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Sidney Handleman, minister of consumer and commercial relations, said this week that he gets more complaints about insurance companies than any other business - and it's the industry's fault
Sidney Handleman, minister of consumer and commercial relations, said this week that he gets more complaints about insurance companies than any other business - and it's the industry's fault

Sidney Handleman, minister of consumer and commercial relations, said this week that he gets more complaints about insurance companies than any other business - and it's the industry's fault

Date2/1/1977
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Facts of life: Life insurance companies consider age, sex and physical handicaps when setting rates, and industry needs relief from human rights laws which were written without regard to such facts of life, says industry's top spokemen Edward Crawford.
Facts of life: Life insurance companies consider age, sex and physical handicaps when setting rates, and industry needs relief from human rights laws which were written without regard to such facts of life, says industry's top spokemen Edward Crawford.
5/26/1980
Litany of woes, Mr. Justice Coulter Osborne listens to complaints about high premiums as he condcuts probe into possible reforms of Ontario auto insurance industry
Litany of woes, Mr. Justice Coulter Osborne listens to complaints about high premiums as he condcuts probe into possible reforms of Ontario auto insurance industry
3/17/1987
Chief Commissioner George Kitching (left) of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and John Clement, Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, sample a Canadian wine - not the 1970 Bordeaux that sells for $73
Chief Commissioner George Kitching (left) of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and John Clement, Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, sample a Canadian wine - not the 1970 Bordeaux that sells for $73
10/22/1973
Monte Kwinter, Ontario's minister for consumer and commercial relations, at left, is looking at Nader Ghermezian, one of four brothers who built the West Edmonton Mall
Monte Kwinter, Ontario's minister for consumer and commercial relations, at left, is looking at Nader Ghermezian, one of four brothers who built the West Edmonton Mall
7/31/1985
Taking over as minister of consumer and commercial relations last month, Larry Grossman, with son Jamie, is congratulated by his father Allan Grossman(...)
Taking over as minister of consumer and commercial relations last month, Larry Grossman, with son Jamie, is congratulated by his father Allan Grossman(...)
9/21/1977
Won't quit: Albert Segal, 70, has found that complaints are best made to people who run companies.
Won't quit: Albert Segal, 70, has found that complaints are best made to people who run companies.
12/21/1983
Today, the Police Complaints Board under complaints commissioner Sidney Linden, left, will decide the officer's fate
Today, the Police Complaints Board under complaints commissioner Sidney Linden, left, will decide the officer's fate
1/20/1983
In the hot seat: J.L.A. Colhoun, president of the Trust Companies Association of Canada, is leading the industry's battle for new legislation to let t(...)
In the hot seat: J.L.A. Colhoun, president of the Trust Companies Association of Canada, is leading the industry's battle for new legislation to let t(...)
5/26/1981
David Collier, president of General Motors of Canada, says the auto industry's current sales slump is due to consumers' fears about the future rather (...)
David Collier, president of General Motors of Canada, says the auto industry's current sales slump is due to consumers' fears about the future rather (...)
3/27/1975
Don't floor it. Consumer Relations Minister Frank Drea takes to the wheel of an (super-efficient) electric car in the Civic Centre yesterday, part of Energy Action Week
Don't floor it. Consumer Relations Minister Frank Drea takes to the wheel of an (super-efficient) electric car in the Civic Centre yesterday, part of Energy Action Week
9/22/1980
Solving consumer complaints concerning the computer is James Finch's newest job. He's toronto's first computer ombudsman and will head a service organized by Canadian Information Processing Society and the Consumer Association of Canada. Here he handles a
Solving consumer complaints concerning the computer is James Finch's newest job. He's toronto's first computer ombudsman and will head a service organized by Canadian Information Processing Society and the Consumer Association of Canada. Here he handles a
2/15/1977
Sidney Linden, below left, is Metro's public complaints commissioner.
Sidney Linden, below left, is Metro's public complaints commissioner.
11/12/1981