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Some Day the Sun Will Shine and Have Not Will Be No More

✍ Scribed by Peckford, Brian


Book ID
108536749
Publisher
Flanker Press
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Weight
833 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781771170253

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✦ Synopsis


"Some day the sun will shine and have not will be no more." These are the immortal words of Brian Peckford, who served as the third premier of Newfoundland, and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party from 1979 until his retirement in 1989. As one of Newfoundland's most committed and combative leaders, Mr. Peckford's clashes with the federal governmentβ€”to wrest control of the province's natural resourcesβ€”resulted in the groundbreaking Atlantic Accord of 1985, his greatest political triumph during the province's struggle for self-reliance in a post-Confederation era.

This memoir begins with Mr. Peckford's formative years growing up in outport Newfoundland. It gives all due praise to personal heroes of his, from the seasoned fishermen of La Poile and Pilley's Island to experienced politicos such as Minister William Marshall and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. The past, present, and his vision for the future of Newfoundland and Labrador are revealed here, as well as his...


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