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A Struggle to Remember

A Struggle to Remember

Fighting for Our Families

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Documentary

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The video documentary "A Struggle to Remember: Fighting for Our Families" puts faces and narratives to the story of the struggle for family leave in Canada. The 20-minute film shows how it became accepted that women be able to return to their jobs after maternity leave and how men and women gained real and enforceable work-life balance provisions.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

21 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

13 November 2012

Country

Canada

Cast

Rosemary Warskett

Rosemary Warskett

Herself

Carole Gingras

Carole Gingras

Herself

Marion Pollack

Marion Pollack

Herself

Robyn Benson

Robyn Benson

Herself

Johanne Vaillancourt

Johanne Vaillancourt

Herself

Janice McClelland

Janice McClelland

Herself

Barb Byers

Barb Byers

Herself

Deborah Bourque

Deborah Bourque

Herself

Jean-Claude Parrot

Jean-Claude Parrot

Himself

Nycole Turmel

Nycole Turmel

Herself

Fred Pomeroy

Fred Pomeroy

Himself

Trish Blackstaffe

Trish Blackstaffe

Herself

Dale Akerstrom

Dale Akerstrom

Himself

Carol Wall

Carol Wall

Herself

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