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EXHIBIT 3(i)
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Report of The Thomson Corporation (the "Company") on Form 6-K for the period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Richard J. Harrington, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
- 1.
- The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
- 2.
- The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: November 6, 2002
By: | /s/ RICHARD J. HARRINGTON Richard J. Harrington President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT 3(ii)
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Report of The Thomson Corporation (the "Company") on Form 6-K for the period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert D. Daleo, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
- 1.
- The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
- 2.
- The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: November 6, 2002
By: | /s/ ROBERT D. DALEO Robert D. Daleo Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002