Next week's provincial election inspired this episode which is about an election campaign that was fought in the riding of St. Andrew all the way back in 1955. This race was significant because the local Tory candidate wanted to defeat the last communist MPP at Queen’s Park. This campaign was about what it meant to be a communist elected official and it reflected a ferocious debate that was taking place within the Toronto Jewish community about who they should support and about who would support them.
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Music:
Argonne - Zachariah Hickman
Dover - The Westerlies
Classic 1985 Movie Soundtrack - Freedom Trail Studio
Looping Ascent - Joel Cummins
Resolve - Joel Cummins
Allégro - Emmit Fenn
Earth Appears - Brian Bolger
E Minor Prelude - Chopin