Shortly after his appointment, Wells permitted Ontario schoolchildren to watch the final game of the 1972 ``Summit Series'' ice hockey tournament between Canada and the Soviet Union from their classrooms. He defeated Liberal challenger Gerry Phillips by 2,677 votes in the 1975 election, and was returned by a greater majority again in 1977. On August 16, 1978, Davis appointed Wells as his Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Shortly after his appointment, Wells permitted Ontario schoolchildren to watch the final game of the 1972 ``Summit Series'' ice hockey tournament between Canada and the Soviet Union from their classrooms.
advmod
Degree=Pos
shortly
Shortly
ADV
RB
case
after
after
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nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
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PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
appointment
appointment
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Wells
Wells
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
permit
permitted
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
Ontario
Ontario
PROPN
NNP
iobj
Number=Plur
schoolchild
schoolchildren
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
watch
watch
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VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
final
final
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
game
game
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1972
1972
NUM
CD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
Summit
Summit
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NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Series
Series
PROPN
NNP
case
's
'
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
ice
ice
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
hockey
hockey
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
tournament
tournament
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
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IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Canada
Canada
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cc
and
and
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CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
compound
Number=Sing
Soviet
Soviet
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conj
Number=Sing
Union
Union
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NNP
case
from
from
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nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
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PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
classroom
classrooms
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NNS
punct
.
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.
He defeated Liberal challenger Gerry Phillips by 2,677 votes in the 1975 election, and was returned by a greater majority again in 1977.
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he
He
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PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
defeat
defeated
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amod
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liberal
Liberal
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JJ
obj
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challenger
challenger
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flat
Number=Sing
Gerry
Gerry
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flat
Number=Sing
Phillips
Phillips
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NNP
case
by
by
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IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2,677
2,677
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CD
obl
Number=Plur
vote
votes
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1975
1975
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
election
election
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
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VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
return
returned
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
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det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
obl
Number=Sing
majority
majority
NOUN
NN
advmod
again
again
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RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1977
1977
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CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
On August 16, 1978, Davis appointed Wells as his Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
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on
On
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compound
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August
August
PROPN
NNP
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
16
16
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punct
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,
PUNCT
,
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1978
1978
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CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Davis
Davis
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appoint
appointed
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Wells
Wells
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
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nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
minister
Minister
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Intergovernmental
Intergovernmental
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
affair
Affairs
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.