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Indignant premier, Brian Peckford, Newfoundland's premier, says the province would never have joined Confederation in 1949 if it had known Ottawa would try to amend the constitution unilaterally
Indignant premier, Brian Peckford, Newfoundland's premier, says the province would never have joined Confederation in 1949 if it had known Ottawa would try to amend the constitution unilaterally

Indignant premier, Brian Peckford, Newfoundland's premier, says the province would never have joined Confederation in 1949 if it had known Ottawa would try to amend the constitution unilaterally

Date2/4/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Indignant premier, Brian Peckford, Newfoundland's premier, says the province would never have joined Confederation in 1949 if it had known Ottawa would try to amend the constitution unilaterally.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0072982F
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