RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1974-05 to 1974-07 SUMMARY: Sound recordings documenting the federal election campaign of Progressive Conservative candidate Doug Davis in the electoral district of Vancouver Centre, 1974. The creation of the recordings was authorized by Mr. Davis, and every aspect of the campaign was covered. There are also interviews with the candidate, his campaign manager, and various other executives on the campaign committee. The tapes were subsequently edited into a one-hour documentary of the CBC Radio program "Concern".

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973-07 SUMMARY: Some of the proceedings of the First Ministers' Conference in July 1973. Special focus on proposed amendments to the Bank Act.;

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1971-01-05 SUMMARY: In a speech to a public meeting in Vancouver, New Democratic MP Grace MacInnis (Vancouver-Kingsway) urges action to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission report on the status of women, including the creation of day care centres.

CALL NUMBER: T0190:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Grace MacInnis : a young woman in C.C.F. politics PERIOD COVERED: 1905-1973 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-04-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Grace MacInnis was born in 1905 and she discusses her childhood in Gibson's Landing, B.C.; description of parents (Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Woodsworth); her parents' political beliefs; pacifism; her schooling in Vancouver, Ottawa, Winnipeg and then Paris; experience as a teacher; working with her father when he was an M.P.; marriage to Angus MacInnis in 1932; involvement in federal and provincial politics; M.L.A. 1941-1945. TRACK 2: Pacifism and World War II; Japanese civil rights; International Conference of Women; comments on women in political life; C.C.F ideology; the N.D.P.

CALL NUMBER: T0190:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Grace MacInnis : an N.D.P. woman and federal politics PERIOD COVERED: 1905-1973 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-04-23 SUMMARY: Grace MacInnis talks about federal politics and her experience as an M.P. 1965-; Communism and the C.C.F.; comparison of the C.C.F. and the N.D.P.; political organization in Parliament and in the community; differences between Liberals and New Democrats; comments on capital punishment; trade unions and the N.D.P.; the Waffle; and women's liberation.

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1981-12 SUMMARY: An interview with Canadian politician and feminist Grace MacInnis about her life and work.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967-07-05
SUMMARY: B.C.-born federal politician Howard Green is interviewed by Martin Robin for the CBC Radio program "Spectrum".

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-12-16 SUMMARY: Unedited transcript of a news conference between Jack Davis, B.C.'s Minster of Energy, Transport and Communications, and Allan MacEachen, Deputy Prime Minister, 16 December 1977. Davis and MacEachen are meeting to discuss the proposed Alcan gas pipeline project. In the news conference, they field questions about potential costs and benefits from the pipeline, including the financing, use of Canadian labour, environmental studies, infrastructure costs to BC (e.g., highway improvements), etc. NOTE: TRANSCRIPT ONLY.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974-09-24 SUMMARY: Representatives of the British Columbia cabinet, including Premier David Barrett, meet with British Columbia Members of Parliament, September 24, 1974.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Mel Smith RECORDED: [location unknown], [1978?] SUMMARY: NOTE: Mel Smith was a member of B.C. public service for 31 years (1960-1991), and served as a Deputy Minister in various ministries from 1977 to 1991. From 1967 to 1987, he was B.C. government's leading advisor on constitutional reform and other issues involving federal-provincial relations. [No content summaries or documentation are available for this interview.]

The fonds consists of videotapes of New Democratic Party events, mainly in Nanaimo. It includes speeches by Tommy Douglas (as well as a 1976 tribute to Tommy and Irma Douglas), Dave Barrett (including a 1976 convention speech), Les Benjamin and David Stupich.

Additional NDP events are documented on 1/2-inch open reel videotapes, including a dinner speech by Dave Barrett during the 1975 election campaign, and speeches by David Stupich and Tommy Douglas. If these reels are intact, they will have to be digitized before their content can be made accessible.

