grave with other people; lays a wreath and makes a speech; talks about leaving behind hyphenated Canadianism; Mrs. Bracken with friends and family in Kingston; Bracken visiting labourers; mines; discussion of labour policy; visit by Bracken to Vancouver; Bracken's belief in equal rights for men and women, a national labour code and the right to collective bargaining; Bracken visiting Red Cross field hospital of the Canadian Army; Bracken with General Crerar; discussion of proposed charter of rights for veterans and pension increase for veterans; his position about conscription; and comments about his accepting the leadership of the party two years before. The Royal Canadian Air Force band plays God Save the King.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Description based on shotlist prepared by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and screening.~2. Copies in can 15442, in reel (a) of can 15303 and on reel 2 of 15443.~3. Version in can 15443 is silent.~4. According to the shotlist, the source of this footage is Crawley Films.~5. Version in can 15422 is only 702 feet and version in can 15443 is 710 feet.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

428689

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2006-08-0336

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

428818

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2006-08-0346

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Technical description:

POS

Max. shrinkage:

0.3%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

428819

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

2006-08-0347

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MAG TRK

Max. shrinkage:

0.3%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictions~Copyright varies since the footage comes from a number of sources.~Terms of copyright owners' original agreements with donor uncertain.~Material which Cam Graham obtained from the Imperial War Museum, London, requires the written permission of IWM for reproduction.

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