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Ontario Liberal Convention

Item number (ISN):

52777

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

52777

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: ACETATE TAPES

Accession:

1987-0357

Media:

Sound

Part:

2 of 2

Release date:

1967-01-07

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

producer, Norman Allen; reporter, Ron Laplante; Stan Rantin

Description:

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Live coverage of the Ontario Liberal Convention at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The report includes interviews and actuality. There are excerpts of interviews of Robert Nixon, who says that the Liberal Party is the only real alternative to the Conservative Party; Donald C. MacDonald, Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, who says the Liberals are second to the New Democratic Party in challenging the Conservatives; Kelso Roberts, Progressive Conservative meber of the legislature from Toronto-St. Patrick, who says the Liberal Party of Ontario is similar to the Conservative Party in Ottawa; Mitchell Sharp who says that Robert Nixon will attract many new Liberals to the Party and surprise both press and public; Walter Gordon, who assesses Liberal chances in Ontario; journalist Don O'Hearn, Art Brydon of the Globe and Mail, Jack Cahill of the Toronto Star and Eric [Dought] of the Toronto Telegram, about Andy Thompson, who is stepping down as Ontario Liberal Party leader, factionalism among Liberals and Robert Nixon as the new leader; Mitchell Sharp and Robert Nixon on the "kind of man that grows with the job"; part of Robert Nixon's news conference about whether he represents the right or left wing of the party; Donald MacDonald's comment that Nixon is a nice man but at present is just a leader by default; comments on Nixon's abilities by Robert Winters, Walter Gordon, Judy LaMarsh and Paul Hellyer; Convention Committee Chairman Joseph Potts welcoming party leader Andrew Thompson to the sound of loud applause and gives his speech of introduction; Andrew Thompson talking about his resignation and praising Nixon as the right man to take over his job; reporters discussing Thompson's speech; tribute by Ontario Liberal Party President Gordon Blair to Andrew Thompson and presentation by Blair to Thompson of an inscribed silver tray on behalf of his fellow Liberals; speech by Solicitor General of Canada Lawrence Pennell nominating Robert Nixon as leader of the party; Pauline Jewett seconding the nomination; the President of the Toronto and District Liberal Association seconding the nomination; acceptance speech by Robert Nixon, enumerating the improvements Liberals plan to make when they win the next election and the reasons why they will win; reporters describing arrival by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson; speech by Pearson about the success of the convention, his support of Nixon, an international hockey game he attended the night before in Winnipeg, his patriotic feeling when Canada beat Russia and the Canadian flag was raised, opportunities offered by the Liberals for young people to serve their country; and cooperation between federal and provincial governments. Reporters discuss Pearson's speech. <2h>

Language:

English

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

85165

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1987-0357/33
1987-0357/35

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

114:00

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

85167

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C06259

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

314:20

Made from:

1987-0357/33
1987-0357/35

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

85268

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C06260

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

122:00

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

660317

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

52777-1987-0357-33.WAV
52777-1987-0357-35.WAV

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

BWF

Made from:

1987-0357/33
1987-0357/335

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

660320

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

52777-1987-0357-33.MP3
52777-1987-0357-35.MP3

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

MP3

Made from:

1987-0357/33
1987-0357/35

Status:

REF
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Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

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