SUMMARY: Eight four-minute election campaign broadcasts for the federal New Democratic Party, aired on the CBC network during the 1965 election campaign.;

CALL NUMBER: T3288:0009 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): 1956 election, the Hoxsey Cancer Clinic, and Doukhobors PERIOD COVERED: 1956-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Reasons for Strachan being chosen leader. 1956 provincial election: Sommers affair; Kaslo-Slocan campaign; homeowner grant; highway construction. Reaction to the Winnipeg Declaration. Legislative sessions 1957-60: Hoxsey Cancer Clinic controversy. TRACK 2: 1957-60 sessions (cont'd): more on Hoxsey Cancer Clinic; preservation of sternwheeler "Moyie" (loss of the "Minto"); Wenner-Gren development scheme. Overview of Doukhobor situation and Harding's involvement with the Doukhobors. CALL NUMBER: T3288:0010 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): 1960 election, B.C. Electric take-over and Columbia River Treaty PERIOD COVERED: 1957-1963 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More on Doukhobor situation. More on 1957-60 sessions: homeowner grant issue; Robert Strachan (Webster, Winch); government enters ferry business (Vancouver-Victoria run); Kettle Valley Railway service curtailed. 1960 provincial election: C.C.F. expectations of victory; business support for Social Credit. TRACK 2: Aside on 1958 Rossland-Trail by-election. 1960 provincial election (cont'd): Kaslo-Slocan campaign. C.C.F. merger with CLC, and the birth of the NDP: choosing a name for the new party; the need for a labour tie-in. 1961-1963 legislative sessions: B.C. Electric take-over; Columbia River Treaty (two-rivers policy). CALL NUMBER: T3288:0011 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Columbia River Treaty, 1957-1967 PERIOD COVERED: 1957-1967 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Columbia River Treaty (cont'd): High Arrow Dam; reservoir clearing and environmental issues; Duncan Dam; the McNaughton plan; legislative input; negotiations with the United States; financial; settlements; NDP's inability to get information on treaty from government. TRACK 2: Columbia River Treaty (cont'd): Harding's work on behalf of residents of Arrow Lakes basin -- clearing of Arrow Lakes basin, effects on fish and game, expropriation of land (compensation issue); Harding attends Duncan Dam opening uninvited; Harding claims Hydro should be assessed for school taxes; Gerald Mead suicide. Harding discusses Social Credit labour legislation (general comments). CALL NUMBER: T3288:0012 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): 1963 and 1966 elections, and the 1967 Berger leadership challenge PERIOD COVERED: 1963-1969 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More on Social Credit legislation: Bill 42; political implications of Social Credit labour policies. Social Credit members urge Harding to cross the floor. Controversy surrounding Cedric Cox's trip to Cuba: repercussions in the C.C.F. caucus; repercussions in the Legislature. 1963 provincial election: Columbia River Treaty issue; Kaslo-Slocan campaign; Strachan's image. 1963-66 legislative sessions: Harding proposes government take over West Kootenay Power and Light Company (rural electrification, additional benefits from the construction of the Duncan Dam); Harding considers running federally (1965); redistribution (Angus report). TRACK 2: Redistribution (cont'd): problems surrounding the creation of the new riding of Revelstoke-Slocan. 1966 provincial election: nomination meetings (NDP, Social Credit; redistribution (cont'd); Revelstoke-Slocan campaign. Berger challenges Strachan for the NDP leadership: reasons for the challenge; reasons for Harding's support of Berger; Harding campaigns for Berger; 1967 convention; factionalism and acrimony resulting from the leadership contest. CALL NUMBER: T3288:0013 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): From provincial to federal politics, 1966-1974 PERIOD COVERED: 1966-1974 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More on Thomas Berger: comparison of Berger and Barrett. Comments on Phil Gaglardi. Harding's involvement in the C.C.F./NDP executive: general comments; Rod Young; left-right split in the party. Involvement in Silverton municipal politics. Harding decides to run federally in Kootenay West: Herridge nominates Harding. 1968 federal election. TRACK 2: 1968 federal election (cont'd). 1968 Revelstoke-Slocan by-election: Harding campaigns for Bill King. Impressions of Parliament (comparison with Legislature). Recollections of parliamentary sessions, 1968-74: pension increases, changes to Canada Water Act, environmental issues, energy control. Change in NDP leader: Douglas to Lewis (comments on Ed Broadbent). 1972 federal election: Harding fails to get Herridge's endorsement. CALL NUMBER: T3288:0014 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Minority government, defeat and humorous anecdotes, 1972-1978 PERIOD COVERED: 1972-1978 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More on differences between Harding and Herridge (1972): union issue in Trail. Minority government, 1972-74: Harding opposes decision to defeat government in 1974; attitude towards alliance between Liberals and NDP. David Lewis (general comments). 1974 federal election: Harding loses; extent of backlash due to provincial policies; reaction to loss. Future plans. Participation in 1972 provincial election and reaction to NDP win. Banquet honouring Harding's service to the C.C.F./NDP (1974). Involvement on Universities Council of B.C. Humorous anecdotes: Thomas Uphill. TRACK 2: Humorous anecdotes (cont'd): Thomas Uphill; Leo Nimsick and the steelworkers; incident while campaigning. (End of interview)

