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The Elections: 1984

By the mid-point of the 1980s, Canada was looking for a change. Joe Clark had been ousted as leader of the Progressive Conservatives, replaced by newcomer Brian Mulroney, who did not have a seat in Parliament upon his leadership victory. For the...

John Turner

When John Turner died last year, most news reports focused on the fact that he was prime minister for only a very brief time. For Turner, there is much more to him than his time as prime minister and in many ways, he led a life more interesting than...

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