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Metric = socialism?
Broadcast Date: Nov. 27, 1983
Nova Scotia's premier speaks out against the metric system.Metric = socialism?
Medium: Radio
Program: Sunday Magazine
Broadcast Date: Nov. 27, 1983
Guest(s): John Buchanan, Sandy Cameron, Alexa McDonough
Host: Judy Maddren
Reporter: Mary Wilcox
Duration: 7:03
Last updated:
Jan. 14, 2005
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The premier speaking is John Buchanan, previous chief of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buchanan
Submitted by: Philippe Cloutier