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The first lesson, for all Canadians, is that the closed door, top down approaches to constitution making do not provide the public input or debate necessary to achieve a constitutional consensus that will be supported by the people.

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Preston Manning
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 10
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An optimist in Canada is someone who think things could be worse
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My personal political convictions are rooted in the populist political traditions of western Canada.
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My first official consulting job, therefore, was for a scrap metal dealer (he resented the term junk dealer) in East Edmonton named Benny Sugarman.
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