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and dividing the PC membership accordingly. There have also been suggestions that some of Lyon's supporters conducted an antisemitic "whispering campaign" against Spivak, suggesting that the party would be unable to form government under a Jewish leader. Lyon, however, had several prominent Jews on
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660:(1882–1946)
375:Yvon Dumont
349:Middle East
289:in part to
251:progressive
190:Mira Steele
163:Walter Weir
76:Gary Filmon
59:Preceded by
808:Categories
766:Mitchelson
602:August 19,
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399:References
366:, through
255:right-wing
232:Harry Enns
97:1928-05-23
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782:Pallister
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741:D. Roblin
736:E. Willis
717:E. Willis
687:R. Roblin
682:Macdonald
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377:instead.
223:in 1967.
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