Newfoundland's Clyde Wells failed to make a connecting flight in Halifax.

Clyde Wells was elected party leader in June and went on to lead the Liberal Party to victory in the 1989 provincial election.

The party under Clyde Wells (1987-1996)

In the 1989 provincial election the Liberals returned to power under Clyde Wells, winning 31 of the 52 seats in the House of Assembly.

In 1989, Clyde Wells and the Liberal Party returned to power ending 17 years of Conservative government.

May 5: Clyde Wells becomes premier of Newfoundland, defeating Thomas Rideout in a general election.

Smallwood's authoritarian style and refusal to allow a younger generation to take power frustrated Crosbie and other young ministers, such as Clyde Wells.

On election night Clyde Wells led his Liberal Party to victory, winning 31 seats compared to the Tory's 21.

He also worked in the 1980s as executive assistant to Clyde Wells.

As far as I'm concerned, I leave that to Clyde Wells.