STK-ID 18635

Cut to the following members of Parliament arriving, pausing for cameraman, entering Parliament Building: Lionel Chevrier, Minister of Transport; Brooke Claxton, Minister of National Defence; CD Howe, Minister of Trade and Commerce; James McCann, Minister of National Revenue and wife; Solon Low, leader of the Social Credit Party; MJ Coldwell, leader of the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) seen in CU and with Ross Thatcher, Member of Parliament from Moose Jaw and Angus McGinnis, Member of Parliament for Vancouver East; Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour; Douglas Abbott, Minister of Finance; Paul Martin, Minister of Health and Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent on Martin's left. From left to right: Gordon Graydon; George Drew, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party; Ontario Premier TL Kennedy and John Bracken retired Progressive Conservative leader, James G Gardiner, Minister of Agriculture; US ambassador to Canada Laurence Steinhardt and wife. (01/28/1949)

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Opening of Parliament
Location
Ottawa
Year
1949
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, Born Digital, ProRes
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 16mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486, 2048 x 1556, 1920 x 1080