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...PIERRE TRUDEAU is Canada's prime minister--again. A resurrection, some call it. The Liberal who held the post for 11 years before his defeat last May to Joe Clark's Progressive Conservative Party has returned to claim the spoils of victory a mere nine months later. It is a remarkable personal triumph for Trudeau, who announced his resignation before the Tory government fell and who ran for prime minister only at the request of the Liberal caucus, which realized the impossibility of preparing for both a federal campaign and an intra-party leadership race. But Trudeau's triumph...
...other foreign leader speaking for the boycott was Canada's Prime Minister Joe Clark, but he faces a stiff reelection challenge from former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's Liberal Party, and Trudeau has been cool to a ban. Mexico has already announced its intention to field a squad in Moscow...
...Trudeau proffer his resignation in the first place? At the time, he attributed his action to a desire to pay more attention to his three sons. More likely, Quebec provincial Liberals convinced him his usefulness had expired. The Quebec Liberals triumphed in a handful of crucial by-elections, demonstrating a trend away from separatist sentiment. Trudeau's political raison d'etre, national unity, had faded; his Quebec advisers felt capable of repairing disunity themselves...
...campaign so far hearkens back to the British elections during the early 1900s. As Lloyd George reportedly said in parliament, Canadian politicians may have principles, but their first principle is expediency. The Conservatives have conducted an anti-Trudeau campaign, similar to the winning strategy employed last spring. Trudeau, meanwhile, has maintained a low profile and shied away from the strong leader image--he emphasizes the "team" concept, knowing that Canadians do not doubt his capabilities. The Liberals have focused on Clark's incessant flip-flops and his inadequacies as a Prime Minister...
Which does not mean the larger questions have been sufficiently answered. Where, for instance, are the issues? Are parliamentary politics committed to convenience at the expense of policy? How long will Trudeau remain in office if elected? Who would succeed him? And what about Quebec and Alberta, not to mention inflation, unemployment, and energy? February 18 cannot determine answers. But talk of the country's "decline" is Canadian self-indulgence, particularly if viewed in the global context. The election, however, remains a test of Canadian parliamentary democracy's stability and credibility...