SUMMARY: On the day of the 1979 federal election, Gary Marcuse reports from NDP election headquarters at the Italian Cultural Centre in East Vancouver. In Vancouver-Kingsway, NDP candidate Ian Waddell defeated; Liberal Simma Holt. NDP candidate Sven Robinson was elected in Burnaby.;

CALL NUMBER: T2704:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The political education of Robert N. Thompson PERIOD COVERED: 1914-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-07-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Robert Thompson discusses his early years, education and first interest in politics. Introduction to the teachings of Social Credit under William Aberhart in Alberta in the 1930s. Discussion of Social Credit economic theory. Social Credit and political action. TRACK 2: Discussion of Social Credit and religion. Military service overseas during World War II, international travels and experience in Ethiopia as advisor to Haile Selassie. Marriage and the problems of raising a family abroad. Return to Canada and entry into federal politics in 1960. The role and influence of Premier Manning of Alberta. CALL NUMBER: T2704:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The problems of leading the federal Social Credit party in Canada PERIOD COVERED: 1960-1968 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-07-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Robert Thompson discusses his goals as leader of the federal Social Credit party in Canada. Relations with provincial Socred Premiers: Ernest Manning and W.A.C. Bennett. Attitudes towards socialism. Impressions of the Social Credit party in British Columbia. Relations between the Alberta and British Columbia provincial parties. Anecdote about meeting in Toronto in the King Edward Hotel with Premiers Manning and Bennett. TRACK 2: Thompson explains some of the problems he had in obtaining funding for the federal Social Credit party. Events and personalities surrounding the 1961 federal Socred convention at which Thompson was made party leader. Discussion of the split which developed between the Quebec and Western Canadian portions of the federal Social Credit party in 1963. The reasons for the lack of success of the Social Credit party in Canadian federal politics.

CALL NUMBER: T0979:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. G. Scott Wallace: Announcement of a Progressive Conservative fundraising event RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-02-01 SUMMARY: Announcement of a Progressive Conservative fund-raising dinner with guest speaker William F. Buckley. CALL NUMBER: T0979:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. G. Scott Wallace: Comments on the appointment of a royal commission into BC Railway RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-02-08 SUMMARY: BC Conservative leader Scott Wallace comments on the appointment of a Royal Commission to investigate the operation of the BC Railway. CALL NUMBER: T0979:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. G. Scott Wallace: Press conferences RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-02-16 & 03-16 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: BC Conservative leader Scott Wallace comments about allegations of unsafe arsenic levels in chickens, 16-Feb-1977. Wallace tells how he was approached about the possibility of his being appointed chairman of the Workers Compensation Board, 16-Feb-1977. Wallace's allegations that legal aid lawyers are demanding under-the-table payments, 14-Mar-1977. TRACK 2: Tory leader Scott Wallace comments on hiring techniques of the government with respect to the PREP program, 16-Mar-1977. CALL NUMBER: T0979:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. G. Scott Wallace: Press conferences RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-04-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Conservative leader Scott Wallace discusses the new membership policies of the federal Conservative Party, 01-Apr-1977. Also discussion of Western separatism. TRACK 2: Scott Wallace complains about being left off the Agriculture Committee assigned to investigate the BC food industry. Also similar complaints from Liberal leader Gordon Gibson. Agriculture minister Jim Hewitt explains why the minority leaders were left of the committee. Premier W.R. Bennett and Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy also comment on the committee, 01-Apr-1977. CALL NUMBER: T0979:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. G. Scott Wallace: On Pharmacare and the federal Conservative party RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 197704-21 & 05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Progressive Conservative leader Scott Wallace comments on changes in Pharmacare regulations and on the defection of federal MP Jack Horner to the Liberal Party, 21-Apr-1977. TRACK 2: Conservative leader Scott Wallace criticizes the federal Conservatives for their criticism of federal leader Joe Clark after five Quebec by-election defeats, May-1977. CALL NUMBER: T0979:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. G. Scott Wallace: On meeting with Joe Clark and question period RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-06-02 & 07-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: BC Conservative leader Scott Wallace reports on his "blunt" meeting with federal Tory leader Joe Clark on matters including federal and provincial membership requirements, 02-Jun-1977. TRACK; 2: Wallace wants question period extended, 08-Jul-1977. CALL NUMBER: T0979:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. G. Scott Wallace: On reasons for quitting and guidance in schools RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-07-14 & 20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Progressive Conservative leader Scott Wallace announces his retirement as Conservative Leader, 14-Jul-1977. TRACK 2: Wallace voices his concerns about Guidance classes in BC schools, 20-Jul-1977. CALL NUMBER: T0979:0008 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. G. Scott Wallace: On heroin addiction and constitution act RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Progressive Conservative leader Scott Wallace discusses the Minister of Health's newly announced program for the treatment of heroin addicts. Also, the criticisms of NDP MLA Norm Levi, 03-Aug-1977. TRACK 2: Scott Wallace announces that he may have contravened the Constitution Act and will have this tested in court. Also the comments of Premier W.R. Bennett, 03-Aug-1977.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973-07 SUMMARY: Tommy Douglas' speech to the NDP National Convention, UBC, Vancouver, July 1973.;

