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Dwight Daigneault, president of the North York secondary school teachers' federation, says, We intend to keep on fighting. He said teachers are worried about the educational product.
Dwight Daigneault, president of the North York secondary school teachers' federation, says, We intend to keep on fighting. He said teachers are worried about the educational product.

Dwight Daigneault, president of the North York secondary school teachers' federation, says, We intend to keep on fighting. He said teachers are worried about the educational product.

Date4/13/1972
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