Collection search - Wilford, Allan and Aire van den Brand -- News Conference

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Wilford, Allan and Aire van den Brand -- News Conference

Item number (ISN):

428931

Series title:

National Press Theatre

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1983-07-08

Item number (ISN):

428931

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADA. NATIONAL PRESS THEATRE

Accession:

1983-0200

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1983-07-08

Description:

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News conference held by a coalition of farm survival associations from Canada, the United States, Holland and France, represented by: Allan Wilford of the Canadian Farm Survival Association; Aire van den Brand of the Netherlands; Merle Hanson, Chairman of the North American Farm Alliance; Wayne Cryts; Jean-Claude Boucher; Amand Chatellier of the Fédération nationale des syndicats paysans; Wally Sparby, United States congressman from Minnesota. In opening statements given in English or in French, the above panel protest the present conditions of the small independent farmer, with each spokesman citing experiences with monopoly pricing; multi-national food companies; loss of income; indebtedness; bankruptcy; media distortions and avoidance of the real crisis; deterioration in the quality of rural life. Questions are then fielded, in English and in French, from the assembled journalists on their discussions with Eugene Whelan, Minister of Agriculture; bailout of the farmer; the role of mainstream farm organizations; radical approaches; U.S. politics and the recession; child labour; cheap labour. <1h>

Language:

English / Français

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1. This news conference was held at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. ~2. Recorded on 10.5" audio reel NPT 221. ~3. Poor quality audio recording with distortion.

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Vault ISN:

718551

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

CNPT221

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

922890

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

428931-CNPT221.wav

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

BWF

Made from:

CNPT221

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

922891

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

428931-CNPT221.mp3

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MP3

Made from:

CNPT221

Status:

REF
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