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The official guardian of Ontario, Lloyd Perry said he was shocked to learn that five young children and their mother have been locked in two cramped r(...)
The official guardian of Ontario, Lloyd Perry said he was shocked to learn that five young children and their mother have been locked in two cramped r(...)

The official guardian of Ontario, Lloyd Perry said he was shocked to learn that five young children and their mother have been locked in two cramped r(...)

Date8/5/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: The official guardian of Ontario; Lloyd Perry said he was shocked to learn that five young children and their mother have been locked in two cramped rooms in a Toronto hotel for more than a month while awaiting deportation hearings. The mother; Bibi Ali; studies newspaper story about her family's plight.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0022710F
      Ontario's Official guardian Lloyd Perry, right, has seen 69 thalidomide children grow up
      Ontario's Official guardian Lloyd Perry, right, has seen 69 thalidomide children grow up
      Beaty, Keith
      6/16/1981
      Long career: Lloyd Perry only planned to stay as Ontario's Official Guardian 2 years, but remained for 34.
      Long career: Lloyd Perry only planned to stay as Ontario's Official Guardian 2 years, but remained for 34.
      Lennon, Frank
      11/26/1984
      The executive director of the Toronto Humane Society has been fired less than two months after taking the job created for him. Stephen Best, who was working on a monthly contract, said yesterday he was shocked by the decision dismissing him from $45,000-a-year position.
      The executive director of the Toronto Humane Society has been fired less than two months after taking the job created for him. Stephen Best, who was working on a monthly contract, said yesterday he was shocked by the decision dismissing him from $45,000-a-year position.
      Mahler, John
      2/24/1986
      Official Guardian Willson McTavish has made many changes on behalf of Ontario children
      Official Guardian Willson McTavish has made many changes on behalf of Ontario children
      Slaughter, Mike
      4/28/1987
      Cramped quarters for Mohan, the two-ton male Indian elephant at the Riverdale zoo, have become the subject of controversy. Annoyed animal lovers have (...)
      Cramped quarters for Mohan, the two-ton male Indian elephant at the Riverdale zoo, have become the subject of controversy. Annoyed animal lovers have (...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      2/6/1964
      Mothers demand traffic lights where 2 children hurt, Angry mothers patrol a crosswalk where two Scarborough children have been hit by cars in the last two weeks
      Mothers demand traffic lights where 2 children hurt, Angry mothers patrol a crosswalk where two Scarborough children have been hit by cars in the last two weeks
      Bull, Ron
      6/22/1972
      Italian sculptor Gino Masciarelli shows his bronze sculpture, Chained Humanity, part of his exhibit at a Downshview tavern. He said he was shocked by (...)
      Italian sculptor Gino Masciarelli shows his bronze sculpture, Chained Humanity, part of his exhibit at a Downshview tavern. He said he was shocked by (...)
      Griffin, Doug
      7/22/1977
      Serbians commemorate uprising. Member fo Parliament Perry Ryan learns a Serbian dance from Rado Malobabic (left) and Zora Asanin while Ontario Labor M(...)
      Serbians commemorate uprising. Member fo Parliament Perry Ryan learns a Serbian dance from Rado Malobabic (left) and Zora Asanin while Ontario Labor M(...)
      Carton, Gordon, 1921-
      5/14/1972
      Children of the revolution: They will grow up to a life of security and conformity, but they learn from the start that what's said at home cannot be said on the street
      Children of the revolution: They will grow up to a life of security and conformity, but they learn from the start that what's said at home cannot be said on the street
      Bryant, George
      12/15/1971
      In one End . . . David Bain, 2, pauses a moment before he enters this mysterious tunnel. Mothers taking program learn how to make such simple playthings for their children and neighborhood tots
      In one End . . . David Bain, 2, pauses a moment before he enters this mysterious tunnel. Mothers taking program learn how to make such simple playthings for their children and neighborhood tots
      Darrell, Dick
      11/6/1974
      Cramped quarters: A single mother, her newborn baby and 2 1/2-year-old son live in basement flat
      Cramped quarters: A single mother, her newborn baby and 2 1/2-year-old son live in basement flat
      Stawicki, Andrew
      1/19/1989
      Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
      Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
      Bull, Ron
      7/7/1983