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Showdown on the Prairies: A History of Saskatchewan Elections
Saskatchewan is an enigma. The same province that elected North America's first socialist government also launched the career of Tory Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. In the past 40 years the winds of political change have swept through Saskatchewan as voters have elected leaders from four different parties into office. Tommy Douglas. Ross Thatcher. Grant Devine. Roy Romanow. These are the political gunslingers that have turned Saskatchewan's provincial elections into prairie showdowns.		Educational activities about Showdown on the Prairies: A History of Saskatchewan Elections

	Not your average election		'Useless pills, second hand cars and body deodorants'		'A good 'ol, knockdown, drag-out, Pier-Sixer'
	Tommy Douglas' medicare plan dominates the 1960 election campaign. (TV; runs 27:23)		CCF Premier Woodrow Lloyd slams the Liberals' smear campaign of '64. (TV; runs 27:02)		Allan Blakeney and the NDP try to oust Ross Thatcher from office. (Radio; runs 11:14)

	'Tried and trusted' or 'tired and rusted'?		Who is the rightful heir to Tommy Douglas?		The Romanow Era begins
	Tory leader Grant Devine goes head-to-head with Premier Blakeney. (TV; runs 10:46)		Devine and Blakeney go toe-to-toe in 1986. (TV; runs 15:00)		Roy Romanow and the NDP sweep Devine's Tories out of office. (TV; runs 1:48)

	A new player in Saskatchewan politics
	Roy Romanow takes on the Saskatchewan Party. (TV; runs 4:18)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject La Saskatchewan, berceau du socialisme canadien Related Topics from CBC's Archives Ontario Elections: Twenty Tumultuous Years Quebec Elections: 1960-1998 The Birth of Medicare Tommy Douglas and the NDP Nova Scotia's 'Wizard of Oz' election CBC.ca Saskatchewan Votes 2003 CBC Saskatchewan Online The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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