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in the early 1980s and became a pharmaceutical entrepreneur specializing in treatments for that disease. Near the end of his life, he received recognition for his lifetime's work, when he was appointed to the
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1041:"Councillor Minnan-Wong's snub doesn't faze Shulman family"
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408:Legislative Assembly of Ontario
280:Member of Provincial Parliament
276:Legislative Assembly of Ontario
61:Member of Provincial Parliament
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439:Alfred Hozack Cowling
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