TOUMANOFF: Pierre Elliot Trudeau, the “JFK of Canada,” newly Prime Minister, young, energetic, glamorous, brilliant, charismatic, eloquent in both national ... read more
In terms of public service, Pierre Trudeau’s government is famous for expanding the bureaucracy in ways that stretched the thinking of the time. It was the beginning of an expanded and complex bureaucracy, that has not really been counteracted to this day. Some think this was an amazing feat. Others think it was a disaster. read more
And as with deficits, there is a lot that could go wrong. Again, look at the situation under Pierre. When he came to office, Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio was on a post-war decline from more than 100 per cent to less than 20 per cent in 1974. After that, Canada’s debt ballooned. read more
Very strong language, most will agree. The above quotes effectively illustrate the emotions felt by a majority of Albertans directed towards the Pierre Trudeau led federal government of the early 1980’s. The emotional outcry, of course, was in the wake of Trudeau’s infamous 1980 National Energy Policy. read more