tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723107545282807528.post5869349606818163368..comments2023-08-18T07:16:24.794-04:00Comments on CanadianSense: Trudeau vs. ObamaCanadianSensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010880162544507668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723107545282807528.post-955186552473681322010-05-26T15:24:33.366-04:002010-05-26T15:24:33.366-04:00You should do a poll "who is/was the most soc...You should do a poll "who is/was the most socialist?"<br /><br />Pierre Trudeau<br />Barack Obama<br />Jimmy Carter<br />Dalton McGuinty<br />Hugo ChavezThe_Icemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16887740772649135851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723107545282807528.post-72179340345235082342010-05-26T15:17:59.705-04:002010-05-26T15:17:59.705-04:00Thanks, if it read that way it may cause confusion...Thanks, if it read that way it may cause confusion.<br /><br />The Liberal party handed the "baton" to Trudeau to have enough time before the next election.<br /><br />They could not anticipate the FLQ 1970 crisis.CanadianSensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010880162544507668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723107545282807528.post-39475599360471773652010-05-26T15:10:47.181-04:002010-05-26T15:10:47.181-04:00Interesting to read your comparisons.
A couple of...Interesting to read your comparisons.<br /><br />A couple of corrections: While Pierre Trudeau did indeed ride a wave Trudeaumania to the leadership, his first federal election as Prime Minister took place in June 1968, two months after he's succeeded Pearson, not in 1972. It was a convincing victory with over 45% of the vote, but by the 1972 election Trudeaumania was no more. You're correct, of course, that the Liberals barely beat the PCs. That said, the NDP never formed a coalition with the Liberal minority.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.com