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Sir John Willison was a political insider, but he was no political puppet, says Clippingdale
Former Globe editor John Willison ‘came from virtually nothing, with a grade school education—basically self-taught—and made himself into a knight and a man who was considered a leading journalist in English-speaking Canada.’
Carleton University Canadian studies professor Richard Clippingdale says John Willison helped former prime minister Wilfrid Laurier win a majority government in 1896. ‘He was able to interpret Laurier effectively to Ontario public opinion in a way that nobody else had been able to do, and in turn, to win Laurier approval.’
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Sir John Willison was a political insider, but he was no political puppet, says Clippingdale
Former Globe editor John Willison ‘came from virtually nothing, with a grade school education—basically self-taught—and made himself into a knight and a man who was considered a leading journalist in English-speaking Canada.’
Carleton University Canadian studies professor Richard Clippingdale says John Willison helped former prime minister Wilfrid Laurier win a majority government in 1896. ‘He was able to interpret Laurier effectively to Ontario public opinion in a way that nobody else had been able to do, and in turn, to win Laurier approval.’
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