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Apr 22, 2013 · Its collapse in June 1990 was at least partly due to Mulroney’s widely quoted “roll of the dice” in scheduling the last first ministers conference so close to the deadline. (See also The Death of the Meech Lake Accord.)
Mar 1, 2024 · Likewise, the collapse of the coalition with nationalists in Québec that had enabled the PC party to break the Liberal lock on that province was well beyond Mulroney’s capacity to prevent, even if he had used a less cynical phrase than ‘roll the dice” to describe the process of constitutional amendment.
To this day many recall the Meech Lake Accord as Mulroney's misguided effort to "roll the dice". The failure of the accord significantly altered Canada's future. Quebecers were furious. Lucien Bouchard broke with Mulroney, declared his support for sovereignty, and emerged as a major Quebec hero.
Sep 12, 2005 · "Roll the dice": Mr. Mulroney discussed Meech Lake in an interview June 12, 1990 with The Globe and Mail. The story quoted the prime minister (referring to his advisers) as saying, "Right here, I...
Feb 29, 2024 · "I said, 'That's the day we're going to roll the dice.'" Two weeks later, the deal died when Newfoundland and Manitoba failed to ratify it. Twice, Mulroney had the unanimous backing of first ministers to bring his home province into the constitutional family.
Mar 4, 2024 · His comment that he was prepared to “roll the dice” to win a constitutional battle so fundamental to the future of this nation was typical of a man determined to play his hand to the hilt but could be too enamoured of his own persuasive powers.
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At a final roll call at 4:45 a.m. on June 3, 1987, hours before the signing ceremony, Mulroney knowingly breached convention by taking the vote in reverse order around the table instead of the traditional order of a province's entry into confederation. [97]
