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Gordon Walker: Canadian manufacturers face danger of being swamped
Gordon Walker: Canadian manufacturers face danger of being swamped

Gordon Walker: Canadian manufacturers face danger of being swamped

Date3/16/1982
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  • Gordon Walker: Canadian manufacturers face danger of being swamped
  • Gordon Walker: Canadian manufacturers face danger of being swamped.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Gordon Walker: Canadian manufacturers face danger of being swamped.
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    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Drug manufacturer John Cook says Canadian-owned drug firms tend to loose Canadian identity after they become full-fledged manufacturers, performing all steps in making prescription drugs. Cook is worried that control of his own small, Etobicoke-based company will soon go to foreigners.
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    Cooper, David
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    Harsh words: Al and Claire Haddad, pictured here with fabric handpainted by a Canadian artist on silk crepe de chine, say Canadian textile manufacturers aren't competing on an international scale
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    n.d.
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    n.d.
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    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    4/11/1984
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    Stuparyk, Michael
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