"Graham Spry (1900-1983) played a central role in the creation of modern Canada. But he was too far ahead of his time, and paid a huge price for advocating his vision for Canada, a vision that has now become part of the character of this nation and includes the two defining realities in Canada; the struggle to retain a culture distinct from that of the United States, and the attempt to create a bi-cultural, now multi-cultural state in Canada...Spry helped found a new political party in the depth of the depression (the CCF, now NDP). Spry championed the new medium of radio, call it a "central nervous system' for Canada...he would eventually earn the unofficial title 'father of public broadcasting.'"--Container.