CALL NUMBER: T1675:0021 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Social Credit and economic development in British Columbia, 1952-1972 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06-16 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses the administration of public finances in British Columbia during the years he served as Premier. Economic conditions in B.C. when Social Credit came to power, 1952. Anecdote about meeting an old trapper in the Peace River country. Bennett's plan for developing British Columbia. John de Wolf and reaction to the takeover of B.C. Electric. Bennett's belief in making the capitalist system work for the people. Politics as the only real science. TRACK 2: Comments on the nature of the British Columbia economy. The roles of resource industries and tourism in the economy. The lack of secondary industry in B.C. British Columbia's place in the world economy. Story about a trip to the Iron Curtain. Attitude toward the United States and the issue of continentalism in North America. Cooperation with the federal government on various projects. The Columbia River Treaty. Economic development in B.C. as a consequence of post-war prosperity. Populism. Problems associated with maintaining Social Credit's hegemony in B.C. under W.A.C. Bennett's leadership. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0022 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Financial policies of Social Credit in British Columbia, 1952-1960 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses Einar Gunderson's loss of a legislative seat, 1953, and his subsequent role in the government. Assuming the Finance portfolio. Comments on close friends and confidants during his early years as Premier. Comments on literature written on the subject of his years in power: Ron Worley's "The Wonderful World of W.A.C. Bennett", Paddy Sherman's "Bennett", Martin Robin's "Pillars of Profit", Pat McGeer's "Politics in Paradise". Political philosophy. Reduction of the public debt as the keystone of Social Credit policy during the early years of power. TRACK 2: Explanation of the process of eliminating the public debt of British Columbia. Debt reduction and its relationship to Socred development policies. Reasons for concentrating on the policy of debt reduction. Direct liabilities vs. contingent liabilities. The bond-burning ceremony at Kelowna, August 1, 1959. The development of parity bonds. The genesis of the B.C. homeowner's grant. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0023 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Government finance and transportation policies of the Socreds PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06-18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses the budgetary processes of his Social Credit government. Treasury Board and "Little Treasury Board". The budget as an instrument of government policy. Balanced budget vs. deficit financing. Elimination of nuisance taxes. Political popularity vs. high principles as factors in the formulation of government policy. Budgetary growth and economic development. The advocacy of unpopular policies and the defeat of the government in 1972. TRACK 2: Plans for the expansion of the PGE Railway. The role of the railway in Bennett's plan for the development of British Columbia's north. Bennett's "Northern Vision". Oil and gas discoveries in B.C.'s Peace River District. Frank McMahon, Westcoast Transmission Company, and Bennett's efforts to build a pipeline in British Columbia. Meeting with presidents of oil companies in Victoria. Establishment of the Toll Bridges and Highway Authority, 1953. The construction and financing of highways in B.C. The background to the establishment of the B.C. Ferries Corporation. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0024 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Provincial and Federal Social Credit policies in Canada, 1952-1972 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-08-16 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses relations among the B.C. and Alberta Social Credit parties and the federal Social Credit party. Social Credit's ambitions in the federal field in Canada. The contest for the leadership of the federal Socreds between Robert Thompson and Real Caouette, 1961. Motivations for Manning's support of Thompson and Bennett's support for Caouette. British Columbia Socreds and their support for the federal wing of the party. The Albertan influence on the federal Socreds. Anecdote about the possibility of Ross Thatcher joining Social Credit. TRACK 2: The role of Orvis Kennedy within the Alberta Social Credit movement. Evaluation of the leadership of Solon Low. Bennett's lack of interest in becoming directly involved in federal politics after he became Premier. Anecdote about a federal Socred meeting at "The Market" in Montreal. Evaluation of Robert Thompson's leadership of the federal Social Credit party. Reasons for Thompson's failure. The effect of the Diefenbaker 'sweep' on the federal Socreds' fortunes. Reasons why Bennett supported Caouette. Anecdote about addressing a large audience in Caouette's home town of Rouyn, Quebec. Reasons for the lack of success of the Social Credit party in federal politics in Canada. