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Makeovers Don’t Make the Man: A Political Lesson from the Canadian Reform Party

September 12, 2012 by Donald D'Haene Leave a Comment
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The Canadian Reform Party tried to pull a Mitt Romney, once: Preston Manning. Donald D’Haene has a close encounter of the conservative kind.

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