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Numbers game, It took Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon and his aides more than an abacus to figure out today's budget
Numbers game, It took Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon and his aides more than an abacus to figure out today's budget

Numbers game, It took Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon and his aides more than an abacus to figure out today's budget

Date5/12/1986
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  • Numbers game, It took Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon and his aides more than an abacus to figure out today's budget
  • Numbers game, It took Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon and his aides more than an abacus to figure out today's budget. He also had few tips yesterday for reporters about its contents.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Numbers game, It took Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon and his aides more than an abacus to figure out today's budget. He also had few tips yesterday for reporters about its contents.
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    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
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    Guessing game, Treasurer Robert Nixon plays peekaboo with the camera at a pre-budget photo session in his office today
    Guessing game, Treasurer Robert Nixon plays peekaboo with the camera at a pre-budget photo session in his office today
    Nixon, Robert F., 1928-
    4/23/1990
    Close contact, Reporters surrounding David Peterson, above, enjoyed much better communication with the Liberal leader and his aides than with Premier Frank Miller and his handlers
    Close contact, Reporters surrounding David Peterson, above, enjoyed much better communication with the Liberal leader and his aides than with Premier Frank Miller and his handlers
    Bock, Tony
    4/4/1985
    Rosy forecast, Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon has reason to smile about his budget, which forecasts the provincial economy growing by 4.2 per cent and inflation falling to 3.8 per cent
    Rosy forecast, Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon has reason to smile about his budget, which forecasts the provincial economy growing by 4.2 per cent and inflation falling to 3.8 per cent
    Cooper, David
    5/13/1986
    Yes or No. Should Ontario Solicitor-General Mike Farnan resign after two aides used his name to intervene with two justices of the peace over parking tickets?
    Yes or No. Should Ontario Solicitor-General Mike Farnan resign after two aides used his name to intervene with two justices of the peace over parking tickets?
    Farnan, Mike, 1941-
    4/24/1991
    All smiles, Ontario Treasurer Bob Nixon puts on a happy face while delivering his budget in the Legislature yesterday
    All smiles, Ontario Treasurer Bob Nixon puts on a happy face while delivering his budget in the Legislature yesterday
    Bock, Tony
    4/24/1990
    Spread out below, more than 32,000 Fans watch the first action in today's east west Grey cup championship game
    Spread out below, more than 32,000 Fans watch the first action in today's east west Grey cup championship game
    Dutton, Don
    11/30/1968
    Congratulations from the boss, Premier David Peterson, left, shakes Treasurer Robert Nixon's hand after the reading of the budget in Legislature yeste(...)
    Congratulations from the boss, Premier David Peterson, left, shakes Treasurer Robert Nixon's hand after the reading of the budget in Legislature yeste(...)
    McConnell, Colin
    5/13/1986
    Chequebook cheers, A beaming Treasurer Robert Nixon hoists a glass of 7-Up after delivering the first Liberal budget in 42 years. But the mud's in the(...)
    Chequebook cheers, A beaming Treasurer Robert Nixon hoists a glass of 7-Up after delivering the first Liberal budget in 42 years. But the mud's in the(...)
    McConnell, Colin
    10/24/1985
    Opposition reaction, Opposition Leader Larry Grossman, left, studies budget brought down by Treasurer Robert Nixon in Legislature yesterday while New (...)
    Opposition reaction, Opposition Leader Larry Grossman, left, studies budget brought down by Treasurer Robert Nixon in Legislature yesterday while New (...)
    Goode, Jeff
    5/13/1986
    The taxman cometh, Treasurer Robert Nixon has a few laughs during a pre-budget photo session yesterday at Queen's Park
    The taxman cometh, Treasurer Robert Nixon has a few laughs during a pre-budget photo session yesterday at Queen's Park
    Loek, Dick
    4/19/1988
    Long-time service: Nursing aides from Sick Kids march outside the hospital yesterday, with help from others, to protest planned layoffs
    Long-time service: Nursing aides from Sick Kids march outside the hospital yesterday, with help from others, to protest planned layoffs
    Loek, Dick
    3/21/1993
    The nine provincial premiers, seated around the centre table, and their chief cabinet aides, hear Prime Minister King open the historic conference wit(...)
    The nine provincial premiers, seated around the centre table, and their chief cabinet aides, hear Prime Minister King open the historic conference wit(...)
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    1/15/1941