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0025 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Relations with federal governments in Ottawa, 1952-1968 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1964 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-08-16 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses further aspects of his relationship with the federal Social Credit party in Canada. The role of the Social Credit League. The Social Credit party's influence on government policy. Federal Liberal and Conservative governments were jealous of Social Credit's achievements in British Columbia. Reasons why B.C. did not receive substantial financial aid from Ottawa during Bennett's years as Premier. Criticism of federal government's "tight money" policies. TRACK 2: Bennett's government cooperated with Ottawa on major projects. No difference in dealing with a Liberal or Conservative federal administration. Lester Pearson and the Columbia River Treaty. The B.C. government's proposal for a Bank of British Columbia. The Senate Bank Committee Hearings. Anecdote about a meeting with Paul Martin. Reasons why the original proposal for a Bank of B.C. were not successful. The present Bank of British Columbia's indebtedness to Bennett's government. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0026 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Background to the Sommers Affair PERIOD COVERED: 1930-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-08-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett explains how he acquired his home in Kelowna. The purchase of his hardware store from David Leckie, 1930. Reasons why he did not seek nomination as campaign leader of the Social Credit party for the 1952 election. The background to the Sommers Affair. Bennett hired a private detective to investigate Sommers when he first heard rumours of irregularities. Reasons why Sommers had been chosen as a cabinet minister. Sommers one of the Socreds' best debaters. TRACK 2: Bennett comments on Liberal "friends" who leaked information to him. He reads from a public opinion poll commissioned by the Liberals in 1968 which rates the chances of success of several possible Liberal leaders in B.C., including John Turner. Robert Sommers' personal weaknesses. Gordon Gibson Sr.'s charges against Sommers in the legislature and the later by-election in Lillooet. Anecdote about a lively by-election campaign meeting. Bennett does not regret appointing Sommers to the cabinet. Further comments on Gordon Gibson Sr. Comments on persuading Chief Justice Sloan to become forestry advisor to the Bennett government. Evaluation of Attorney-General Bonner's handling of the Sommers case. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0027 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The Sommers Affair PERIOD COVERED: 1956-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-08-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses further aspects of the Sommers Affair. Asking for Sommers' resignation from the cabinet and the appointment of new ministers. All-night sittings of the legislature. The calling of elections. The election of 1956. The effect of the Sommers Affair on the outcome of the election. Bennett's battle with the newspapers. Views on the press. Reasons for the Social Credit victory in the 1956 election. Further comments on Sommers, the court case and the Attorney-General's handling of it. TRACK 2: Reaction to the Sommers case. The impact of the Sommers Affair on the Social Credit government. Comments on possible dissension within Socred ranks. The handling of forest management licences by the Bennett government. Comments on the outcome of the Sommers case. Further comments on Robert Bonner's handling of the Sommers Affair. Loyalty as a possible weakness of W.A.C. Bennett. History will vindicate Sommers. CALL NUMBER: T1675:0028 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Federal-Provincial relations, 1952-1972 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses aspects of federal-provincial relations during the years he served as Premier, 1952-1972. Relations between the provinces and the federal government improved during the period. Loyalty to a united Canada. Enjoyed dealing with C.D. Howe in Ottawa. Comparison of the four Prime Ministers Bennett served in conjunction with: St. Laurent, Diefenbaker, Pearson and Trudeau. TRACK 2: Anecdote about an experience at an official dinner in Paris regarding France's relationship with Canada and Quebec. Discussion of further aspects of federal-provincial relations while serving as Premier of B.C. Response to references in the memoirs of former Prime Ministers Diefenbaker and Pearson. W.A.C. Bennett's style of politics. Comments about Pierre Trudeau's stewardship of the federal government. The incident of Trudeau referring to Bennett as "a bigot". CALL NUMBER: T1675:0029 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The failure of the Victoria Charter, 1971 PERIOD COVERED: 1965-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.A.C. Bennett discusses his attitude towards bilingualism in Canada. Review of the Canadian constitution. The background to the meeting in Victoria in June, 1971, at which the Victoria Charter was issued. Reasons for the failure to accept the charter. Quebec's lack of trust in the rest of Canada. Explanation of the formula for amending the Canadian constitution under the Victoria Charter. Individual rights versus national or regional interests as an issue in federal-provincial relations. Criticisms of a centralized federal system. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: On the very first episode of his popular weekday morning TV talk show, Jack Webster speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in a taped interview. There are also pieces on the Vancouver Courthouse and a visit with Konditorei owner, Heinz Hebel. Associate Producer Linda Dutka talks about the next day's guests.

