John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, British Governor General of Canada, broadcasts New Year's message to citizens of Canada. He speaks about the death of King George V, of England, and of his successor, King Edward VIII, who of his own will resigned from his high office. He gives New year wishes and talks about his travels and what he has seen that has made him optimistic about Canada and its future.
United States troops visit Canada during World War II. They arrive in Canada for a day of fun and goodwill. The officers of United States and Canada shake hands. Trucks and Jeeps loaded with soldiers move across the road. Officers review cadets parading. The troops wave hands as they travel on Jeeps and trucks. Canadian military (CABTC) in baseball uniforms march and pose with officials.
World War II film shows workers surrounding a completed B-29 bomber parked on ramp of what appears to be the Boeing plant on Sea Island, Canada. Film clip reads: "Canada Builds B-29s for U.S." (Note: Boeing of Canada, headquartered at Vancouver, B.C., built a huge manufacturing factory on Sea Island to build aircraft for the war effort. In 1944 Boeing began to manufacture the mid-sections of B-29 fuselages there, including bomb bays for the bomber. These sections were then trucked to Renton, Washington where they were incorporated into final assembled aircraft. However, this clip shows a fully assembled B-29 that may have been flown here for something like worker morale purposes.)
Parliamentary Elections in Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Louis Stephen St-Laurent and his wife walk out of their home. They get into a chauffeur-driven 1957 Buick Roadmaster sedan and arrive at a voting station. Prime Minister Laurent and his wife put their votes in a ballot box. A man seated at a desk helps them in casting votes. 'Dominion of Canada' written on the ballot box. Notice of grant of a poll placed on the building gateway. A man reads a notice. A man enters a building and casts his vote. Two Roman Catholic priests cast their ballots. Vehicles move through the streets. View of Chateau Hotel Frontenac (1 Rue des Carrières, Québec, QC G1R 4P5, Canada).
Preparations for the Quebec conference at Hotel Frontenac (1 Rue des Carrières, Québec, QC G1R 4P5, Canada) in Quebec, Canada. View of the Pentagon in Washington DC and the front door of 10 Downing Street in London, United Kingdom. Soldiers guard the hotel and the city. Hotel Frontenac entrance sign. The Wolfe-Montcalm Monument (Rue des Carrières, Québec, QC G1R 5J5, Canada). Various services carried on like courier service, mail censorship service. (World War II period).
Princess Margaret's month-long stay in Canada. Her wardrobe made fashion news as it was studded with gems. A huge crowd gathered to greet her. She greets people at Toronto City Hall (100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2, Canada). Princess Margaret greets Native Mohawk Indians near Niagara Falls. She officially opens the new International Style city hall in Ottawa (now known as the John G. Diefenbaker Building, 111 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1N 5A1, Canada).
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