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Opinion

BY GAR PARDY

December 6, 2017

OTTAWA—I am not a Father of Confederation, but I am a son of Confederation. I was an interested observer, albeit young, when Newfoundland was roiled politically with the renewal of its historical debate of whether or not it would become Canada's 10th province. Post-war Britain under t...

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