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Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau, of the Liberal party, who has held office for 11 years, said at 1 a.m. today he will recomme d that Clark form the next government. Trudeau added, "I'll make a pretty good leader of the opposition...
Dupre added that if Trudeau tries to maintain power, there may be "enough dissidents within the Liberal party who would want a leadership convention." Such a convention would force Trudeau either to resign or seek the leadership of the party again...
Reaction to the PC minority victory was mixed last night. Harvard Canadian Club President John D. Weston '80 of Vancouver, British Columbia, said, "Like most Westerners I think it's time for a change." Weston said he felt the PC victory was "more a rejection of Trudeau than a positive thrust behind Clark...
...years of Trudeau's arrogance and his ignoring of justified demands from the West," he added...
...Trudeau continues to travel around the country, telling an unemployed man in British Columbia to "get off your ass and look for work," while Clark continues to hedge on crucial issues, a foreshadowing of disaster with his low-key, wavering approach to leadership. The large Liberal bloc in Quebec balances the traditional Tory strongholds in Western Canada. The election's most important province is Ontario, with Toronto the focus of attention. Last time around, the Liberals won 18 of 20 Toronto seats, but the Conservatives held an 11-point lead in the polls three weeks ago. Recent surveys, however, show...