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Webster comments on university English language requirements. Interviews Gordon Gibson, National Director of Liberal Party of Canada, about his temporary move from provincial politics to assist Trudeau; Freedom of Information Legislation; capital punishment. Interview with Tonie Nathan of Eugene, Oregon, Vice President of Libertarian Party (USA), and President of Libertarian Feminists, discusses party platform; sexual assault within marriages; women police officers. Associate producer, Linda Dutka, talks about the next day’s guests.

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Dave Barrett accuses Premier W.R. (Bill) Bennett of lying in regard to the BC Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC). Webster speaks with Ed Broadbent, federal NDP Leader, about the John Farris case. Associate producer, Linda Dutka talks about the next day’s guests.

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Webster comments on the passing of former BC Premier W.A.C. Bennett and his career. Brian Coxford visits the Bennett home in Kelowna. Bennett's daughter Anita Tozer and son R.J. Bennett show Bennett memorabilia and Bennett's favourite poem "It Couldn't Be Done" by Edgar Albert Guest. Jack interviews Judy LaMarsh, discusses Bennett and her book "A Very Political Lady", and why she left BC talk radio. Interview with Muriel James about her book "Marriage is for Loving", and Gestalt therapy. Solar eclipse from Kelowna. Associate Producer Linda Dutka talks about the next day’s guests.

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Webster interviews Romeo Le Blanc, Federal Fisheries Minister, and Wally Johnson, Director General of the Pacific Region, responding to February 27, 1979 topics. Topics; Dixon Entrance; herring roe fishery; halibut; US boundaries; Juan de Fuca boundary; external affairs; fisherman's union; Combine investigation; the Sinclair Report. A visit to the University of British Columbia, and interview with Dr. Douglas Kenny, President of UBC. Topics; English and mathematics entry standards; Department of Economics; development. Interview with Dr. Rudi Hearing, Department of Physics. Topics; the “Moly battery”, a molybdenum/lithium disulfide rechargeable battery; Dr. Jim Styles. Interviews graduate students Conrad Mouch and Frank Peabody. Topics: electric car prototype; Engineering Department. Interviews Dr. Malcolm Tait, Animal Science Department about the care and feeding of sheep on Salt Spring Island. Associate Producer Linda Dutka talks about the next day’s guests.

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: sound drops out at times. Webster comments on Prime Minister Trudeau, the coming election and interviews the Prime Minister. Webster shows clips of February 16, 1979 interview with Opposition Leader, Joe Clark, and from October 3, 1978, with Ed Broadbent, Federal NDP Leader. Clip shown from the January 8, 1978, interview with Prime Minister Trudeau about the FLQ and October 2, 1978, the October Crisis. Topics; oil; the latest polls; campaign; energy policy; PetroCanada; BNA Act in Quebec; policies; Francophone minorities; tax cuts; National Commission on Inflation; the Just Society; Peter True and his secret trial; Quebec referendum, socialism. Associate producer, Linda Dutka, talks about the next day's guests.

