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Subfonds Series Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 1 Accession 00955 Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List Fonds/ Series/ File Title Dates of Extent Location Subfonds Subseries Title Creation (Box – Folder) Graeme Supercity [partial 1991-04-11 1-1 MacKay drawing] Political Sketches Skarica seal 1991-04-18 1-2 Unity cargo 1997-04-24 1-3 Copps zipper mouth 1997-05-07 1-4 Manning’s French 1997-05-16 1-5 Magic Jobs 1997-05-29 1-6 Deficit Fish/Debt whale 1997-06-05 1-7 Nunziata Notre Dame 1997-06-29 1-8 Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 2 Pathfinder 1997-07-09 1-9 Sub purchases 1997-07-10 1-10 Goths in Gore 1997-07-12 1-11 Snobelen Garden 1997-07-17 1-12 Sterling at cottage 1997-07-18 1-13 Spray Cleaner 1997-07-19 1-14 Mother Nature 1997-07-23 1-15 Plastimet Generation 1997-07-24 1-16 Yours to Discover 1997-07-30 1-17 Uncle Sam/G. Clark 1997-07-31 1-18 Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 3 Phil Fontaine 1997-08-01 1-19 Charles DeGaulle/ 1997-08-04 1-20 Howard Stern Cottage life 1997-08-06 1-21 Tailor shop 1997-08-08 1-22 Homer Hydro 1997-08-15 1-23 Royal Lover Mugs 1997-08-16 1-24 Premiers promoting 1997-08-17 1-25 uniqueness Hamilton’s New 1997-08-21 1-26 Neighborhood Watch Plastimet recycle box 1997-08-22 1-27 Gun distinct society 1997-09-10 1-28 Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 4 Scottish Haggis Toss 1997-09-13 1-29 Association of 1997-09-26 1-30 Doctrinaire Right- Wingers Senator Carney at the 1997-10-01 1-31 trough Chretien’s 1997-10-02 2 copies 1-32 Environmental view Visa Flasco 1997-10-08 1-33 Aldermen in cobwebs 1997-10-09 1-34 Provincial downloading 1997-10-10 1-35 balloon Snobelen's Thanksgiving 1997-10-11 1-36 weekend Royal Regiment of 1997-10-15 1-37 Defence Bureaucrats Teflon Ministers 1997-10-17 1-38 Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 5 500 Channel Universe 1997-10-18 1-39 Teacher Terrorists 1997-10-23 1-40 Take your kid to work 1997-10-24 1-41 week(s) Take a number 1997-10-29 1-42 National Geographic 1997-10-31 1-43 Queen's Park 1997-11-01 1-44 undertaker The Great Toxic Lakes 1997-11-05 1-45 Steeler Air 1997-11-06 1-46 Smoke Free by 2000? 1997-11-07 1-47 Nothing about a Moral 1997-11-08 1-48 Victory Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 6 Remembrance Day 1997-11-11 1-49 Plastiment 1997-11-15 1-50 mess/Queen's Park Mess The RCMP terrorizing 1997-11-19 1-51 Mulroney Legislative kitchen 1997-11-20 1-52 Senator Thompson, 1997-11-21 1-53 beach Hamilton Art Gallery 1997-11-22 1-54 Casino Chretien’s unwanted 1997-11-25 1-55 order Courier Companies 1997-11-26 1-56 against postal strike Chretien throwing darts 1997-12-03 1-57 Beware of letter carriers 1997-12-04 1-58 Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 7 Harris Deserting 1997-12-05 1-59 Municipalities in desert The department store 1997-12-06 1-60 directory, gift Addictive Tobacco 1997-12-10 1-61 Sponsorship The Strangling Fireman 1997-12-11 1-62 Global Warming Sale 1997-12-12 1-63 Hamilton’s Fiasco of 1997-12-13 1-64 Lights Search and Rescue 1997-12-18 1-65 Helicopter King Jean carried by 1997-12-31 1-66 Don/Martin [Mike Harris orders 1997 1-67 bills] [Scientist General 1997 1-68 Canada] Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 8 [D. McDonald injects 1997 1-69 faith into Tiger-Cats] Chedoke safety 1998-01-02 2-1 instruction Old man Harris/Baby 1998-01-08 2-2 Harris New Year Louis Reil Father of 1998-01-09 2-3 Confederation El Nino and Feds 1998-01-10 2-4 conspire Ice Storm Unity 1998-01-14 2-5 Harris abandons the Ice 1998-01-15 2-6 Storm Canadian Olympic 1998-01-16 2-7 Association Cable company 1998-01-17 2-8 monopoly Human Rights Pest 1998-01-21 2-9 Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 9 Papa O La Meurte 1998-01-22 2-10 Community Ed. Board 1998-01-24 2-11 Dunk Castro sneaking a place 1998-01-28 2-12 in heaven Closed hospitals to 1998-01-29 2-13 opened casinos Agostino Noise 1998-01-30 2-14 pollution Do not feed the 1998-01-31 2-15 Snowbirds Don’t Beg Hamilton 1998-02-04 2-16 MP’s