Roll of the Dice

Working with Clyde Wells during the Meech Lake Negotiations

by Deborah Coyne

First published in 1992, Roll of the Dice is an insider's look at the Meech Lake negotiations of the late-1980s.

First published in 1992, Roll of the Dice is an insider's look at the Meech Lake negotiations of the late-1980s.

As constitutional advisor to Premier Clyde Wells, Deborah Coyne shared his critique of the content and the process of Meech. Her narrative focuses on the process, behind the scene and in public: the closed meetings and "off-the-record briefings" at the First Ministers' meeting; the federal government's brinkmanship and attempts to isolate Newfoundland; Wells' final rejection of the Accord; and the prime minister's infamous "roll the dice" interview.

Roll of the Dice offers a valuable demonstration of how constitutional politics really work in Canada.

About the Author

Deborah Coyne

DEBORAH COYNE has taught law and public policy at the University of Toronto. She is a cofounder of the Canadian Coalition on the Constitution, a coalition of groups and individuals opposed to the Meech Lake Accord, and was Premier Clyde Wells constitutional advisor from 1989-1991.'

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