Paul Jackson wrote an interesting column today (it’s in our Columnist section), in which he reflects on an evening he spent with Brian Mulroney years ago. And then he brings us to today and reviews the clear differences between leaders and accomplishments.
Here’s a snippet but read the whole thing as usual.
A very charming Brian Mulroney once invited me to his private club in Montreal in which he had reserved a private room and in which our waiter wore white gloves.
Yes, it was up a notch from the place I usually frequented in that city, the claim to fame of which was pork knuckles and sauerkraut with red hot mustard which needed glasses of foaming draft beer to cool the burning sensation.
At the time, Brian, full of sophistication, was the head of Iron Ore Company of Canada, having lost the Progressive Conservative leadership battle to Joe Clark, an individual sadly lacking both charm and sophistication. […]
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