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Their Jobs Eliminated by Ottawa's quotas on shoe imports, Frank Van Beek (left), Ray Haines (right) and a third employee of Shoe Import Co
Their Jobs Eliminated by Ottawa's quotas on shoe imports, Frank Van Beek (left), Ray Haines (right) and a third employee of Shoe Import Co

Their Jobs Eliminated by Ottawa's quotas on shoe imports, Frank Van Beek (left), Ray Haines (right) and a third employee of Shoe Import Co

Date12/5/1977
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Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
Michael Davis: President of thriving L. Davis Textiles is one of the beneficiaries of Canadian quotas on textile imports but he complains of gross abuse of quota limits by customs officials to ensure that annual limits are not exceeded. Davis' Toronto firm, which specializes in children's sleepwear, employs 200. About 200,000 are employed in the industry nationally.
1/10/1980
Canadian investor's dream: Jean-Michel Roy, commercial counsellor at the Canadian embassy in Chile, above, says there is a lot of opportunities for businessmen in a country that has no import quotas, import licence requirements and demands no joint ventur
Canadian investor's dream: Jean-Michel Roy, commercial counsellor at the Canadian embassy in Chile, above, says there is a lot of opportunities for businessmen in a country that has no import quotas, import licence requirements and demands no joint ventur
8/7/1980
A warning an auto jobs. Retiring Ford boss sees imports gaining bigger share
A warning an auto jobs. Retiring Ford boss sees imports gaining bigger share
12/21/1991
David cossar. Imports out of sight
David cossar. Imports out of sight
7/6/1973
Traditional bread: Robert Marchese of Friull Fine Foods says his shop imports Colomba, a dove-shaped egg bread, from Italy each Easter.
Traditional bread: Robert Marchese of Friull Fine Foods says his shop imports Colomba, a dove-shaped egg bread, from Italy each Easter.
3/30/1990
What's up? A newly hatched cockatiel takes a look at the world as he stands on the hand of John Bennett, the birdman of Durham. The Uxbridge resident imports and breeds exotic birds and has a stock of 400 feathered friends ranging from finches to toucans.
What's up? A newly hatched cockatiel takes a look at the world as he stands on the hand of John Bennett, the birdman of Durham. The Uxbridge resident imports and breeds exotic birds and has a stock of 400 feathered friends ranging from finches to toucans.
6/15/1982
Without tariff protection against cheap imports from countries like China, Poland, Brazil and Romania, we would have had to close here.
Without tariff protection against cheap imports from countries like China, Poland, Brazil and Romania, we would have had to close here.
4/1/1990
Superior quality: Silver Snail owner Ron Van Leeuwen is surrounded by the transformer toys he imports from Japan
Superior quality: Silver Snail owner Ron Van Leeuwen is surrounded by the transformer toys he imports from Japan
6/27/1985
Don Haines
Don Haines
10/7/1993
Ravaged by time: Bill Barber, curator of the Peel Museum, examines one of the three panels of the historic Meadowvale mural, painted by Fred Haines, which depicts the Mississauga Indians on the Credit River.
Ravaged by time: Bill Barber, curator of the Peel Museum, examines one of the three panels of the historic Meadowvale mural, painted by Fred Haines, which depicts the Mississauga Indians on the Credit River.
8/1/1980
Globetrotter: Art Browne, who travels the world looking for ideas for running shoes, shows off the Sonic brand that put his company in third place in the shoe stakes.
Globetrotter: Art Browne, who travels the world looking for ideas for running shoes, shows off the Sonic brand that put his company in third place in the shoe stakes.
8/23/1979
Henry Ford II reveals new car. To compete with small imports
Henry Ford II reveals new car. To compete with small imports
9/11/1968