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Interview with David Crombie, MP Rosedale (Progressive Conservative), and former Mayor of Toronto; freeways; development; zero-based budgeting; the Conservative party in Quebec health care. Reporter Brian Coxford on location in Campbell River, to get the community's response to the proposed Sports Fishing Regulations on barbed hooks, size limits, licensing. Brian Coxford interviews various people in the industry including Norm McLaren, President of the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce; Bill Carlo, owner of Boatland; Ed Enns, owner of River Sportsman; Bill May, owner of Tyee Marine; Bryon Armstrong, owner of Painter's Lodge; and Colin Smith, owner of Dolphin's Resort. Coxford attends a meeting of protest: speakers include John Ebert, Fish and Wildlife Association; Kevin Storrie, owner, Kevin's Pro Shop; Gordie Killoran, fishing guide; Jack Smith, sports fisherman; Mike Crammond, sports fishing writer; Don McCallum, tackle wholesaler; and Mary Ashley from the Vancouver Island Tourist Bureau. In the studio, Webster gets a response from Lee Straight, Recreational Fishing Advisor, Field Services, and Allan Gibson, Chief South Coast Division, Fisheries and Oceans. They also speak about regulations being a response to Chinook conservation concerns, and the ban on US charter boats operating in Canadian waters.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Nigel Nicolson, former Conservative MP and author of “Portrait of a Marriage” and “Mary Curzon”, speaks with Jack today. They discuss the UK’s economy, Mr. Nicolson’s political career, capital punishment, Mid-East oil, great English politicians, and trade unions. Jack speaks with John Crosbie, Progressive Conservative MP for St. John's-West, about the upcoming election; Pierre Trudeau versus Joe Clark; the Liberals versus the New Democratic Party; Quebec; Jack opens the phone lines. Jack speaks with Senator Ed Lawson of the Teamsters Union about the job action by the Office and Technical Employees Union (OTEU) who work in Teamsters' offices.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack starts the show with a story about Revenue Canada cheats who are claiming deductions to support family outside the country. Reporter Brian Coxford goes to a local Revenue Canada office and speaks to John Ellerton, Chief of Special Investigations, Revenue Canada – Vancouver. Jack speaks with Pauline Jewett, former president of Simon Fraser University, and federal NDP candidate for New Westminster-Coquitlam. They discuss the strike at SFU, Professor Jewett’s support for the union members, and equal pay for equal work. They discuss Professor Jewett’s accomplishments as SFU president, Pierre Trudeau, and socialism. Jack speaks with Globe and Mail columnist Dick Beddoes. They discuss “As is Happens”; Dick’s many jobs; Pierre Trudeau; “The Body Politic” case; Dick’s short political career; Harold Ballard; the Vancouver Canucks. Herb Capozzi joins at the end to chat with Jack and Dick and promote a fundraiser.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are listed in the subject area, below.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Robert Stanfield, long-time politician and former leader of the Progressive Conservatives, discusses political issues, parties and politicians. Lord Martin Redmayne, a British politician and chairman of the Retail Consortium, shares his opinions regarding Margaret Thatcher, political issues in Britain, and retail stores.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: Closing segment missed. Jean-Claude Parrot, national leader of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), was recently sentenced to three months in jail for defying Parliament’s return to work order. He is interviewed by Webster on the postal workers' strike and grievances. Ted Tilby, the inventor of a sugar cane separation machine, is interviewed about political interference in Canadian patent rights. Candidates from Vancouver-Quadra including Bill Clarke, Progressive Conservative; Paul Manning, Liberal Party; and Alan Bush, New Democratic Party, are interviewed.

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack Webster discusses the results of the May 22, 1979 federal election, which resulted in Joe Clark as Prime Minister, leading a Progressive Conservation minority government. Includes taped comments from (or interviews with) Joe Clark, defeated PM Pierre Elliot Trudeau, and candidates John Fraser, [Chuck] Cook, Svend Robinson, Pauline Jewett, Ian Waddell, Simma Holt, Gordon Gibson, and [first name unknown] Philips.