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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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Original Toronto Star caption: Gordon Walker: Canadian manufacturers face danger of being swamped.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0087943F
    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.
    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.
    Ross, Fred
    7/2/1970
    This is how a helicopter is being used to lift 1,200-pound ventilator hoods into place on the new Manufacturers' building at the CNE. It makes two trips every six minutes
    This is how a helicopter is being used to lift 1,200-pound ventilator hoods into place on the new Manufacturers' building at the CNE. It makes two trips every six minutes
    James, Norman
    4/5/1962
    Place the face: Stuart Aikins and Clare Walker of Canadian Casting Associates, a major Toronto casting agency, find the faces and the talent for many of the films now being made here
    Place the face: Stuart Aikins and Clare Walker of Canadian Casting Associates, a major Toronto casting agency, find the faces and the talent for many of the films now being made here
    Cooper, David
    4/11/1980
    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
    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
    Cooper, David
    n.d.
    The shipping manufacturers' list: a buyers' and sellers' guide to the manufacturers and products of Canada
    The shipping manufacturers' list: a buyers' and sellers' guide to the manufacturers and products of Canada
    Manufacturers' List Co.
    1895
    The shipping manufacturers' list: a guide to the manufacturers of Canada and their products
    The shipping manufacturers' list: a guide to the manufacturers of Canada and their products
    Desbarats & Co.
    1893 - 1894
    Designing computer: Project specialist Jim Crichton uses a computer hooked up to a video display terminal to produce designs at a Hamilton metal working firm. A Canadian Manufacturers' Association survey has found most companies do not use computerized drafting.
    Designing computer: Project specialist Jim Crichton uses a computer hooked up to a video display terminal to produce designs at a Hamilton metal working firm. A Canadian Manufacturers' Association survey has found most companies do not use computerized drafting.
    Beaty, Keith
    3/4/1982
    A kiss declined by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, as he saw photographers hovering near him at the Canadian Manufacturers' Association dinner last nig(...)
    A kiss declined by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, as he saw photographers hovering near him at the Canadian Manufacturers' Association dinner last nig(...)
    Lennon, Frank
    6/8/1971
    3. The Canadian National Exhibition, 1887, showing the then new Manufacturers' Building
    3. The Canadian National Exhibition, 1887, showing the then new Manufacturers' Building
    Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
    n.d.
    He's staying: Canadian auto parts firms are making a mistake if they think moving operations to countries where wages are lower will cure their problems, says Bob Calder, new chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Performance is as importance as prices, he argues, suggesting employers should join with workers to improve productivity.
    He's staying: Canadian auto parts firms are making a mistake if they think moving operations to countries where wages are lower will cure their problems, says Bob Calder, new chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Performance is as importance as prices, he argues, suggesting employers should join with workers to improve productivity.
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    4/11/1984
    Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin (centre) eats dinner flanked by his interpreter, Victor Sukhodryev (left), and Gerard Filion, president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, which sponsored the dinner at the Ontario Science Centre last night
    Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin (centre) eats dinner flanked by his interpreter, Victor Sukhodryev (left), and Gerard Filion, president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, which sponsored the dinner at the Ontario Science Centre last night
    Kosygin, Aleksey Nikolayevich, 1904-1980
    10/25/1971
    Cross-border shopping, coupled with recession, put pressure on multinational manufacturers to bring Canadian prices of consumer electronics in line with those in the U.S.
    Cross-border shopping, coupled with recession, put pressure on multinational manufacturers to bring Canadian prices of consumer electronics in line with those in the U.S.
    Power, Peter
    12/17/1992