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To the wire: Mike Harris, left, and Dianne Cunningham share a laugh on the eve of this afternoon's vote that will make one of them the leader of Ontario's Tories
To the wire: Mike Harris, left, and Dianne Cunningham share a laugh on the eve of this afternoon's vote that will make one of them the leader of Ontario's Tories

To the wire: Mike Harris, left, and Dianne Cunningham share a laugh on the eve of this afternoon's vote that will make one of them the leader of Ontario's Tories

Date5/11/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: To the wire: Mike Harris, left, and Dianne Cunningham share a laugh on the eve of this afternoon's vote that will make one of them the leader of Ontario's Tories.
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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