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September 2 Toronto Alderman Allan […]
When
1977-09-02
Description
September 2 Toronto Alderman Allan Sparrow called a press conference to publicly dissociate himself from a "runaway repressive atmosphere being generated by events in the downtown core." He specifically dissociated himself from the "repression of the gay community." Sparrow's remarks were made following calls by the public and politicians to "clean up" Yonge Street in the wake of Emanuel Jaques's murder. Other local politicians, including Mayor David Crombie and Alderman Arthur Eggleton, had also expressed concern that the proposed "cleanup" not infringe on the rights of any group.
