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     A tribute to Trudeau 
     
    
   
   
    
     By Mike J. Trainer . 
     
    

    
     On Wednesday, February 29, 1984, Prime Minister Pierre 
     
     Eliot Trudeau ended all speculation, and announced his 
     
     resignation as Leader of the Liberal Party. It was the end for a 
     
     Titan in Canadian politics. \ , 
     
    

    
     Pierre Trudeau will be best remembered by the Canadian 
     
     public for his uniqueness and the dynamics he brought to 
     
     federal politics. ' 
     
    

    
     He was a man who possessed a, superior-intellect, strong 
     
     will, and mdre importantly, he played a dominant role in 
     
     Canadian politics for the past sixteen years. 
     
    

    
     He was a man who was despised by many and loved by 
     
     many. He was his own man and proved totally unpredictable 
     
     to his enemies, allies, and the media. ~ 
     
    

    
     Such a powerful man, with such an imposing character, 
     
     will resign in the minds of Canadians for'sOme years to come. 
     
    

    
     Some of Mr. Trudeau’s greatest accomplishments as a 
     
     statesman were: guaranteeing French Canadians, of a rightful 
     
     place in Canada; bringing home'ou’r first made-in-C nada 
     
     constitution; invoking, for: the firs't'time 'in’peacetiriiefi‘the 
     
     War Measures Act'in 1970; beginning hispeace crusade; and 
     
     invoking wage and price controls in 1975. , 
     
    

    
     Whatever Our feelings on'these accomplishments, they are 
     
     one man’s contribution toward the evolution of Canada’s 
     
     future. 
     
    

    
     Canadians will truly miss Pierre Trudeau. His towering 
     
     dominance within the Liberal Party will not be forgotten 
     
     overnight. 
     
    

    
     He will be missed for his contrariness, independence, bux 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     , most importantly, for the style and flavor which he gave to 
     
    
   
   
    
     Canadians and to politics in general. 
     
    

    
     The race to, succeed Pierre Trudeau is now on. 
     
    

    
     The fore-runner in the dash is John Turner, who will 
     
     officially announce his decision on March 16. 
     
    

    
     We should expect to see at least ten prominent Liberals ir 
     
     the race to capture the top job in the country. Names‘lika‘ 
     
     Coutts, Cretien, Lumley, MacGuigan, Roberts, Munro 
     
     Begin, Erola,‘Axworthy, and Regan have-been rumouréd'etu 
     
     have been thrown into theiralcegf'o‘rvthe'i     I 
     
     '}‘Nb'.matter§ who 15 the” gamer, it W] the the Liberalrp‘arlk 
     
    

    
     As we prepare for 'a federal-election this fall in Canada 
     
     Liberals will once again rise to the challenge and form the nex: 
     
     government, with a new leader and bold new liberal policies 
     
    

    
     »What does the future hold for Pierre Trudeau? The answo 
     
     to this question is unclear to the Canadian public. 
     
    

    
     Whatever Trudeau chooses to do, Canadians can rest 
     
     assured he will make the best of it. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     Canada will be a different country without Trudeau. There‘ 
     
     has been no Canadian Prime Minister like him ever before, 
     
     and it wilLbe extremely difficult to fill his shoes. 
     
    

    
     Yes, we will all miss you, Pierre, and we wish you the best 
     
    
   
   
    
     __. of luck in your future plans. Canada will be truly different 
     
    
   
   
    
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     “And that’s my point of view.” ' 
     
    

    
     The Nelled Gem, while respecting the right of contribute/S 
     
     to state their beliefs, does not ascribe to a particular political 
     
     party. We may be political, and we hope we are, but we (If? 
     
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