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Sparked Furor, The arrival of 155 Tamils set adrift off Newfoundland by West German captain Wolfang Bindel in August has set the wheels in motion for (...)

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Sparked Furor, The arrival of 155 Tamils set adrift off Newfoundland by West German captain Wolfang Bindel in August has set the wheels in motion for (...)

Date10/8/1986

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Bull, Ron (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Sparked Furor; The arrival of 155 Tamils set adrift off Newfoundland by West German captain Wolfang Bindel in August has set the wheels in motion for the most public scrutiny of Canadian immigration practices in the past decade. Many saw the Tamils' action as a bid to jump the immigration queue.

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013073F

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