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De Omnibus Dubitandum - Lux Veritas

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The disastrous legacy of Pierre Trudeau

By David Frum

(Editor’s Note:  I found this at Dissecting Leftism with the title, “Obama's Canadian predecessor: Pierre Trudeau showed how destructive Leftist leaders can be”.  As I read this I could see the obvious comparison, the destructive behavior and the long term disastrous consequences.  And they still loved him!  That’s part of the comparison also.  Go figure!  Make sure to read the entire article, and remember it took decades to overcome the consequences of his leftist incompetence and obstinence, and seemingly they still love this guy. The power of leftist media!  But it's waning!)

Author and columnist David Frum participated Tuesday in one of the Royal Ontario Museum’s series of “history wars” debates, on the resolution, “Pierre Trudeau was a disaster for Canada.” His debating partner was John English, the former Liberal Member of Parliament and the distinguished biographer of Pierre Trudeau. Following is the text of his opening remarks.........Under the strict rules of debate, my opponent Professor English can win if he proves that Trudeau was something less than a disaster for Canada: a disappointment or even a misfortune perhaps. I hope you will hold him – and Trudeau – and Canada to a higher standard. I hope you will require him to prove that Pierre Trudeau was affirmatively a good thing for Canada, a successful prime minister.....To Read More.....

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