Pierre Trudeau’s stalwart defence of federalism gave Canada hope

When Trudeau the Younger said 'Canada is back,' it was his father’s Canada that he was invoking. Canada’s formative 1960s are already commemorated in our current choice of a prime minister.

Former Liberal prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Marc Carisse

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BY PAUL LITT

September 12, 2016

OTTAWA—Fifty years ago, anticipating Canada’s centennial, The Toronto Star offered readers a “magnificent portfolio” of the Fathers of Confederation, portraits of noble countenances nestled in stiff collars, many of them sporting muttonchops. As Canada prepares to celebrate...

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