“I'm not going to allow Mr. Mulroney to sell out our birthright, I'm not going to let Mr. Mulroney destroy a great 120 year old dream called Canada.”

—  John Turner

repeated comment during 1988 Federal Election campaign in opposition to the Free Trade Agreement.( http://archives.cbc.ca/programs/730-6569/page/5/)

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