“I've told you and I've told the Canadian people, Mr. Mulroney, that I had no option.”

— John Turner

Defending patronage appointments in the 1984 Federal Election debate, July 25, 1984.
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/mulroney-battles-turner-on-free-trade-in-1988

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