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The following graph is a statistical breakdown of stories dealing with the commission (or spy trials) that appeared in one of seven Canadian newspapers between 16 February to 30 April 1946. The graph only indicates if the paper, on that particular date, carried a story relating to this topic. 'Story' refers to any article appearing in the paper on the commission or spy trials; 'headlines' refers to an article on the front page; 'Ed' is an editorial on this topic.
Legend:
X=at least one story, headline or editorial
Y= indicates an editorial criticizing the commission's abuse of civil liberties
CL=refers to a general story/editorial on civil liberties
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Evening Citizen |
Globe and Mail |
Vancouver Sun |
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Stor
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Head
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Ed.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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Feb. 16
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 17
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Feb.18
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 19
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 20
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 21
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X
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X
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CL
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X
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Feb. 22
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 23
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X
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X
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Feb. 24
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Feb. 25
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Feb. 26
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Feb. 27
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X
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X
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Febr. 28
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March 1
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X
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March 2
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X
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March 3
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March 4
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March 5
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March 6
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March 7
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March 8
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X
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March 9
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March 10
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March 11
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March 12
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X
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X
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March 13
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X
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X
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X
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March 14
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X
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Y
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Y
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March 15
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X
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X
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X
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X=story, headline or editorial appears in issue\ Y= editorial criticizing civil liberties' abuses\ CL=general story on civil liberties
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Evening Citizen |
Globe and Mail |
Vancouver Sun |
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Stor
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Head
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Ed.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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March 16
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X
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Y
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X
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X
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X
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X
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March 17
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March 18
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X
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Y
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X
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Y
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X
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March 19
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X
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X
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X
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Y
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March 20
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X
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Y
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X
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X
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X
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March 21
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X
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Y
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Y
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X
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Y
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March 22
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X
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X
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X
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March 23
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X
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X
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Y
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X
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March 24
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March 25
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X
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X
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X
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March 26
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X
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X
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X
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Y
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X
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March 27
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X
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X
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X
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March 28
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X
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CL
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X
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March 29
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X
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March 30
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X
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March 31
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April 1
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X
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CL
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X
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X
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April 2
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X
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X
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April 3
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X
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Y
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April 4
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April 5
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X
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April 6
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X
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April 7
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April 8
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X
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X
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April 9
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X
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X
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April 10
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X
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X
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April 11
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X
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X
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X
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April 12
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X
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CL
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X
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X
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X=story, headline or editorial appears in issue\ Y= editorial criticizing civil liberties' abuses\CL=general story on civil liberties
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Evening Citizen |
Globe and Mail |
Vancouver Sun |
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Stor
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Head
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Ed.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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April 13
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X
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April 14
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April 15
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X
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X
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April 16
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X
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CL
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X
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X
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April 17
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X
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X
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X
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April 18
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X
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CL
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X
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X
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April 19
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X
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CL
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X
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?
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April 20
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X
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X
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X
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X
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April 21
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April 22
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X
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--------
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April 23
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X
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X
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April 24
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X
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Y
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April 25
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X
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X
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April 26
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X
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X
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X
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April 27
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X
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April 28
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April 29
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April 30
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X
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CL
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X=story, headline or editorial appears in issue\ Y= editorial criticizing civil liberties' abuses\CL=general story on civil liberties
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Winnipeg Free Press |
Halifax Herald |
Montreal Free Press |
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Stor
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Head
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Ed.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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Feb. 16
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 17
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Feb.18
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 19
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 20
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X
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X
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CL
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X
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Feb. 21
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X
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X
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X
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X
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CL
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Feb. 22
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 23
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 24
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Feb. 25
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 26
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Feb. 27
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X
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X
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X
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Febr. 28
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X
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X
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X
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March 1
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X
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Y
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X
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March 2
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X
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March 3
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March 4
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March 5
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X
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X
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March 6
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X
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March 7
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March 8
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March 9
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X
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X
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X
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March 10
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March 11
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X
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Y
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X
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X
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March 12
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X
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March 13
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X
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X
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March 14
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X
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X
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X
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March 15
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X=story, headline or editorial appears in issue\ Y= editorial criticizing civil liberties' abuses\CL=general story on civil liberties
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Winnipeg Free Press |
Halifax Herald |
Montreal Free Press |
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Stor
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Head
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Ed.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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March 16
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X
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Y
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Y
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March 17
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March 18
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March 19
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X
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X
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X
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March 20
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X
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CL
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X
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March 21
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X
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March 22
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X
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Y
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March 23
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X
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X
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March 24
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March 25
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March 26
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March 27
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March 28
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March 29
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March 30
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March 31
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April 1
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April 2
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Y
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X
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April 3
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April 4
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CL
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April 5
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April 6
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April 7
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April 8
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April 9
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April 10
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X
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X
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April 11
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X
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X
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X
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X
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April 12
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X
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Y
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X
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X=story, headline or editorial appears in issue\ Y= editorial criticizing civil liberties' abuses\CL=general story on civil liberties
| |
Winnipeg Free Press |
Halifax Herald |
Montreal Free Press |
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Stor
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Head
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Ed.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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Story
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Head.
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Eds.
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April 13
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X
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April 14
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April 15
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X
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X
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X
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April 16
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X
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Y
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April 17
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April 18
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April 19
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April 20
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April 21
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April 22
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April 23
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April 24
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X
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X
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April 25
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X
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X
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X
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April 26
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April 27
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April 28
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April 29
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April 30
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X=story, headline or editorial appears in issue\ Y= editorial criticizing civil liberties' abuses\CL=general story on civil liberties
Le Devoir
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Stor
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Head
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Ed.
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Feb. 16
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X
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Feb. 17
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Feb.18
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X
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Feb. 19
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X
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Feb. 20
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X
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Feb. 21
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X
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Feb. 22
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X
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Feb. 23
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Feb. 24
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Feb. 25
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X
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Feb. 26
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X
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Feb. 27
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X
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Febr. 28
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X
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March 1
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March 2
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March 3
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March 4
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X
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March 5
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X
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March 6
|
X
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March 7
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X
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March 8
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X
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March 9
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March 10
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March 11
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X
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March 12
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March 13
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X
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March 14
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X
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March 15
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X
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March 16
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March 17
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March 18
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March 19
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X
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March 20
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X
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March 21
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X
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March 22
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X
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March 23
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|
X
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March 24
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March 25
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|
X
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March 26
|
X
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March 27
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March 28
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|
X
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March 29
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|
X
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March 30
|
X
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March 31
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April 1
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April 2
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April 3
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April 4
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X
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April 5
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April 6
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April 7
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April 8
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X
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April 9
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April 10
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April 11
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X
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April 12
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X=story, headline or editorial appears in issue\ Y= editorial criticizing civil liberties' abuses\CL=general story on civil liberties
Le Devoir
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Stor
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Head
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Ed.
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April 13
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April 14
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|
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April 15
|
X
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April 16
|
X
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April 17
|
X
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April 18
|
X
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April 19
|
X
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April 20
|
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April 21
|
|
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April 22
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April 23
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|
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April 24
|
X
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April 25
|
X
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April 26
|
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April 27
|
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April 28
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April 29
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April 30
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