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P_Funk · 06-13-07, 07:12 AM

I hear you Skybird. In my country it feels very much the same. While Canada has always politically been more baout voting against one party or another than voting in favour of one side, there have been many great political figures who distinguished themselves as true leaders. The last, and arguably the greatest in my opinion, was Pierre Trudeau. Such a true Canadian, he took to heart the meaning of sovereignty for Canada. He saw the dangers of American control of the Canadian market through mergers and buy out, he saw the fractures in culture and sewed them together for one brief time, and best of all he wrote our modern constitution which defines us finally as truly seperate from Britain. He even proved that he was capable of making the toughest decisions in the hardest of times. During the October Crisis he responded to the FLQ by calling war measures, unheard of in peace time. Many still disagree with that decision but however you view it it was bold and decisive and truly a sign of fearless leadership. The greatest and most memberable Trudea line is when a reporter asked him how far he'd go to combat the threat of the FLQ. His answer: "Just watch me". I get a wry smile everytime I watch that clip.

But immediately after his retirement in the 80s we see Brian Mulroney. What a traitor to Canada. From there it was downhill. Since then the only character we've had is Chretien and while he was a brilliant minister of indian affairs he was a gobsh1te prime minister in the end. Now Canada has no leaders and its lost at the moment in a struggle for direction. Its sad to see all the great things Trudeau built for Canada and how in one term Mulroney tore half of them down.

Trudeau was an intellectual, and he was a lawyer. He had real ideas and not just an agenda to rule for his own interests.

I've found that famous interview. Its a good 6 minutes. Notice how the reporters are able to get unscripted answers from Trudeau in a real dialogue as opposed to a staged question-answer. If you don't want to watch the whole thing just skip to 5:45 and you'll hear the great line.

06-13-07, 07:12 AM	#6
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	I hear you Skybird. In my country it feels very much the same. While Canada has always politically been more baout voting against one party or another than voting in favour of one side, there have been many great political figures who distinguished themselves as true leaders. The last, and arguably the greatest in my opinion, was Pierre Trudeau. Such a true Canadian, he took to heart the meaning of sovereignty for Canada. He saw the dangers of American control of the Canadian market through mergers and buy out, he saw the fractures in culture and sewed them together for one brief time, and best of all he wrote our modern constitution which defines us finally as truly seperate from Britain. He even proved that he was capable of making the toughest decisions in the hardest of times. During the October Crisis he responded to the FLQ by calling war measures, unheard of in peace time. Many still disagree with that decision but however you view it it was bold and decisive and truly a sign of fearless leadership. The greatest and most memberable Trudea line is when a reporter asked him how far he'd go to combat the threat of the FLQ. His answer: "Just watch me". I get a wry smile everytime I watch that clip. But immediately after his retirement in the 80s we see Brian Mulroney. What a traitor to Canada. From there it was downhill. Since then the only character we've had is Chretien and while he was a brilliant minister of indian affairs he was a gobsh1te prime minister in the end. Now Canada has no leaders and its lost at the moment in a struggle for direction. Its sad to see all the great things Trudeau built for Canada and how in one term Mulroney tore half of them down. Trudeau was an intellectual, and he was a lawyer. He had real ideas and not just an agenda to rule for his own interests. I've found that famous interview. Its a good 6 minutes. Notice how the reporters are able to get unscripted answers from Trudeau in a real dialogue as opposed to a staged question-answer. If you don't want to watch the whole thing just skip to 5:45 and you'll hear the great line. __________________