Word: trudeau
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About 1,200 Canadian Liberal Party workers and their wives went wild for the drummer who sat in with the Renaissance rock group at Ottawa's Château Laurier hotel. Flailing away at the snares, Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau managed to make his own music. Said Jean-Guy Morin, the regular Renaissance drummer, "His left hand wasn't all that good, but then his right hand wasn't much either." After Trudeau had returned to the dance floor, Morin had another thought: "Maybe if I practice, I could be Prime Minister...
...Trudeau encouraged that prospect with his list of legislative intentions, which is traditionally presented at the opening of Parliament. More comprehensive than usual and reflecting a certain contriteness toward an electorate that had chastised him in October, the list included several social welfare programs (such as increased old-age pensions) that have been championed by the New Democrats. Thus Lewis found it relatively easy to pledge his support for the government until he sees how Trudeau follows through on the proposals. Exulted Liberal Strategist Allan MacEachen: "We've been given a real chance to stay on. Only an accident...
...Liberals a vital vote and thus force the government's resignation. A mismanaged Liberal proposal might make it impossible for the N.D.P. to avoid voting with the Tories; a surprise maneuver by the Tories could catch the government short of members when an important vote was called; a Trudeau temper tantrum might shift the mood of the House against...
...Liberals recognize the perils. Close associates have been warning Trudeau in recent weeks not to allow himself to be provoked into one of his legendary outbursts of profanity. In fact, the former swinger of the Western political world has at times seemed more than somewhat subdued. During the visit that Trudeau made to Britain in December, the Times of London was moved to observe: "Being Prime Minister of Canada for four years has dulled him nearly beyond recognition...
Flashes of Fire. There are still, however, flashes of the old fire. In one of his first sessions of the new Parliament, Trudeau hotly accused Tory members of trying to "divide Canada" in the election campaign-a reference to the effort by some Tories to capitalize on anti-Quebec feelings generated among English-speaking voters. But Trudeau's charge was so ill-timed and ill-tempered that it left some of his party colleagues shaking their heads in dismay. Stanfield, normally a dull public speaker, shone by comparison. When a fellow Tory heckled Trudeau about trying to change...