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Still fighting: Furrier Paul Magder got a visit from police again yesterday as he opened his store in defiance of Ontario's Sunday closing law
Still fighting: Furrier Paul Magder got a visit from police again yesterday as he opened his store in defiance of Ontario's Sunday closing law

Still fighting: Furrier Paul Magder got a visit from police again yesterday as he opened his store in defiance of Ontario's Sunday closing law

Date12/21/1986
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  • Still fighting: Furrier Paul Magder got a visit from police again yesterday as he opened his store in defiance of Ontario's Sunday closing law
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    Defiant Storeowner: Furrier Paul Magder, a strong opponent of Sunday closing laws, is pictured today vowing he will open on Sunday.
    Defiant Storeowner: Furrier Paul Magder, a strong opponent of Sunday closing laws, is pictured today vowing he will open on Sunday.
    Magder, Paul
    3/20/1991
    Paul Magder: Furrier says laws on Sunday and holiday closing are confusing
    Paul Magder: Furrier says laws on Sunday and holiday closing are confusing
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    12/8/1980
    With more than 200 charges against him, furrier Paul Magder is the grandaddy of Metro's fight against Sunday closing
    With more than 200 charges against him, furrier Paul Magder is the grandaddy of Metro's fight against Sunday closing
    Beaty, Keith
    9/18/1986
    Weary furrier: Paul Magder shows signs of stress yesterday after another visit from police who told him he will be charged with opening illegally on Boxing Day
    Weary furrier: Paul Magder shows signs of stress yesterday after another visit from police who told him he will be charged with opening illegally on Boxing Day
    Beaty, Keith
    12/26/1989
    Paul Magder: Furrier vows to continue crusade against Sunday laws.
    Paul Magder: Furrier vows to continue crusade against Sunday laws.
    Gower, Patti
    12/23/1989
    Paul Magder: Furrier is exercising right to oppose bad law, his lawyer says.
    Paul Magder: Furrier is exercising right to oppose bad law, his lawyer says.
    Beaty, Keith
    12/18/1986
    Paul Magder: Spadina Ave. merchant rips up pamphlet he used to pass out to customers explaining why he couldn't open his fur store on Sundays.
    Paul Magder: Spadina Ave. merchant rips up pamphlet he used to pass out to customers explaining why he couldn't open his fur store on Sundays.
    Magder, Paul
    9/17/1982
    He'll be back: Toronto furrier Paul Magder says he'll appeal the $50,000 contempt of court fine levied against him yesterday
    He'll be back: Toronto furrier Paul Magder says he'll appeal the $50,000 contempt of court fine levied against him yesterday
    Magder, Paul
    2/23/1990
    Critic of closing act: Businessman Paul Magder says Retail Business Holiday Act, which requires stores to close on holidays, is costing business millions of dollars and causing a great amount of unemployment
    Critic of closing act: Businessman Paul Magder says Retail Business Holiday Act, which requires stores to close on holidays, is costing business millions of dollars and causing a great amount of unemployment
    Buchkowski, Annette
    10/27/1981
    Edward Borins: Merchant defies Sunday closing law because he thinks it ludicrous
    Edward Borins: Merchant defies Sunday closing law because he thinks it ludicrous
    Borins, Edward
    12/16/1986
    Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
    Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
    Irish, Paul
    12/2/1987
    Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
    Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    1/29/1986