John Turner 1984 by Tibor Kolley, G&M
Toronto. George Dunbar writes, “Controversial photo of John Turner, by Globe & Mail photographer Tibor Kolley, was published just before the 1984 election in which Brian Mulroney defeated Turner.
“According to Steve Paikin (TVO interview, Sept. 5 2022): Soon after the election, Kolley was selected by Mulroney to be his official photographer.”
I remember thinking that Brian would do well as PM since he was chief honcho at Iron Ore up in Quebec on the edge of Labrador (Knob Lake/Schefferville) where IOC ran a huge open pit iron ore mine. I took some photos there in the late 1950s.
My thanks to good friend George Dunbar for sharing this piece of photographic and Canadian history with us. It shows the power of photography in politics. All major parties lambaste one another mercilessly during elections!
