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Article: Mulroney says mush. (Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- October 31, 1992
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IT HAD something for everybody, but they hated it anyway. On October 26th Canadians were invited to approve a package of constitutional changes, carefully negotiated and agreed upon by their political masters. They declined. Six of the ten provinces, plus the Yukon territory, said No. Nationally, the No vote came to 54%. Opinion polls had predicted that the westernmost provinces of British Columbia and Alberta would join Quebec in the No camp. In the event all four western provinces did. And whereas there was a 55% No vote in Quebec, the No in three of those western provinces exceeded 60%.
Canada's poorest provinces--Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Prince Edward ...