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Trudeau and Levesque team up for Fighting Words
Broadcast Date: Nov. 12, 1957
A radio game show tests Trudeau's knowledge of quotes.Trudeau and Levesque team up for Fighting Words
Medium: Television
Program: Fighting Words
Broadcast Date: Nov. 12, 1957
Guest(s): Solange Chaput-Rolland, Raymond Gagné, René Lévesque, Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Host: Nathan Cohen
Duration: 20:51
Last updated:
March 12, 2008
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Unfortunately the video of this historic program with MM. Trudeau and Levesque isn't available here. Still a good listen. Listeners may be interested to know that one of the other guests, Mr Raymond C. Gagné later did pioneering work in Inuit linguistics and developed an Inuit writing system during the 1960's and 70's for the Ministry of Indian and Northern Affairs. He published numerous works on the preservation of Aboriginal languages. All of the guests have such intelligent perspectives on the changes in Canadian society at the time and they show a good sense of humour, too. This show is a real gem.
Submitted by: Ludovic Childebert