The turmoil of the Great Depression galvanized Canadians to rise up and fight for improved labour conditions, social equality and universal healthcare. In the frontier city of Calgary, Holly Burnside and Brian Mah get involved with the founding of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the first national party dedicated to the needs of workers and farmers. It could have been peaceful, free from violence and prejudice. Unfortunately, it wasn’t. Their gender and sexual identities used against them, Holly and Brian face grave risks for the cause they truly believe in.