I don't think you can compare the two. Canadians appear to have much longer political memories. People still spit at trudeau senior, when he's mentioned. And that was 50 years ago. No, I think they'll be kicking Justine around long after I'm gone. Although I'm certainly not losing any sleep over it.
I'm not sure about the quality of the publication... most articles seems to favour a leftist bias.Three senior NDP MPs decide enough is enough.
NDP MPs Charlie Angus, Carol Hughes, Rachel Blaney are leaving federal politics
The federal New Democrats delivered the news in a joint announcement, saying all three want more family time after years of dedicated public service.www.nationalobserver.com
34 different sources from left, centre and right. Have at 'er.
Is it really that important to you? Because it's not to me. As per your request, I'm trying to be copecetic and non confrontational.
Fair.
No we won't. I do not fondly recall Trudeau The Elder being benevolent. I loath the man.
American politics. Their choice, their consequences. We might suffer or prosper with the right president but its not up to us.
I was too young to fully understand what PET was doing, but I knew my parents disliked the man and were dyed-in-the-wool Tories/Socreds. In time, I learned about the damage he did to the country. But I also learned that he was an intellectual in his own right, had his own ideas and was passionate about them, and had a body of work that preceded his career in politics. Although I largely disagree with his ideas, he knew what he was talking about and had the intellectual chops for the job.
I know people like my 4 aunts on my fathers side (they worshipped Trudeau SR) were super excited when Justin was running. And they have since put forth the worst arguments and biggest excuse mongering to defend him since.
The problem is the cult of perosnality.
Sometimes some change for the good does comes around. I initially voted for Harper in '06, I felt he did not hesitate to buy us C17s, Leopard 2s, CH47 back into the inventory, etc. On the overall economic side, he was actually not bad.
And like revolutionaries it will take time for them to learn how to govern, which this current GoC never really did.
That would be me ... I was a Liberal voter as a youngster; I believed Mike Pearson was a better leader than John Diefenbaker and had a better team and a better plan. Then came 1965 and the 'Trois colombes:' Marchand, Pelletier and Trudeau. Although I disagreed with Jean Marchand on many issues I admired and respected him as a man and as a leader. I thought Gérard Pelletier's ideas on "communications" went overboard but were harmless, but I thought, even than, in my 20s, that Pierre Trudeau was wrong for the Liberal party and bad for Canada.
That’s an interesting counterpoint to the pretty rosy view of him when he passed away earlier this year.
Didn't speak to his character as a politician or a person, merely the reality of the world around him.
