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Watching from the wings, former liberal prime minister Lester Pearson (left) and former Conservative prime minister John Diefenbaker can laugh at open(...)
Watching from the wings, former liberal prime minister Lester Pearson (left) and former Conservative prime minister John Diefenbaker can laugh at open(...)

Watching from the wings, former liberal prime minister Lester Pearson (left) and former Conservative prime minister John Diefenbaker can laugh at open(...)

Date2/10/1969
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  • Watching from the wings, former liberal prime minister Lester Pearson (left) and former Conservative prime minister John Diefenbaker can laugh at open(...)
  • Watching from the wings; former liberal prime minister Lester Pearson (left) and former Conservative prime minister John Diefenbaker can laugh at opening of federal-provincial conference about their widely different viewpoints. In rear are George Hees (left) and Conservative Leader Robert Stanfield.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Watching from the wings; former liberal prime minister Lester Pearson (left) and former Conservative prime minister John Diefenbaker can laugh at opening of federal-provincial conference about their widely different viewpoints. In rear are George Hees (left) and Conservative Leader Robert Stanfield.
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