After which event did Joe Clark sit as an independent Progressive Conservative?
The merger of the Progressive Conservatives with the Canadian Alliance
His loss in the 1983 leadership race
His retirement from politics
The defeat of his minority government
Answer
Joe Clark sat as an independent Progressive Conservative after the merger of the Progressive Conservatives with the Canadian Alliance. The merger created the Conservative Party of Canada, and Clark did not join the new party. He sat as an independent MP until 2003, when he joined the Liberal Party.
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