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Now it's our turn, A smiling Robert Nixon, the son of Ontario's last Liberal premier and himself a former Liberal leader, pats Liberal leader David Pe(...)
Now it's our turn, A smiling Robert Nixon, the son of Ontario's last Liberal premier and himself a former Liberal leader, pats Liberal leader David Pe(...)

Now it's our turn, A smiling Robert Nixon, the son of Ontario's last Liberal premier and himself a former Liberal leader, pats Liberal leader David Pe(...)

Date6/18/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Now it's our turn, A smiling Robert Nixon, the son of Ontario's last Liberal premier and himself a former Liberal leader, pats Liberal leader David Peterson on the back as the Progressive Conservative government is toppled yesterday. Peterson is expected to be asked to form a government next week.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0073296F
Make work: Ontario Liberal Leader David Peterson, with former leader Robert Nixon listening, says Premier William Davis tries to weasel out of economic responsibilities
Make work: Ontario Liberal Leader David Peterson, with former leader Robert Nixon listening, says Premier William Davis tries to weasel out of economic responsibilities
3/1/1982
Laughing matter: Federal Liberal leader John Turner, left, shares a joke with Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon - a former provincial Liberal leader - at last night's $250-a-plate fundraiser
Laughing matter: Federal Liberal leader John Turner, left, shares a joke with Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon - a former provincial Liberal leader - at last night's $250-a-plate fundraiser
10/21/1985
A scene from a comic opera may be what it looks like - but it's Liberal Leader Stuart Smith (seated) and former leader Robert Nixon engaged in a heate(...)
A scene from a comic opera may be what it looks like - but it's Liberal Leader Stuart Smith (seated) and former leader Robert Nixon engaged in a heate(...)
3/10/1976
Former liberal leader Robert Nixon (middle) heckles the Conservative benches during the budget speech as Liberal Leader Stuart Smith (left) and David (...)
Former liberal leader Robert Nixon (middle) heckles the Conservative benches during the budget speech as Liberal Leader Stuart Smith (left) and David (...)
4/19/1977
All-star political cast of Liberal Leader Robert Nixon (left), NDP Leader Stephen Lewis, and Ontario Premier William Davis (right) yesterday taped a one-hour political television spectacular, shown in prime time CBC and CTV networks last night - and made no secret of the fact that all three of them were spectacularly unimpressed by the show
All-star political cast of Liberal Leader Robert Nixon (left), NDP Leader Stephen Lewis, and Ontario Premier William Davis (right) yesterday taped a one-hour political television spectacular, shown in prime time CBC and CTV networks last night - and made no secret of the fact that all three of them were spectacularly unimpressed by the show
10/4/1971
Liberal leader Robert Nixon. You can tell it's election year in Ontario
Liberal leader Robert Nixon. You can tell it's election year in Ontario
4/7/1975
Moment of truth, Opposition Liberals-former health minister Elinor Caplan, interim leader Bob Nixon, centre, and former education minister Sean Conway - listen while the NDP reveals its budget
Moment of truth, Opposition Liberals-former health minister Elinor Caplan, interim leader Bob Nixon, centre, and former education minister Sean Conway - listen while the NDP reveals its budget
4/29/1991
Liberal line-up: Former Ontario premier David Peterson and wife Shelley chat with Liberal Leader Jean Chretien and wife Aline at Sheraton Centre last night
Liberal line-up: Former Ontario premier David Peterson and wife Shelley chat with Liberal Leader Jean Chretien and wife Aline at Sheraton Centre last night
11/20/1991
Party Parley: Former Ontario premier David Peterson, left, and federal Liberal leader Jean Chretien chat last night at $500-a-plate Liberal fundraiser that drew 1,800 to a downtown Toronto hotel
Party Parley: Former Ontario premier David Peterson, left, and federal Liberal leader Jean Chretien chat last night at $500-a-plate Liberal fundraiser that drew 1,800 to a downtown Toronto hotel
11/21/1990
Balloons and hoopla highlighted last night's massive Liberal rally at the CNE Coliseum as Liberal leader Robert Nixon greeted Metro area Liberal candi(...)
Balloons and hoopla highlighted last night's massive Liberal rally at the CNE Coliseum as Liberal leader Robert Nixon greeted Metro area Liberal candi(...)
10/12/1967
Re-elected Ontario Liberal Leader, Robert Nixon and his wife are surrounded by happy supporters last night at the convention, in the Royal York. Nixon(...)
Re-elected Ontario Liberal Leader, Robert Nixon and his wife are surrounded by happy supporters last night at the convention, in the Royal York. Nixon(...)
10/23/1973
End of an era, Interim Liberal Leader Bob Nixon, Ontario's longest-serving MPP, bids farewell to a Legislature page yesterday after resigning his sear to become agent-general in London
End of an era, Interim Liberal Leader Bob Nixon, Ontario's longest-serving MPP, bids farewell to a Legislature page yesterday after resigning his sear to become agent-general in London
6/27/1991