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The nine provincial premiers, seated around the centre table, and their chief cabinet aides, hear Prime Minister King open the historic conference wit(...)
The nine provincial premiers, seated around the centre table, and their chief cabinet aides, hear Prime Minister King open the historic conference wit(...)

The nine provincial premiers, seated around the centre table, and their chief cabinet aides, hear Prime Minister King open the historic conference wit(...)

Date1/15/1941
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Original Toronto Star caption: The nine provincial premiers; seated around the centre table; and their chief cabinet aides; hear Prime Minister King open the historic conference with a plea for adoption of the Sirois report plan to cement national unity and magnify Canada's war effort. Premier Mitchell Hepburn; on Mr. King's right; immediately followed the prime minister with a blast against the report's recommentations which split the conference into two camps in its infancy. Premier Aberhart of Alberta and Premier D. T. Pattullo of British Columbia; lined up behind Mr. Hepburn.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0005051F
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