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With 668,000 Canadians out of work, like these men at the Adelaide St

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With 668,000 Canadians out of work, like these men at the Adelaide St

Date2/10/1971

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Darrell, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: With 668;000 Canadians out of work; like these men at the Adelaide St. welfare office; Prime Minister Trudeau told a Calgary audience his policies are licking inflation and curbing unemployment. Montreal writer Dian Cohen; taking issue with him; says the speech contained half-truths; non-truths; misinformation and misinterpreting.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018407F

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