About the Author

JOE CLARK was elected in 1979 as Canada's sixteenth and youngest prime minister. During the Mulroney government, he served as minister of external affairs from 1984 to 1991, and as president of the Privy Council and minister responsible for constitutional affairs from 1991 to 1993. After several years away from public life he was elected again to the House of Commons in 2000, where he represented Calgary Centre until leaving politics in 2004. He now works as a political and business consultant in Ottawa, where he lives with his wife, Maureen McTeer.  

Reviews

FINALIST 2014 Ottawa Book Awards Non-Fiction
Joe Clark s How We Lead is like the honourable man: thoughtful, intelligent worth the effort . Who would have thought that Joe Clark could turn out to be Canada s Cassandra?
Toronto Star
Joe Clark brings a wealth of experience to his observations on the Canadian political scene . A thoughtful book, one that will interest anyone who cares about Canada s place in the world.
The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo)

An outstanding read. From the perspective of today s viciously divided politics, Mr. Clark s portrayal of the country s history is balanced and laudable. His assessment of the state of Canadian politics is a sobering wake-up call . Better than any book I have read in a long time, How We Lead depicts my concerns about the direction in which we Canadians are drifting.
Andre Carrel, The Boundary Sentinel
All Canadians should read this book.
Calgary Herald
"An impassioned argument for Canada to reassert its international position as an agent of change, diplomacy and peace."
Ottawa Life"

FINALIST 2014 - Ottawa Book Awards--Non-Fiction
"Joe Clark's "How We Lead" is like the honourable man: thoughtful, intelligent...worth the effort.... Who would have thought that Joe Clark could turn out to be Canada's Cassandra?"
--"Toronto Star"
"Joe Clark brings a wealth of experience to his observations on the Canadian political scene.... A thoughtful book, one that will interest anyone who cares about Canada's place in the world."
--"The Record "(Kitchener-Waterloo) "
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"An outstanding read. From the perspective of today's viciously divided politics, Mr. Clark's portrayal of the country's history is balanced and laudable. His assessment of the state of Canadian politics is a sobering wake-up call.... Better than any book I have read in a long time, "How We Lead "depicts my concerns about the direction in which we Canadians are drifting."
--Andre Carrel, "The Boundary Sentinel "
"All Canadians should read this book."
--"Calgary Herald "
"An impassioned argument for Canada to reassert its international position as an agent of change, diplomacy and peace."
"--Ottawa Life"

"Joe Clark's "How We Lead" is like the honourable man: thoughtful, intelligent...worth the effort.... Who would have thought that Joe Clark could turn out to be Canada's Cassandra?"
--"Toronto Star"

"Joe Clark brings a wealth of experience to his observations on the Canadian political scene.... A thoughtful book, one that will interest anyone who cares about Canada's place in the world."
--"The Record "(Kitchener-Waterloo) "
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"An outstanding read. From the perspective of today's viciously divided politics, Mr. Clark's portrayal of the country's history is balanced and laudable. His assessment of the state of Canadian politics is a sobering wake-up call.... Better than any book I have read in a long time, "How We Lead "depicts my concerns about the direction in which we Canadians are drifting."
--Andre Carrel, "The Boundary Sentinel "

"All Canadians should read this book."
--"Calgary Herald "

"An impassioned argument for Canada to reassert its international position as an agent of change, diplomacy and peace."
"--Ottawa Life"

Praise for "How We Lead"
- "An impassioned argument for Canada to reassert its international position as an agent of change, diplomacy and peace." "Ottawa Life""
- "Joe Clark brings a wealth of experience to his observations on the Canadian political scene. This is a thoughtful book, one that will interest anyone who cares about Canada's place in the world." "The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo)"