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Newfoundland and Labrador Elections: Smallwood announces he will step down
"Governing Newfoundland is a form of licensed insanity," CBC's Rex Murphy once said. Premiers don't really govern, "they measure their stamina against the intractabilities of history, geography and the unemployment stats." Canada's newest province has only had a handful of leaders since joining Confederation in 1949. From firebrands like Joey Smallwood to measured – some say dull – diplomats like Roger Grimes, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador have chosen their premiers not by party but by personality and promises.
Program: CBC Television News
Broadcast Date: Jan. 13, 1972
Guest(s): Joey Smallwood, Joey Smallwood
Duration: 3:12
Last updated: March 12, 2012
Page consulted on March 25, 2013
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