Clark couldn’t captivate like Trudeau, but maybe charisma’s overrated, no?

After retiring from politics in 2004, former prime minister Joe Clark is an international business success.

VANCOUVER, B.C.—No one would ever use the term 'charismatic' to describe Joe Clark. The so-called "career politician" couldn't captivate an audience like Pierre Trudeau could, or charm political colleagues the way Brian Mulroney did. Journalist Peter C. Newman once described him as "a decen...

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