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Pierre Trudeau: Political Economics
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair described Trudeau as a man with vision, political courage and great personal style. In a note to Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Blair said Trudeau will be remembered with affection by the British people.
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Trudeau's understanding of economics is treated above. Was he an elitist? Undoubtedly. He was part of a childhood group called "Les Snobs." His political style consisted of avoiding the distasteful task of building consensus, but rather imposing his will on the public. He had no problem acting like a modern day Marie Antoinette, giving the finger to protesting masses while sitting in his private luxury rail car.
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The answer lies in something completely unique about the biography of Pierre Trudeau. Many is the idealistic intellectu-al who has ventured onto the political field only to come to grief. But young man Trudeau spent over a decade working out his ideas, clarifying his analysis, writing the script for his own star role. Having written that script, Trudeau entered politics and played the part, considering the camera angles, improvising on occasion, rewriting the lines when they no longer suited his purposes, but dominating the stage. This was highly unusual, putting him in the ranks of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle as a figure who had thought, written and then been able to act in consequence.
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In a document written in 1965, Trudeau outlined the constitutional position which he was to basically follow during his public life. He first affirmed that he did not fear to be identified with the constitutional status quo; he claimed that it was less necessary for the Québécois to dream about the powers which an hypothetical Quebec might have than to fully implement, and properly use, those that it really possessed; fiscal raids on the federal purse were less important than the economic development of the province- such development would produce the increased revenues which Quebec needed. If constitutional reforms were necessary they were to be implemented in four main areas:
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Probably the best book on Trudeau. Richard Gwyn has been for many years an astute political columnist for the Toronto Star, as well as the author of several biographies and political books.
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