Review
"For anyone with even a passing interest in Canadian politics, David McLaughlin's story is as compelling as the black box recordings of a doomed air crew." (Joe Somberger )
"... probably the best account ever written of a Canadian election campaign." (William Christian
Books in Canada )
"On the whole, McLaughlin's account is clear and persuasive." (D.M.L. Farr
CBRA )
Product Description
Poisoned Chalice chronicles the fateful end of the feredral Progressive Conservative government in Ottawa. In a day-by-day account of an election campaign seemingly doomed to disaster Poisoned Chalice covers the strategy, tactics and political machinations that drove the Condervative campaign from the point of view of someone on the bus. (199502)