John A. Tory shaped Canadian dynasties
His death at age 81 has left pundits and reporters struggling to assess the full measure of his role in the Thomson empire
Ken Thomson and John A. Tory, circa 1984
John A. Tory in December, 1983.Dennis Robinson/The Globe and Mail
John A. Tory, seen in photo from May, 1998.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
John A. Tory, photographed in May, 1998.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
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From left, Kenneth Tompson; Edward Greenspon, then editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail; John Tory Sr;. and BCE CEO Michael Sabia, were photographed at The Globen in December, 2005.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
Former Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader John Tory, left, watched his father John Tory Sr. cast his ballot in the 2007 Ontario provincial electionMIKE CASSESE/Reuters