Capturing what makes PMs tick
As Pierre Trudeau once said in his trademark flip manner, 'It’s not a perfect job, but it sure beats working.' Only 22 other Canadians have known how true that is firsthand. But thanks to J.D.M. Stewart, the rest of us now have a far better understanding of what it takes to be PM—and how to survive the job.
The job of being prime minister, Jean Chrétien once observed, is “never easy.” Some frustrations include the need to “hurt the feelings of a lot of people on a regular basis” and to “operate in the public eye with MPs who fret and bureaucrats who gossip and colleagues who disagree.” Not...
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