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Advertising critic: The pharmaceutical industry is a business designed to secure a profit, says Dr. Eric Letovsky, in pointing out the potential dangers in Madison Avenue-style drug advertising.
Advertising critic: The pharmaceutical industry is a business designed to secure a profit, says Dr. Eric Letovsky, in pointing out the potential dangers in Madison Avenue-style drug advertising.

Advertising critic: The pharmaceutical industry is a business designed to secure a profit, says Dr. Eric Letovsky, in pointing out the potential dangers in Madison Avenue-style drug advertising.

Date11/12/1980
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Rich Loopholes: Law professor Neil Brooks says tax subsidies for business meals, lobbying and advertising cost the government billions in revenue each year.
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1/14/1985
Filling need: Ted Shafron, left, president of KTS Systems Group, and Gary Tile, vice-president, are finding success in selling specialized computer systems by concentrating on three disparate groups - advertising agencies, non-profit organizations and private schools
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1/8/1988
Pointing the way: Brantford student Joe Stevens visits his hero, advertising whiz Jerry Goodis, at MacLaren Advertising
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6/24/1980
Prescribes no drugs: Dr. Eric Shrubb, president of the Ontario Naturopathic Association, says levels of public health are deteriorating due to overuse of drugs. Shrubb treats patients with vitamins, minerals and herbal remedies.
Prescribes no drugs: Dr. Eric Shrubb, president of the Ontario Naturopathic Association, says levels of public health are deteriorating due to overuse of drugs. Shrubb treats patients with vitamins, minerals and herbal remedies.
12/15/1981
He's not overweight but advertising man Ken Borden says that's only because you don't get fat just tasting. Cooking is more than a hobby for him - he's already taken seven different night courses and says these courses aren't work, they're fun.
He's not overweight but advertising man Ken Borden says that's only because you don't get fat just tasting. Cooking is more than a hobby for him - he's already taken seven different night courses and says these courses aren't work, they're fun.
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Paul Hains Creative director Palmer Bonner and PSG Advertising, Fashion and style help a great deal in presenting ideas to clients
Paul Hains Creative director Palmer Bonner and PSG Advertising, Fashion and style help a great deal in presenting ideas to clients
10/20/1989
Co-founder: Glen Dennis of Tel-Ad Advisors Ltd. says it counsels clients on how to cut the cost of advertising in the Yellow Pages and has had no trouble placing such ads for clients from B.C. to Manitoba.
Co-founder: Glen Dennis of Tel-Ad Advisors Ltd. says it counsels clients on how to cut the cost of advertising in the Yellow Pages and has had no trouble placing such ads for clients from B.C. to Manitoba.
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The pursuer: Peter Hunter, president of Signum Communications, says bringing Cockfield Brown into his fold would make his company the largest and strongest public advertising agency in Canada
The pursuer: Peter Hunter, president of Signum Communications, says bringing Cockfield Brown into his fold would make his company the largest and strongest public advertising agency in Canada
12/11/1981
Fears new law: Dr. Barry Sherman, president of a Canadian drug manufacturing company, says the proposed law threatens Canada's role in the industry. Everything we've accomplished is being threatened by Bill C-22, which in essence would restore the monopolies, he says.
Fears new law: Dr. Barry Sherman, president of a Canadian drug manufacturing company, says the proposed law threatens Canada's role in the industry. Everything we've accomplished is being threatened by Bill C-22, which in essence would restore the monopolies, he says.
1/22/1987
Seeking answers: Scientist Eric Chaisson says a code of global ethics - which is not base on religion alone - is needed in order to save a technological society that has the potential to destroy itself.
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