Dr. Cameron's casualties: a series revisits Canada's 1950s brainwashing scandal

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'The Sleep Room' in a CBC mini-series about psychiatrist Ewen Cameron's experiments with psychiatric patients in the 1950s and 1960s. CIA partially funded the experiments in which patients were permanently brain damaged of physiologically injured due to being given doses of electroshock, LSD, or curare.

Television programs, Portrayals, Television direction, Television production, Psychiatrists, Cameron, Ewen, Brainwashing, The Sleep Room (Television program)

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The march of Islam: Black militant Louis Farrakhan targets Canada

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Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan visited Toronto, Ontario, on Sep 15, 1996, in an effort to increase the group's presence in Canada. Around 3,500 people, mostly of Caribbean heritage, attended Farrakhan's speech. Farrakhan lives in the US, but both his parents were born in the Caribbean.

Membership, African Americans, Religious aspects, Speeches, lectures and essays, Farrakhan, Louis, Nation of Islam

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Calendar, (upcoming cultural events across Canada; includes list of soon-to-be released films, videos, books, and audio recordings)

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Up-coming activities such as concerts, plays, art exhibits and film festivals are listed by province. The schedules runs from Nov 23, 1996 to Mar 16, 1997. A brief description of the activity is included and the location of the activity provided.

Calendar, Popular culture

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