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 Canada's best Modern Prime Minister... 

Canada's best Modern President...
John Diefenbaker (1957-1963) 14%  14%  [ 1 ]
Lester B. Pearson (1963-1998) 43%  43%  [ 3 ]
Pierre Elliot Trudeau (1968-1984) 14%  14%  [ 1 ]
Joe Clark (1980) 14%  14%  [ 1 ]
John Turner (1984) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Kim Campbell (1993) 14%  14%  [ 1 ]
Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Paul Martin (2003-2006) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Stephen Harper (2006-Present) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Total votes : 7

 Canada's best Modern Prime Minister... 
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Post Canada's best Modern Prime Minister...
Well I can see the winner already but lets have a try...


Lets talk about something else then Obama and McCain.


Lets start after Diefenbaker.....


Because no one like Louis St. Laurent and we all love King.... :zonks:


The choices...

John Diefenbaker (1957-1963)
-Populist Conservative but the Avro Arrow was his demise

Lester B. Pearson (1963-1998)

-Brought in Canada's new flag and medicare and really started the Liberal Domination

Pierre Elliot Trudeau (1968-1984)

-A lot to be said, one of the most liked and most hated but most well known figure in Canadian history. When he died in 2000 did we realize how big a figure he was to Canada.
-Changed the Constitution, brought in Bilingualism and Multiculturalism and led Canada through some dark times in the 70's.
-Hated for The National Energy Program, For suspending Human rights in response to Terrorists threats and huge amounts of deficits and for hating Albertans...

Joe Clark (1980)
-Won against Trudeau but was then defeated and is seen as a joke.

John Turner (1984)

-The aftermath of Trudeau reign destroyed his life

Brian Mulroney (1984-1993)

-Our version of Ronald Regan with his personality and won the most impressive victory ever
-Transformed the Canadian economy with NAFTA and his unpopular GST saved Canada from Fiscal disaster in latter years
-Tried hard to fix Trudeau's mistakes but made them worse
-A disgrace to the whole concept of Conservative with his spend thrift ways...

Kim Campbell (1993)
-Canada's first female PM yet Mulroney shadow destroyed her like Turner

Jean Chrétien (1993-2003)
-Won three majority Govts in a row only King and Laurier did that though keeping a steady hand and being very fiscally conservative early on
-Saved Canada from financial disaster and detached Canada from Bush American Foreign policy with not supporting the Invasion of Iraq.
-he either saved Canada from breaking apart in 1995 or helped it... :funny:
-His reputation was high until a corruption scandal came up in the last four years.

Paul Martin (2003-2006)

-He was brought in like a King and he was very well liked and it seemed, the Liberals would rule forever however a scandal broke out and it ended there. One of the biggest political disappointments in Canadian history.

Stephen Harper (2006-Present)
-Man who won a minority and is trying hard to make Canada a conservative country.

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Post Re: Canada's best Modern Prime Minister...
Trudeau was probably the best for Canada but I still hate him for fucking over the West. Chretien was good until the sponsorship scandal.

I'd go with Pearson.

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I love Pearson.

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Post Re: Canada's best Modern Prime Minister...
I'll vote for Pierre Trudeau because

(a) he had a hot wife.


OK, sorry, in retrospect I shouldn't have voted, not being a Canadian. Sorry for skewing the results.

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Post Re: Canada's best Modern Prime Minister...
why not!!

Every Canadians can pick out their favourite American President...


and who the hell picked Joe Clark.


In terms of leadership Pierre Trudeau takes it hands down over everyone. He was Mr. Canada.


However Pearson really started the foundation of what is modern Canada. He really started the big shift in Canada towards a more European based liberal democracy.

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Manny are you American or Canadian? I see your location is Toronto but you could be an American working there.


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I am Canadian born and raised but I have been across your fair land (America) a lot.

So I know it well, more so then your average American.

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