Joe Quixote rides again.(Joe Clark (Politician))(Brief Article)

From: Alberta Report | Date: March 27, 2000| Author: BUNNER, PAUL | Copyright information

Clark's opposition to the Clarity Act comes down to a plea for votes in Quebec

Joe Clark's opposition to the federal government's Clarity Act initially seemed, at least to some minds, a rare display of tactical brilliance. He badly needed an issue to set himself and his Progressive Conservative party decisively apart from the Liberal government and the Reform Party, who were more or less united on the legislation which proposes rules for governing the secession of a pro...

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