“People who been told that the Reform Party consists of well-meaning simpletons mouthing naive solutions to complex problems should study Harper's speeches on behalf of Reform.”

—  Preston Manning , book The New Canada

Source: The New Canada (1992), Chapter Eight, The Founding Assembly, p. 149

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