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Topic spans: 1952 - 2003
How the West is Won: B.C. Elections, 1952-2005
British Columbia has a proud tradition of bare-knuckle, drag-'em-out election campaigns. No other province can match B.C.'s flamboyant leaders, its salacious scandals and the trench warfare between free-enterprisers and socialists. Many of the hard-fought victories ended in resignation. CBC Archives takes a look back at campaign highlights going back as early as 1952.
18 television clips
4 radio clips
W.A.C. Bennett: Political giant
Broadcast Date: June 18, 1962
A profile of the legendary premier halfway through his reign.W.A.C. Bennett: Political giant
Medium: Radio
Program: Sunday Morning Magazine
Broadcast Date: June 18, 1962
Guest(s): W.A.C. Bennett
Host: Bruce Rogers
Reporter: Tom Gould
Duration: 3:02
Last updated:
April 19, 2005
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Oct. 6, 1983
Dave Barrett is ejected at 4:30 a.m. for refusing to back down on a challenge to the speaker.
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Last updated: April 19, 2005.
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