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  Sault Star, March 2, 1976. For TVO, I mark the passing of Canadian literary legend Alice Munro with a look at some censorship battles she was involved with , affecting her work and other authors (mostly Margaret Laurence) in the late 1970s in Peterborough and Huron County. Also: why people at public meetings can be really annoying.

  Windsor Star, October 29, 1966. Protesting/boycotting Loblaws for high prices is nothing new. Back in 1966, housewives targeted the chain, and other major grocers, during an inflationary period, admit the backdrop of government hearings into pricing. My latest piece for TVO looks at how these protests unfolded, and how a veil of secrecy surrounding the Weston family's business holdings was drawn back. Let's just say your jaw might drop at the flow chart...

  Editorial cartoon by Rusins Kaufmanis, Ottawa Citizen, March 24, 1964.  For TVO, I look at the furor surrounding Bill 99 , legislation that the Ontario government introduced in 1964 to increase police powers that was so bad, even the minister responsible was concerned about it.