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May 16, 2013, 10:37:45 AM5/16/13
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Frequently I hear people say, “Every time I see Justin Trudeau he makes me think of his father! He’s like a link to the past.” Justin is not the only Canadian politician who or was is a physical mnemonic for someone who lived in the past. Joe Clark was also bless or plagued with this same attribute.
As a student at the U of Alberta, Joe formed a special relationship with John Diefenbaker and became the Prime Minister’s personal research assistant. After graduating, Joe was employed by the PCP and a deep bond grew between him and John. Joe became associated with the Chief inside the Party and it helped his political career immensely.
I recall sitting on an Air Canada jet in 1976 bound for Montreal’s Mirabel Airport, after back-packing around France. The woman in the seat beside me had tinted her hair angel blue and was from Montreal. She asked me if I had heard the good news and I asked her, which news was that.
She replied, “Oh, I’m so happy. Mr. Joseph Clark has been elected the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. Every time I see him, he makes me think of John Diefenbaker.”
After that, I became more observant and noticed hundreds of people and the media remark how much Joe made them think of the Chief. It even helped him become leader of the Opposition.
JL -16-05-2013
As a student at the U of Alberta, Joe formed a special relationship with John Diefenbaker and became the Prime Minister’s personal research assistant. After graduating, Joe was employed by the PCP and a deep bond grew between him and John. Joe became associated with the Chief inside the Party and it helped his political career immensely.
I recall sitting on an Air Canada jet in 1976 bound for Montreal’s Mirabel Airport, after back-packing around France. The woman in the seat beside me had tinted her hair angel blue and was from Montreal. She asked me if I had heard the good news and I asked her, which news was that.
She replied, “Oh, I’m so happy. Mr. Joseph Clark has been elected the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. Every time I see him, he makes me think of John Diefenbaker.”
After that, I became more observant and noticed hundreds of people and the media remark how much Joe made them think of the Chief. It even helped him become leader of the Opposition.
JL -16-05-2013
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