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There was no accident last week as the N.D.P. voted with the Liberals to turn back a nonconfidence motion put forward by the Progressive Conservatives. But accidents can happen. The Tories, led by Robert Stanfield, envision several circumstances that could cost the Liberals a vital vote and thus force the government's resignation. A mismanaged Liberal proposal might make it impossible for the N.D.P. to avoid voting with the Tories; a surprise maneuver by the Tories could catch the government short of members when an important vote was called; a Trudeau temper tantrum might shift the mood...
...Canada" in the election campaign-a reference to the effort by some Tories to capitalize on anti-Quebec feelings generated among English-speaking voters. But Trudeau's charge was so ill-timed and ill-tempered that it left some of his party colleagues shaking their heads in dismay. Stanfield, normally a dull public speaker, shone by comparison. When a fellow Tory heckled Trudeau about trying to change his image, Stanfield interjected with a sly allusion to government statistics on unemployment: "Oh, he's the same Prime Minister-seasonally adjusted." Even Trudeau had to chuckle at that...
Despite Bertagna's heroics, the writers and scouts left him off the all tournament team, choosing Boston University's Ed Walsh instead Walsh was joined by teammates Paul O'Neil (who set a tournament record with five goals) and Vic Stanfield, Local Line members Dave Hynes and Bob McManama, and Tech defensemen Jim Nahrgang...
Sophomore Vic Stanfield, the younger brother of the Boston Bruins's Fred Stanfield, starts on first defense with senior Mike LaGarde. Abbott also pairs a sophomore, Jerry Gryp, with a senior, Dave Warner, on second defense...
...Stanfield was born in the small industrial town of Truro, N.S. He studied political science and economics at Dalhousie University in Halifax and in 1939 graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an associate editor of the prestigious Law Review. A wealthy man, he inherited a fortune from his family's underwear-manufacturing business. Though he is no longer personally associated with the firm, political cartoonists continue to sketch him in long Johns. After practicing law and spending eight years as Nova Scotia's opposition leader, Stanfield served as the province's Premier...