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The political journalist proved a force of nature from the 1930s through the 1950s, contributing to ideas that shaped 20th century Canadian political thought.
THOMSON MOVES FAST His radio-newspaper holdings stretch from Timmins to Jamaica ... and if he knew Attlee better he'd probably try to buy the BBC August 1 1946 BRUCE McLEOD THOMSON MOVES FAST BRUCE McLEOD WHEN it comes to pulling rabbits out of a silk hat, Blackstone may be quite a guy. But that’s just kid stuff for 51-year-old Roy Herbert Thomson, a fast-talking Torontonian who traded mumbo jumbo for supersalesmanship, a magic wand for a fountain pen and proceeded to pull hundreds of thousands of dollars literally out of thin air. Until a few years ...