Word: clark
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...narrow Tory margin suggested that Canadian voters were tired of Trudeau but uncertain about Clark's ability to handle the country's problems. The economy has gone slack; inflation is nearly 10%, and unemployment hovers...
...Liberal strategy was to depict Trudeau as the only leader with enough depth and experience to turn the economy around, maintain the authority of the central government and keep Quebec from breaking away. "In every important area of policy, Joe Clark doesn't know what the heck he is talking about," claimed Trudeau. Putting it more bluntly, one Trudeau aide told TIME Ottawa Bureau Chief John Scott: "The Conservatives' bottom line is that it's time for a change. Our bottom line is that Joe Clark is a nerd...
...times Clark did little to dispel that mage. In an appeal to Jewish voters in Toronto, Clark grandly promised that he would move the Canadian embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem-a move that would complicate Ottawa's relations with the Arab world. Clark's handlers were so leery of verbal miscues that they limited his appearances to small groups and friendly audiences. They also shrewdly declined to put forward detailed proposals that Trudeau, an unmatched debater, could pick apart. One exception: a highly popular plan for partial tax deductions for home mortgage interest payments...
Accurately enough, Tory Leader Joe Clark interpreted the big vote for the Liberals as a rebuff to the separatists. Said he: "Quebeckers, even if they did not vote for us, voted massively for federalism...
...Liberal Party, won a 2-to-l victory in rural Argenteuil. A former editor of Montreal's influential daily Le Devoir, Ryan, 54, is not only a fresh political face but a debater whose verbal agility is a match for Levesque's. Last week Ryan called on Clark to support a constitutional change that would guarantee French language rights throughout the country as an essential step in strengthening Quebec's ties to the rest of Canada...