Joe Clark set in motion his own resignation process on August 6th. The Conservative party leader said he'd been thinking for some time about his future. At an Ottawa news conference, he announced he would eventually step down, to be replaced by someone who can draw more electoral support to his party.

Date: 2002-08-05
Placeline: OTTAWA, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 10 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << the party has to become much more focused on building on our strengths including attracting the widest possible range of women and men to capture the imagination of the country >>

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