
Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 1981
During 1981, the year of the ''Great Constitutional Debate,'' the constitution dominated the federal and political scene. Prime Minister Trudeau achieved one of his major political objectives - an objective which had eluded his grasp for more than a decade: Canada finally had its own constitution. A resolution, however, was not reached without some rancour which tended to increase tensions within ...
During 1981, the year of the ''Great Constitutional Debate,'' the constitution dominated the federal and political scene. Prime Minister Trudeau achieved one of his major political objectives - an objective which had eluded his grasp for more than a decade: Canada finally had its own constitution. A resolution, however, was not reached without some rancour which tended to increase tensions within ...