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Gloomy forecast: Grocery store owner Jean Deimantis fears many customers will be hard hit if Michael Wilson's new sales tax is extended to include food
Gloomy forecast: Grocery store owner Jean Deimantis fears many customers will be hard hit if Michael Wilson's new sales tax is extended to include food

Gloomy forecast: Grocery store owner Jean Deimantis fears many customers will be hard hit if Michael Wilson's new sales tax is extended to include food

Date9/27/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Gloomy forecast: Grocery store owner Jean Deimantis fears many customers will be hard hit if Michael Wilson's new sales tax is extended to include food.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015162F
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