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On guard: Canadian Forces soldier at a Montreal post office after Ottawa imposed the War Measures Act in 1970
On guard: Canadian Forces soldier at a Montreal post office after Ottawa imposed the War Measures Act in 1970

On guard: Canadian Forces soldier at a Montreal post office after Ottawa imposed the War Measures Act in 1970

Date10/16/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: On guard: Canadian Forces soldier at a Montreal post office after Ottawa imposed the War Measures Act in 1970.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0120338F
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      Trying to co-operate on the tightened security measures in Montreal, a city policeman ferrying a Canadian Forces soldier to a guard post gropes for ke(...)
      Bezant, Graham
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      Griffin, Doug
      10/23/1970
      Prime Minister Trudeau leaves House of Commons with police escort after MPs voted 190-16 on Monday to support invoking of the War Measures Act [Incomplete]
      Prime Minister Trudeau leaves House of Commons with police escort after MPs voted 190-16 on Monday to support invoking of the War Measures Act [Incomplete]
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/19/1970
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      10/25/1970
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      Loek, Dick
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      Calleja, Frank
      12/2/1970
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      The man behind Metro Toronto's emergency measures force and ambulance service is J
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      Conservative Party of Canada
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      Loek, Dick
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