When Mike Harris read Charles Dickens
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Ontario's new premier Mike Harris has little political experience has brought other men with no political experience into his cabinet. They are united in their conservative attitudes towards welfare and taxes. Proposed cuts in social services indicate Harris' Scrooge-like attitude toward the poor.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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A WASPish take on politics
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Toronto, Ontario, is the home to many immigrant groups such as Italians, Jamaicans, Chinese and East Indians, but the predominately white suburbanites still dominate Ontario politics. It is uncertain whether Ontario Premier Bob Rae's Jewish heritage will be a factor in the election.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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The decline of Tranta the Good
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Dr Anne Golden issued a ill-advised report calling for the consolidation of local governments surrounding Toronto, Ontario, into a single entity. This is another example of Toronto boosters trying to portray the city as 'world class.'
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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