JOE CLARK was elected in 1979 as Canada's sixteenth and youngest prime minister. During the Mulroney government, he served as minister of external affairs from 1984 to 1991 and as president of the Privy Council and minister responsible for constitutional affairs from 1991 to 1993. After several years away from public life he was elected again to the House of Commons in 2000, where he represented Calgary Centre until leaving politics in 2004. He now works as a political and business consultant in Ottawa, where he lives with his wife, Maureen McTeer.
FINALIST FOR THE OTTAWA BOOK AWARD (NON-FICTION)
“Joe Clark’s How We Lead is like the honourable man: thoughtful,
intelligent…worth the effort. . . . Who would have thought that Joe
Clark could turn out to be Canada’s Cassandra?”
—Toronto Star
“Joe Clark brings a wealth of experience to his observations on the
Canadian political scene. . . . A thoughtful book, one that will
interest anyone who cares about Canada’s place in the world.”
—The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo)
“An outstanding read. From the perspective of today’s viciously
divided politics, Mr. Clark’s portrayal of the country’s history is
balanced and laudable. His assessment of the state of Canadian
politics is a sobering wake-up call. . . . Better than any book I
have read in a long time, How We Lead depicts my concerns about the
direction in which we Canadians are drifting.”
—Andre Carrel, The Boundary Sentinel
“All Canadians should read this book.”
—Calgary Herald
"An impassioned argument for Canada to reassert its international
position as an agent of change, diplomacy and peace."
—Ottawa Life
"Clark's views should command serious respect as he was arguably
the most outstanding Canadian foreign minister since the age of
Lester Pearson."
—Brian Stewart, CBC News
"An insightful commentary on a pressing topic of national
significance."
—Literary Review of Canada
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