A former premier is incredulous a poll found Pierre Trudeau to be the best prime minister in Canadian history. .A Research Co poll released July 21 found 20% of Canadians thought Pierre Trudeau was the best prime minister since 1968, the most of any available choice and three points ahead of Stephen Harper..At 30%, Justin Trudeau was the top choice for worst prime minister, with Harper thought to be worst by 18% of respondents..However, the only premier who governed while the elder Trudeau was still in power says Canadians are only half-right..Brian Peckford, Newfoundland premier from 1979 to 1989, told his blog readers just that in a July 25 post entitled, “That Poll That Showed Pierre Best and Justin Worst PMs Since 1968 — Wrong — Both Terrible!!”.Nostalgia can’t hide the failures of the elder Trudeau, Peckford wrote..“I guess being far away makes one think more fondly, but Pierre Elliot Trudeau as PM was a disaster, too!” wrote Peckford..“His view of Canada was to make it less a federation and more a unity state. Any evidence?”.As with many Albertans of his era, the third premier in Newfoundland’s history as a province remembers how Ottawa curtailed his province’s benefits from oil and gas..“He and his administration refused to agree to Newfoundland and Labrador being treated the same as other oil producing provinces and receive the royalty revenue generated from that resource,” Peckford wrote..“How can one consider Papa Trudeau the best when he deliberately denied such fairness??? And he often lied about it in pretending to agree to such an arrangement? Anyone interested in more, read my 2012 best seller book Some Day The Sun Will Shine And Have Not Will Be No More for details.”.The poll found Jean Chretien Canada’s third-favourite prime minister at 11%, followed by Justin Trudeau at 11% and Brian Mulroney at 8%. Mulroney was also ranked fourth-worst by 6% of those polled, with his successor Kim Campbell taking 7%. However, Peckford remembers Mulroney fondly..“Getting the Atlantic Accord later through Brian Mulroney‘s administration (Hon. Pat Carney a big help) has made NL a have-province. The province’s largest non-government revenue source to this day is offshore oil revenues,” he wrote..Pierre Trudeau’s most noteworthy accomplishment was the 1982 Constitution Act, made through negotiations with the premiers and input from respective justice ministers. Peckford says the constitution is theirs, not solely Trudeau’s, and scorns the prime minister’s efforts to write one on his own..“This is the PM that tried to unilaterally patriate the Constitution —after sitting down with the other provinces for such negotiations, had a temper tantrum, left the negotiations and went to the Parliament of Canada to have the Federal Government do it unilaterally . .“But the Supreme Court of Canada, when it used to do its job and interpret law, not make it, found what the Federal Government was trying to do unilaterally was unconstitutional! Judgement [was delivered] September 28, 1981.”.Peckford wondered how Canadians can conclude a prime minister “that commits an unconstitutional act” was the best prime minister since 1968. People young and old need a history lesson, he concluded..“Do we need to get into the National Energy Program, wage and price controls, the War Measures Act?” asked Peckford..“Sadly, Canadians do not know their history. And why I have called My Magna Carta for Canada for civics to be a mandatory subject in all the public schools of Canada beginning in grade nine. But, do you hear a chorus of the leadership in Canada rushing to implement this?”.The legendary Trudeau is only a legend to Peckford..“Many societies live off myths — some are harmless or beneficial — others are a disaster — The Trudeau duo fall into the latter! .“Not one , but both!!”
A former premier is incredulous a poll found Pierre Trudeau to be the best prime minister in Canadian history. .A Research Co poll released July 21 found 20% of Canadians thought Pierre Trudeau was the best prime minister since 1968, the most of any available choice and three points ahead of Stephen Harper..At 30%, Justin Trudeau was the top choice for worst prime minister, with Harper thought to be worst by 18% of respondents..However, the only premier who governed while the elder Trudeau was still in power says Canadians are only half-right..Brian Peckford, Newfoundland premier from 1979 to 1989, told his blog readers just that in a July 25 post entitled, “That Poll That Showed Pierre Best and Justin Worst PMs Since 1968 — Wrong — Both Terrible!!”.Nostalgia can’t hide the failures of the elder Trudeau, Peckford wrote..“I guess being far away makes one think more fondly, but Pierre Elliot Trudeau as PM was a disaster, too!” wrote Peckford..“His view of Canada was to make it less a federation and more a unity state. Any evidence?”.As with many Albertans of his era, the third premier in Newfoundland’s history as a province remembers how Ottawa curtailed his province’s benefits from oil and gas..“He and his administration refused to agree to Newfoundland and Labrador being treated the same as other oil producing provinces and receive the royalty revenue generated from that resource,” Peckford wrote..“How can one consider Papa Trudeau the best when he deliberately denied such fairness??? And he often lied about it in pretending to agree to such an arrangement? Anyone interested in more, read my 2012 best seller book Some Day The Sun Will Shine And Have Not Will Be No More for details.”.The poll found Jean Chretien Canada’s third-favourite prime minister at 11%, followed by Justin Trudeau at 11% and Brian Mulroney at 8%. Mulroney was also ranked fourth-worst by 6% of those polled, with his successor Kim Campbell taking 7%. However, Peckford remembers Mulroney fondly..“Getting the Atlantic Accord later through Brian Mulroney‘s administration (Hon. Pat Carney a big help) has made NL a have-province. The province’s largest non-government revenue source to this day is offshore oil revenues,” he wrote..Pierre Trudeau’s most noteworthy accomplishment was the 1982 Constitution Act, made through negotiations with the premiers and input from respective justice ministers. Peckford says the constitution is theirs, not solely Trudeau’s, and scorns the prime minister’s efforts to write one on his own..“This is the PM that tried to unilaterally patriate the Constitution —after sitting down with the other provinces for such negotiations, had a temper tantrum, left the negotiations and went to the Parliament of Canada to have the Federal Government do it unilaterally . .“But the Supreme Court of Canada, when it used to do its job and interpret law, not make it, found what the Federal Government was trying to do unilaterally was unconstitutional! Judgement [was delivered] September 28, 1981.”.Peckford wondered how Canadians can conclude a prime minister “that commits an unconstitutional act” was the best prime minister since 1968. People young and old need a history lesson, he concluded..“Do we need to get into the National Energy Program, wage and price controls, the War Measures Act?” asked Peckford..“Sadly, Canadians do not know their history. And why I have called My Magna Carta for Canada for civics to be a mandatory subject in all the public schools of Canada beginning in grade nine. But, do you hear a chorus of the leadership in Canada rushing to implement this?”.The legendary Trudeau is only a legend to Peckford..“Many societies live off myths — some are harmless or beneficial — others are a disaster — The Trudeau duo fall into the latter! .“Not one , but both!!”
