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Desbarats' Tenure Contested

London, Ontario

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First House of Commons, Now .. Courtroom Drama Will be Televised

London, Ontario

A brief interview with Desbarats, concerning the introduction of television cameras within courtrooms during proceedings. It is stipulated that having cameras within the courtroom would its accessibility to the public, as well as…

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Global TV's News has Honey Touch

Montreal, Quebec

A somewhat mixed review on the Global TV's nightly newscast programme. Irwin makes note of the somewhat jitteriness of the programme's structure, whilst also discussing the contrasting presenting styles of Trueman and Desbarats…

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Government Betrayed Me, Says Distinguished Author

Kingston, Ontario

Hogben's article describes Desbarats's criticism on the pepper spraying incident at the APEC meeting in Vancouver, as well as the Canadian government's victimization of its citizens, expressed during the Canadian Club in…

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Great City? Not Even Close, Critic Says

London, Ontario

Martin's interview with Desbarats, on his opinion of London's infrastructure and city culture as a new resident of the city. The article goes on, at great length about the level of dullness that the downtown district has - as well…

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Helping To Enlighten The "Two Solitudes"

Montreal, Quebec

Gason's favourable review on Peter Desbarats book “The State of Quebec: A Journalist’s View of the Quiet Revolution.” Gascon views the work as intelligent and “well documented”, as well as noting that Desbarats understanding of…

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Innovative Shows Stud Global's Lineup

Montreal, Quebec

A general overview of Global TV's new 1971 programme lineup for the year. The article primarily focuses on the broadcasting made by Al Bruner regarding network availability, before going into making brief descriptions on the more…

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Peter Desbarats - He's Been 'Discovered' Again: Montreal's Top TV Journalist Off to Greener Fields

Montreal, Quebec

Details on Peter’s departure from The Gazette to work for the Toronto Star as an “Ottawa based, nationally syndicated political columnist.” He was very determined to develop a high-quality, widely read column. The article gives…

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Peter Desbarats ... Man on the Move

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Brief biographical summary which includes mention of Desbarats' literary works, and discussions on his television career.

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Political Cartoon Book Recalled Over Bad Joke

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Brief article on the recall of Desbarats' children's book

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