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Robarts confidant once ran
Ontario Tories: G Ernest Jackson, DONN DOWNEY The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail (1936-); Jan 25, 1995; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail pg. C5
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Triumph Knocks Out Roberts By Count of 976-633, Miller, John. The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. . 26 Oct 1961: 1.
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Attached: The Return to Favor of Tory and Grit, Miller, John. The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. . 24 Jan 1963: 7.
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Candidate for Leadership of PC Party The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. . 22 Aug 1961: 3
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Violating the law, BBG says: PCs asked to withdraw 2 TV plugs, The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. . 07 Oct 1967: 1
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The man who has come to the aid of the party, Miller, John. The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. . 10 Nov 1962: 66
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in order to concentrate on his insurance business and family, but co-managed
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when he was seven. His father was a travelling salesman. He left high school in the middle of grade 13 to join
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20th-century members of the
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