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Roll of the Dice
Working with Clyde Wells during the Meech Lake Negotiations
by Deborah Coyne
First published in 1992, Roll of the Dice is an insider's look at the Meech Lake negotiations of the late-1980s.
First published in 1992, Roll of the Dice is an insider's look at the Meech Lake negotiations of the late-1980s.
As constitutional advisor to Premier Clyde Wells, Deborah Coyne shared his critique of the content and the process of Meech. Her narrative focuses on the process, behind the scene and in public: the closed meetings and "off-the-record briefings" at the First Ministers' meeting; the federal government's brinkmanship and attempts to isolate Newfoundland; Wells' final rejection of the Accord; and the prime minister's infamous "roll the dice" interview.
Roll of the Dice offers a valuable demonstration of how constitutional politics really work in Canada.
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Deborah Coyne
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