Achieve Quote by Preston Manning

“The first lesson, for all Canadians, is that the closed door, top down approaches to constitution making do not provide the public input or debate necessary to achieve a constitutional consensus that will be supported by the people.”

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Achieve Approach Closed door Closed doors Consensus Constitution Debate Doors Firsts Input Lessons People Top down

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