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The proper rules for tractor hats

Article Abstract:

Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein and Harry Truman changed history because they defied conventional taboos and regulations. Canadians must consider individual rights, rather than heed blind national advice, when they participate in the constitutional referendum vote.

Author: Fotheringham, Allan
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
Taboo, Linguistic, Linguistic taboo

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Ban Shakespeare! Outlaw Shaw!

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The upcoming theater production of 'Show Boat' in Canada has been criticized in the name of political correctness because of its content and theme. A satire of other popular productions that should be banned because of their content is presented.

Author: Fotheringham, Allan
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1993
Political aspects, Theater

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The many lives of a saintly Manitoban

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George Johnson, who served with distinction in the Canadian Navy during World War II, died in July 1995 at age 74 in Gimli, Manitoba. Johnson also served his nation as a rural physician and as a government minister.

Author: Fotheringham, Allan
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
Obituary, Canadians, Johnson, George

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Subjects list: Column, Humor and anecdotes, Political correctness
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