salaries 1998-02-06 2-17 Madeline’s pre-emptive 1998-02-07 2-18 order Canada Goose nesting 1998-02-11 2-19 with eagles Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 10 Common Sense Road 1998-02-13 2-20 Map Honour among Thieves 1998-02-14 2-21 Alternative uses for City 1998-02-19 2-22 Hall Metro Hamilton Throne 1998-02-20 2-23 Environment for 1998-02-21 2-24 Dummies, Sterling Millennium Scholarship 1998-02-26 2-25 Fund Harris McGuinty castle 1998-03-00 2-26 Jean Charest and Public 1998-03-04 2-27 Opinion Evolution of the 1998-03-05 2-28 Hamiltonian Harris and the Dionne 1998-03-06 2-29 Quintuplets Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 11 Assessed Property Tax 1998-03-07 2-30 Trickle down Rock/Martin Home Care 1998-03-11 2-31 Plan Conference for the 1998-03-11 2-32 Vision Impaired Charest’s date with 1998-03-20 2-33 destiny Senator Thompson’s 1998-03-25 2-34 Pension Princes Fit to Rule 1998-03-26 2-35 Federal Tory Plane 1998-03-27 2-36 [Cherest in row boat] 1998-03-? 2-37 Barney’s Autopsy 1998-04-01 2-38 Clinton and Miss 1998-04-02 2-39 America Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 12 Klein and Human Rights 1998-04-03 2-40 Published Public Service 1998-04-06 2-41 salaries Sub purchases vs. Hep C 1998-04-08 2-42 Compensation Grey old Globe and Mail 1998-04-11 2-43 Norm Sterling as a snail 1998-04-15 2-44 Police suppressing 1998-04-16 2-45 evidence Mating season for Banks 1998-04-18 2-46 Harris' hospital 1998-04-22 2-47 patchwork Ideal Habitat for 1998-04-23 2-48 Millennium pupa Weston's Speech from 1998-04-24 2-49 the Throne Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 13 Hockey Morning in 1998-04-25 2-50 Canada Runciman Speech of 1998-04-29 2-51 Dethrone Fidel Chretien 1998-04-30 2-52 Young Offenders Act 1998-05-01 2-53 Harris, refrigerator, and 1998-05-07 2-54 moldy environment India and the Nuclear 1998-05-13 2-55 bomb G8 Summit and India 1998-05-15 2-56 Suharto Giddy Up 1998-05-20 2-57 Gatezilla 1998-05-21 2-58 The separatist Hospital 1998-05-22 2-59 Administrator Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 14 Ian Paisley choking 1998-05-23 2-60 peace dove Harris and Leach 1998-05-28 2-61 Merger mechanics The Calgary Accord 1998-05-29 2-62 Sleep Aid Dom-man and the 1998-05-30 2-63 merger commissioner Tory Crusaders against 1998-06-03 2-64 Youth Crime Allan Rock laying 1998-06-04 2-65 tobacco sponsorship egg Reform Party rat, 1998-06-05 2-66 pension trap E-Coli salami bank hold 1998-06-06 2-67 up Hugh Segal filling the 1998-06-10 2-68 void Chretien mincing his 1998-06-11 2-69 words Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 15 Hamilton Steel Heads 1998-06-13 2-70 series Terry Cookes inflated 1998-06-18 2-71 head Gambling is addictive 1998-06-19 2-72 Leach/Agostino air 1998-06-20 2-73 show performance Downtown core salvage 1998-06-24 2-74 operation Bill Clinton visits 1998-06-25 2-75 Tiananmen Square Furling Day 1998-07-02 2-76 Plastimet smoke heads 1998-07-03 2-77 to Toronto Standard Sterling 1998-07-08 2-78 Emission September Teacher 1998-07-09 2-79 Strike Prep Time Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 16 Alan Eagleson awarding 1998-07-10 2-80 Mulroney Vive La France Soccer 1998-07-11 2-81 Fans Mike Harris gone fishin' 1998-07-15 2-82 Mulroney/Chretien 1998-07-16 2-83 popularity Taxi demands 1998-07-17 2-84 Elephant and Mouse 1998-07-18 2-85 Conrad delivers Spec to 1998-07-22 2-86 Godfrey If car culture had its way 1998-07-23 2-87 Bill 160 Ruling puts 1998-07-24 2-88 teachers to sleep Sheila Copps roasts 1998-07-25 2-89 taxpayers Graeme MacKay Political Sketches File List 17 Cam Jackson--A short 1998-07-29 2-90 term pain Gas Company gamblers 1998-07-30 2-91 before long weekend The Official Portrait of 1998-08-01 3-1 Clinton Eagle feeding the 1998-08-05 3-2 Beaver YMCA's Village People 1998-08-06 3-3 promotion Harris' angelic ounce of 1998-08-07 3-4 compassion Parking Control Bagged 1998-08-09 3-5 Uncle Sam bugged by 1998-08-12 3-6 Saddam Hydro box burned out 1998-08-13 3-7 by debt Whining bylaw 1998-08-14 3-8 discussion at Mt.
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