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CTV TELEVISION NETWORK / RÉSEAU DE TÉLÉVISION CTV

1974-0214

Vidéo

1968-04-06

CTV Television Network

commentator, Charles Templeton; Tom Gould; Blair Fraser; reporter/interviewer, Fraser Kelly; Peter Kent; Pierre Berton; reporter, Harvey Kirck; Doug Johnson

Live television coverage of the 1968 Liberal leadership convention from the Civic Centre in Ottawa with CTV commentators Charles Templeton, Tom Gould, and Blair Fraser. Reporters Fraser Kelly, Peter Kent, and Pierre Berton interview delegates and supporters. Extensive shots of candidates: John Turner and Mrs. Turner; Robert Winters; Pierre Trudeau; and Paul Hellyer. Comments from Hellyer's campaign director William Lee and clips of Turner's organizer Jerry Grafstein, a Toronto lawyer. Harvey Kirck in Toronto reports on racial violence in the United States, with riots and fires in Chicago, Detroit, and Atlanta. Doug Johnson reports on conditions in Philadelphia. Back at the convention, Premier Ross Thatcher of Saskatchewan speculates as to the outcome of the third ballot, which is announced shortly thereafter by Liberal chairman Senator John Nichol. <65mn>

English

Libre

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