Pink colour cast when printing from iphoto

When I try printing from iPhoto to a Canon MG6150 I get a pink colour cast.  The preview shows correct colour and I'm running out of paper with my attempts to sort it!
What has gone wrong as everything else seems fine?

Do you get the same results if you print the same photos from Preview? If not then it's definitely an iPhoto issue.  If you get the same it's possibly more of a system issue or printer adjustment.
Check the Color Options (Printer)  and Color Matching (iPhoto) settings in the print window. You might try tweeking some of them.  
Your print window should have something similar.

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