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Sweethearts

Sweethearts
Author: Catherine Wismer
Price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1459407342
ISBN-13: 9781459407343
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In the 1960s, Toronto was growing quickly. The new construction market attracted thousands of immigrants, but unscrupulous subcontractors found it easy to exploit labourers who spoke little English. Residential construction unions in Toronto had close Mob ties. Corrupt officials could extract money from the developers as well as their members. Writer Catherine Wismer follows all these threads in her fascinating account of this colourful and little-known episode in Toronto's colourful history.