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A biography of Canadian Liberal Party politician Dominic LeBlanc is presented. He was born on December 14, 1967 in Ottawa, Ontario to former Governor General Roméo LeBlanc, who was press secretary to former Prime Minister Lester Pearson at the time of Dominic's birth. Dominic LeBlanc's hope of being elected leader of the Liberal Party is also discussed.

Presents a photo-essay of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Quotations by Trudeau concerning Canada, Canadians, his tenure as prime minister; Others.

Profiles former Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau. Biographical and career information; Canadians' reaction to news of his death; The disparity between his personal and public personas; His contempt for Quebec's nationalist movement. INSET: A Scholar and a Fool, by Sarah Scott.

Comments on the publication of Pierre Elliott Trudeau's `Memoirs,' his own account of his life in and out of politics. Timing of the publication; Trudeau's judgment on his leading contemporaries generous and quirky; Revealing portrait of a bicultural family in Montreal; The 1970 October Crisis; Excerpts from the book.

The article reports on the impact of economic prosperity on the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is explained that the province, once considered the poorest of the Canadian regions, is enjoying respect as its economic influence increases owing to the discovery of oil off Newfoundland's coastline.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Newsmakers '07," and "Got a complaint? Call 1-800-Human Rights," which appeared in the December 17, 2007 issue and ""'Thanks for dinner'" just doesn't count," in the December 3, 2007 issue.

Recalls the ordeal of Walter Swetlishoff, whose parents were members of a radical antigovernment branch. Background on the Doukhobors, a Russian religious sect that fled to Canada; How W. A. C. Bennett's government sent Doukhobor children to guarded schools in British Columbia in the 1950s; Swetlishoff's life as a fugitive and his subsequent capture; His lawsuit against the province; Question of who was at fault.

Discusses how former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau dealt with the domestic economy during his tenure as prime minister. Views that the economy was not his first priority; Efforts made by Trudeau to stabilize the economy; Reasons why he failed.

The article discusses searches for evidence of the Franklin Expedition, a lost Arctic voyage led by explorer John Franklin in 1845, focusing on the political aspects of such ventures. Topics include a planned search by archaeologist Marc-André Bernier and a team from Parks Canada, the "Northern Strategy" of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper regarding Arctic resources, and Canada's claim over the waters of the Northwest Passage.

The article discusses miscellaneous events involving Canadian politicians. Topics include a day's use of a wheelchair by Members of Parliament and Senators at the request of the Canadian Paraplegic Association, an anti-asbestos rally where Hassan Yussuff of the Canadian Labour Congress condemned Canada's policy allowing asbestos exportation, and the 60th Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program held by Ottawa's Rotary Club of Ottawa and Canada's National Capital Commission.

The article discusses the political aspects of the 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Emphasis is given to topics such as the exploitation of oil sands, the impact of climate change as noted by British Columbia premier Christy Clark, and public demand and government policy on the extraction of fossil fuels.

Profiles the ten most politically influential Canadians, as ranked by the editors of 'Maclean's' magazine. Prime Minister Jean Chretien; Finance minister Paul Martin; Conservative Party leader Ralph Klein; Foreign affairs minister John Manley; Others, including Bank of Canada governor David Dodge, liberal Parliament member Anne McLellan, and Liberal policy adviser Eddie Goldenberg.

The article offers Canadian political news briefs. Former Canadian Minister of State Helena Guergis will run as an Independent Conservative in the Canadian House of Commons elections in 2012. Insurance agent Jacques Pinet speaks about how he is often mistaken for Canadian House leader John Baird. A fundraiser was held for Liberal Member of Canadian Parliament Hedy Fry.

The article discusses René Lévesque, a Canadian political figure and founder of the Parti Québécois. The central focus of the article is the author's contention that whatever his personal failings Lévesque represented Canadian values such honesty, moderate political views and the advocacy of democratic representation.

The article discusses Ed Stelmach, the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. According to the author a 2008 landslide re-election for his Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta has raised Stelmach's popularity and has given him a significant voice in national politics. Stelmach's anti-environmental, pro-development positions are examined.

This article presents the author's opinion regarding the Canadian Liberal Party. He compares the 2006 elections for Canada's Parliament with a meeting of Liberal Party members, convened by Lester Pearson and organized by Mitchell Sharp, in 1960. This meeting in Kingston, Ontario brought about the rebirth of the Liberal Party in Canada.

The author comments on Canadian politics and the Liberal Party, in light of an upcoming June election. Liberal MPs have spent much of their time lately staring at the Opposition benches with the evident distaste of a debutante whose dinner guest uses the wrong salad fork. But the Liberals may yet learn there is something they like even less than an opposition full of Conservatives. That's an opposition full of Liberals--and not very many of them either. If the voters hand the Liberals that ticket to the wilderness, the party will be tempted by memories of Pierre Trudeau. It would be so much better for Paul Martin and the Liberals to take defeat--as a long-overdue cue to renew. The Liberals cruelly lack young talent. They haven't taken a comprehensive look at their values since the 1991 conference in Aylmer, Que. And they're mighty low on leadership stock.

The article highlights the career of Robert Stanfield who died last week in Ottawa at 90 and was eulogized for his decency in public life, his commitment to Quebec's role in Confederation and a Burkean view of social policies that defies the prevailing neo-conservatism. All things seemed possible when Stanfield won Canada's first made-for-TV leadership convention in 1967. Many Canadians remember a Canadian Press photo showing Stanfield dropping a football during a break with reporters in the 1974 federal election campaign. After losing the 1968 election to Trudeau, Stanfield vacationed in Quebec for French-immersion sessions and strongly defended the Liberals' Official Languages Act. In 1978, Stanfield wed Anne Austin and they lived quietly in Ottawa's exclusive Rockcliffe Park.

Compares the Canadian federal elections which will take place in November, 2000 to the 1972 Canadian federal elections. Strategies of the New Democratic Party in 1972 and the Canadian Alliance in 2000; Strength of the economy during both elections; Liberal Party complacency during both campaigns.

Discusses the state of the Canadian political parties in the wake of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's death. Attempts made by Prime Minister Jean Chretien to capitalize on Trudeau's popularity; Details of the after-effects of Trudeau's domestic policy; Possibility of the Liberal Party being pushed into a minority after the next election.

Focuses on former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Comparison to Canadian Prime Minster Jean Chretien; Reasons which the author believes that Trudeau is a hero; Assertion that his death will expand his stature; Career highlights.

Profiles former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, focusing on his career in politics. Career highlights, including the decriminalization of homosexual acts between consenting adults; How he changed Canadian politics; Belief that his weakest areas of governing were the domestic economy and foreign policy.

Recalls the relationship of the author, a reporter, with former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. First meeting in 1968; Trudeau's contempt for the press; Anecdote about Trudeau as a cheapskate.

Reports on the celebration of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's 80th birthday on October 18, 1999. Guests at the dinner; Absence of women; Celebration of the era under Trudeau's rule as well as of Trudeau himself. INSETS: Best-sellers.;Communicating in a void..

Presents the author's thoughts on three of Canada's prime ministers and what they have offered on an international basis. Brian Mulroney's Meech Lake constitutional agreement of 1987 which laid the groundwork for a free trade agreement with the United States; Pierre Trudeau's Official Languages Act which established that French and English would be treated as equal on the federal level; How Jean Chretien has worked to renovate the government of Canada as he enters his sixth year as prime minister in 1999.

Presents opinions about Canada's Prime Minister, Jean Chretien. His failure to establish any meaningful legacy in his five years as prime minister; His career in politics; How Canadian politics have become predictable; Comparison to Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney; The impact of globalization on Canada's future.

Focuses on former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's best-selling book, `Memoirs.' October Crisis of 1970 that leaves some serious questions unanswered; Details of the events involving the kidnappings of Pierre Laporte, a senior minister in the Quebec government and British trade commissioner James Cross; Trudeau's negotiations with terrorists; More.

Looks back at the career of Canada's newly elected prime minister Jean Chretien. Two women who helped him along; Personal background; His first year in Ottawa in 1963; His position as a junior cabinet minister; Known as being famously impatient over detail.