All-Canadian wimp? The 'wimp factor' surfaced in Canada during the election campaigns of 1979 and 1980, with Conservative leader Joe Clark being the b(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: All-Canadian wimp? The 'wimp factor' surfaced in Canada during the election campaigns of 1979 and 1980, with Conservative leader Joe Clark being the butt of the devastating political barb. Many commentators believe that he has now shaken off this image problem.