Meech Lake accord ends as deadline passes
A chronology of last days in June detailing ministerial maneuvers to save the Meech Lake accord. Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells resists a vote while Elijah Harper stalls Manitoba approval. Murray states the federal plan to seek a Supreme Court ruling as Meech Lake dies.
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Daniel Drolet
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa
Meech Lake
Canada
Newfoundland
NDP
Manitoba
Elijah Harper
Wells halts Meech Lake accord in Newfoundland stand
Premier Clyde Wells accused federal manipulation and refused a province wide referendum. Ottawa said the accord is dead as Murray sought a Supreme Court ruling to buy time. Wells blasted Crosbie and Mulroney for pressuring Newfoundland and ended the assembly session without a vote.
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Elaine Flaherty
Patrick Nagle
Southam
ST. John's
Nld
Clyde Wells
Wells
Newfoundland House of Assembly
Ottawa
Lowell Murray
Newfoundland
Supreme Court of Canada
Murray
Manitoba
Meech Lake
John Crosbie
Brian Mulroney
Crosbie
Mulroney
Thomas Rideout
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