August 8 Toronto A massive […]
When
1977-08-08
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August 8 Toronto A massive demonstration by 15,000 people, mostly Portuguese-Canadians, held at City Hall and the Ontario Legislature, called for the restoration of capital punishment, more powers for the police, and the eradication of homosexuals. Later, some members of the Portuguese community began to denounce the climate of hysteria surrounding the Jaques murder. (See also August 9, 1977.)
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August 9 Toronto At a press […]August 1 Toronto Emanuel Jaques, a […]All Places
Queen's Park Ontario Legislature Legislative Assembly of OntarioToronto City HallTorontoAll Citations
Tom Warner, "Crackdown Gone Too Far, CGRO, Politicians Protest," Body Politic, no. 38 (1977), p. 21."Victims of a Media Orgy" (editorial), Body Politic, no. 36 (1977), p. 2Victoria Stevens, "Angry Crowd Seeks Revenge for Emanuel," Toronto Star, four star ed., 9 August 1977, p. B1Brian Rogers, "15,000 March on City Hall, Legislature over Boy's Slaying," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 9 August 1977, p. 1Movimento Communitario Portugues/Portuguese Community Movement, "Let's Rethink What Happened on Yonge Street!," Education Editor (Toronto), September 1977Michael Lynch, "Media Fosters Bigotry with Murder Coverage: After OHRC Recommends Gay Rights," Body Politic, no. 36 (1977), pp. 1, 4Ulli Diemer, "Death on Yonge Street," 7 News (Toronto), 13 August 1977, p. 2
