Canada : A People's History, Episode 11 The Great Transformation

Kuchmij, Halya (director). Burnstein, Andrew (director). Allen, Gene (producer). Huculak, Maggie (narrator). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Narrator: Huculak, Maggie. (Cast).

Summary: Massive waves of immigration, a headlong economic boom with the growth of prairie agriculture and urban industry transform Canada between 1896 and 1915. Those who shape the new society include peasants from Eastern Europe, in search of free land; socialists who try to mobilize an emerging urban working class; and campaigners for temperance and women's suffrage. The dizzying pace of change also brings ethnic intolerance and racism, particularly against Asian immigrants. As well, growing tensions over Canada's role in the British Empire help put an end to Sir Wilfrid Laurier's reign in 1911. When World War I breaks out, a burst of enthusiasm in English Canada and resistance in French Canada foreshadows domestic conflict as wartime pressures grow.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (01 h 46 min 20 sec)
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Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2000

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Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio.ca subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director: Kuchmij, Halya ; Director: Burnstein, Andrew ; Producer: Allen, Gene.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator: Huculak, Maggie.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/canada-a-peoples-history-episode-11-the-great-transformation-1746/
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation