August1991

In fall 1976, Bourassa called an early election. (Trudeau had won in 1974, called him a hot-dog eater. It was after the Olympics.) On 15 Nov 1976, Bourassa lost his seat in Mercier. Later, late 1970s?, I first recall seeing Bourassa as a prof at Laval. (Off to Belgium. He had a rich wife.) Then, 1985, he was back. The next time I saw him was in the early 1990s, H-Q building, he was PM. Dark room. His receptionist was a remarkable woman.

Politics is a strange game. Nixon?

Where is Paul Martin? Florida?

Mulroney is dead. Chretien lives mostly in Florida, like Mulroney while alive. Harper, dunno. Trudeau Snr lived in Montreal until his death. He walked to work. Like me. ==== Trudeau Snr famously said that if not a Quebecer, he would choose to be one. I plan to retire in Limoilou.

Mark Carney is an ambitious guy, who married up. Donald Trump is a showman.

I have a sister who thinks that MAGA is Nazi. Hitler. And I'm Canadian.

Trudeau Snr retired to Montreal in 1984, bought a place, kept a law office, and walked to work. He stayed in Canada. ===== Not sure about the others

True. He got over 40% But he didn't win. More important, Poilievre didn't win like Mulroney in 1988. A fight for Canada. ===== Mulroney and Trudeau Snr had a passion for Canada. Carney doesn't.

Feeble? In the case of Churchill Falls in the 1960s, there was a risk of building, and then bringing to market. Smallwood had discovered pineapples on the Moon. He had no way to bring them to Earth.

Betsy, wherever you were born, you have passion.

Because like many Third World countries, our elite is inter-mingled. ===== I'm like Trudeau Snr: I prefer counter-weights.

In 1984, who organised the campaign. In 1958, who organised the campaign.

You lost because of francophones, and urban women. This should have been a total defeat of the federal Liberals. ====== Urban single women vote NDP, or Liberal. People in Quebec look for an alternative.

Carney clearly married up.

Uh, they do. Federal Liberals do too. What happened to Ignatieff? Dion?

I met Ignatieff. He was a decent person. Carney? Never met the guy. I am told that he's difficult uh ambitious.

Carney has invited Charles III to open our parliament. ==== We are facing a guy like Trump who looks at real numbers. Carney, you care about symbols.

Mark Carney understands pension schemes. If I were Alberta's premier, I would read the riot act.

I wuz wrong. This guy Poilievre is like Nixon and Clinton - the Comeback Kid. ===== Churchill crossed the floor.

Betsy, Where in the Phillipines are you from? Visayas?

Note to Westerners: I know that this is very difficult for many of you to understand - you're clueless, can't speak French - the reason we still have a federal Liberal as PM, it is Donald Trump. Americans voted for Trump. Trump defends America! ====== Carney worked for banks in New York, he speaks French, he has a foreign wife We in the East vote for a guy like Carney. Carney defends modern Canada!

All true. (riding, not writing) Note Boulerice. And Chretien's riding in Shawinagan.

With Trudeau Jnr, we Canadians got along - until his wife left him.

I remember Chretien, and Martin - and even Trudeau Snr. We did not get along. ==== I suspect this guy Carney is similar.

At issue, is whether Canadians get along. ====== Mulroney and Harper made Canada work.