Into the hurricane : attacking socialism and the CCF

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  • Author: Boyko, John
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    Into the Hurricane invites Canadians to consider how their political opinions and options are manipulated today by considering how they were manipulated yesterday. As Canadians fight for the future of health care, public education, and social programs that have become woven into the fabric of our political culture, when CCF leader Tommy Douglas is lauded as the Greatest Canadian, Into the Hurricane asks Canadians to consider the hurricane that destroyed the party that was attempting to bring forward the ideas that so many now consider our birthright.

    Contents:
    • A storm born of fear
    • Big business attacks socialism and the CCF
    • The insidious campaigns of Murray and Trestrail
    • Party and pulpit : the Progressive Conservative Party and religious leaders join the attack
    • Attack from the left : communists and accomplices
    • The winds becalm.
    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History, Political science
    Original Publisher: Winnipeg , J. Gordon Shillingford Pub.
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781990737367

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    9781897289099

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Into the Hurricane invites Canadians to consider how their political opinions and options are manipulated today by considering how they were manipulated yesterday. As Canadians fight for the future of health care, public education, and social programs that have become woven into the fabric of our political culture, when CCF leader Tommy Douglas is lauded as the Greatest Canadian, Into the Hurricane asks Canadians to consider the hurricane that destroyed the party that was attempting to bring forward the ideas that so many now consider our birthright.

Genre
Canadian nonfiction
History
Political science
Publisher (Source)

Winnipeg

J. Gordon Shillingford Pub.

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