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Emotional moment: Environment Minister Ruth Grier gives Shelley Martel a hug in Legislature after the environment minister offered her resignation
Emotional moment: Environment Minister Ruth Grier gives Shelley Martel a hug in Legislature after the environment minister offered her resignation

Emotional moment: Environment Minister Ruth Grier gives Shelley Martel a hug in Legislature after the environment minister offered her resignation

Date6/13/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Emotional moment: Environment Minister Ruth Grier gives Shelley Martel a hug in Legislature after the environment minister offered her resignation.
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Emotional support: Environment Minister Ruth Grier hugs House Leader Shelley Martel when controversy forced Martel to submit her resignation
Emotional support: Environment Minister Ruth Grier hugs House Leader Shelley Martel when controversy forced Martel to submit her resignation
6/13/1991
Grim Leader: Premier Bob Rae faces reporters yesterday after cabinet ministers Anne Swarbrick and Shelley Martel offered him their resignations
Grim Leader: Premier Bob Rae faces reporters yesterday after cabinet ministers Anne Swarbrick and Shelley Martel offered him their resignations
6/13/1991
Ruth Grier: Environment minister has come under fire for her decision on garbage dumps
Ruth Grier: Environment minister has come under fire for her decision on garbage dumps
10/22/1986
Hot issue: Environment Minister Ruth Grier was accused of going back on her word yesterday, while Erv McIntyre, head of a provincial waster agency, says it plans to inspect 57 possible dump sites
Hot issue: Environment Minister Ruth Grier was accused of going back on her word yesterday, while Erv McIntyre, head of a provincial waster agency, says it plans to inspect 57 possible dump sites
6/4/1992
Ruth Grier: Environment minister pushes for recycling and waste reduction
Ruth Grier: Environment minister pushes for recycling and waste reduction
11/12/1990
Landfill neighbors: Residents from Vaughan shouted down Environment Minister Ruth Grier in a protest at Queen's Park yesterday over the government's proposed Waste Management Act
Landfill neighbors: Residents from Vaughan shouted down Environment Minister Ruth Grier in a protest at Queen's Park yesterday over the government's proposed Waste Management Act
11/19/1991
How sweet it is: Liberal candidate Jim Henderson gets a hug from his wife Karen after his upset victory in Humber riding over Environment Minister Morley Kells
How sweet it is: Liberal candidate Jim Henderson gets a hug from his wife Karen after his upset victory in Humber riding over Environment Minister Morley Kells
5/2/1985
On the stand: Northern Development Minister Shelley Martel testifies today that she was angry and frustrated with a doctor she believed manipulated her
On the stand: Northern Development Minister Shelley Martel testifies today that she was angry and frustrated with a doctor she believed manipulated her
3/11/1992
Pollution cruise: Pat Potter, front right, gives a guided tour of environment hotspots on the Grand River to Grade 5 kids from Hagersville.
Pollution cruise: Pat Potter, front right, gives a guided tour of environment hotspots on the Grand River to Grade 5 kids from Hagersville.
6/14/1990
In the race? Treasurer Larry Grossman and Environment Minister Andy Brandt beam after Premier William Davis announced his retirement. They are seen as likely candidates for Davis' job
In the race? Treasurer Larry Grossman and Environment Minister Andy Brandt beam after Premier William Davis announced his retirement. They are seen as likely candidates for Davis' job
10/8/1984
Federal Environment Minister Tom McMillan (left) and his Ontario counterpart, Jim Bradley, ham it up today at Queen's Park after signing an acid rain (...)
Federal Environment Minister Tom McMillan (left) and his Ontario counterpart, Jim Bradley, ham it up today at Queen's Park after signing an acid rain (...)
3/10/1997
Andrea McVean (Inset, top) painted her face for yesterday's massive peace and environment rally, dubbed No time to Waste. About 4,000 marched along Queen St. and to the Legislature
Andrea McVean (Inset, top) painted her face for yesterday's massive peace and environment rally, dubbed No time to Waste. About 4,000 marched along Queen St. and to the Legislature
10/20/1990