It was the first to introduce the "distinct society clause," one of five conditions demanded by Henri Bourassa.
This document was initially approved after a leader breached protocol by reversing the order in which votes were called at the table, taking the vote of David Peterson last to put pressure on his alliance with Harold Pawley. After a meeting called the "Last Supper," Clyde Wells agreed to sign this document, but put an asterisk next to his name. The election campaign of Frank McKenna gained traction by demanding changes to this document, reviewed by the Charest Commission. The inventor Thomas "Carbide" Wilson, who patented a process for calcium carbide, owned the summer house where this document was created. It was the first to introduce the "distinct society clause," one of five conditions demanded by Henri Bourassa. Five years later, a similar document named for Charlottetown was voted down. For 10 points, name this 1987 attempt by Brian Mulroney to gain the support of Quebec for the Canadian constitution, a set of accords named for a body of water.
This document was initially approved after a leader breached protocol by reversing the order in which votes were called at the table, taking the vote of David Peterson last to put pressure on his alliance with Harold Pawley.
Meech Lake Accords