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Standing firm, Ontario Premier David Peterson, above right, tried hard to be diplomatic at the premiers' conference but he kept to his opinions on the(...)
Standing firm, Ontario Premier David Peterson, above right, tried hard to be diplomatic at the premiers' conference but he kept to his opinions on the(...)

Standing firm, Ontario Premier David Peterson, above right, tried hard to be diplomatic at the premiers' conference but he kept to his opinions on the(...)

Date2/8/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Standing firm, Ontario Premier David Peterson, above right, tried hard to be diplomatic at the premiers' conference but he kept to his opinions on the free trade issue - opinions that angered Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed, above left. Lougheed said Peterson was starting a new provincial conflict.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0073407F
Dr. Gallup looks over one of the mechanical counting machines used in the task of tabulating opinions. He has kept a careful check on American war att(...)
Dr. Gallup looks over one of the mechanical counting machines used in the task of tabulating opinions. He has kept a careful check on American war att(...)
11/22/1941
Collared: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque reacted quickly when he felt a hand on his collar during a reception during the premiers' conference in Toronto last night
Collared: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque reacted quickly when he felt a hand on his collar during a reception during the premiers' conference in Toronto last night
8/8/1983
Collared: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque reacted quickly when he felt a hand on his collar during a reception during the premiers' conference in Toronto last night
Collared: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque reacted quickly when he felt a hand on his collar during a reception during the premiers' conference in Toronto last night
8/8/1983
In the red, Wearing his trademark red tie and standing against the backd'op of his party logo, Premier David Peterson puts 1,800 Liberal party members(...)
In the red, Wearing his trademark red tie and standing against the backd'op of his party logo, Premier David Peterson puts 1,800 Liberal party members(...)
4/4/1987
Opening the Premiers' Conference with a pool-side cocktail party at the Inn on the park last night, Premier david barrett of British Columbia talks wi(...)
Opening the Premiers' Conference with a pool-side cocktail party at the Inn on the park last night, Premier david barrett of British Columbia talks wi(...)
9/11/1974
Notes on some of the Buddhist opinions and monuments of Asia, compared with the symbols on the ancient sculptured ''standing stones'' of Scotland
Notes on some of the Buddhist opinions and monuments of Asia, compared with the symbols on the ancient sculptured ''standing stones'' of Scotland
1855
Branding Irons Commemorating the Western Economic Opportunities Conference are wielded by the four western premiers - from left, David Barrett of Brit(...)
Branding Irons Commemorating the Western Economic Opportunities Conference are wielded by the four western premiers - from left, David Barrett of Brit(...)
7/24/1973
Ousted minister: Christine Hart tried to resign gracefully but Premier David Peterson's revelations torpedoed that effort
Ousted minister: Christine Hart tried to resign gracefully but Premier David Peterson's revelations torpedoed that effort
5/30/1990
Premiers ponder a day of speeches, Premiers attending the first ministers' conference in Toronto appear deep in thought during yesterday's opening session
Premiers ponder a day of speeches, Premiers attending the first ministers' conference in Toronto appear deep in thought during yesterday's opening session
11/26/1987
Premiers ponder a day of speeches, Premiers attending the first ministers' conference in Toronto appear deep in thought during yesterday's opening session
Premiers ponder a day of speeches, Premiers attending the first ministers' conference in Toronto appear deep in thought during yesterday's opening session
11/26/1987
Nothing much was done at the federal-provincial conference on the constitution in Ottawa this week, many of the premiers felt, but Ontario Premier Joh(...)
Nothing much was done at the federal-provincial conference on the constitution in Ottawa this week, many of the premiers felt, but Ontario Premier Joh(...)
12/10/1969
Close contact, Reporters surrounding David Peterson, above, enjoyed much better communication with the Liberal leader and his aides than with Premier Frank Miller and his handlers
Close contact, Reporters surrounding David Peterson, above, enjoyed much better communication with the Liberal leader and his aides than with Premier Frank Miller and his handlers
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