Duane Delton Crandall (born August 14, 1946) was a Canadian politician. He served in the

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from 1986 to 1991, as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Columbia River. On October 3, 1989, Crandall and three colleagues —

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, and

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— quit the governing Social Credit caucus to sit as "Independent Social Credit" members. In a joint statement, the four stressed that they "in no way desire the fall of our government", but wished to spur an "open and realistic assessment" of

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's continued leadership. Crandall rejoined the Socred caucus on January 24, 1990, in order to better deal with a wave of layoffs in his riding. His decision caused the other three rebels to reflect on their future, and on February 14, they also rejoined the Socred caucus.

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