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| | Ontario |
 | | Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson Bay, on the east by Quebec, on the west by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. |
 | | Fearful of aggression from the United States during the unrest of the American Civil War, Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia negotiated to merge under Canadian Confederation in 1867. |
 | | Mike Harris's right-wing Progressive Conservatives defeated the left-wing New Democrats in 1995; his government implemented a neoliberal program of cuts to social spending and taxes (the "Common Sense Revolution") that balanced the budget but was blamed for widespread suffering and poverty, especially in Toronto. |
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