… Alas, only one eventuality hadn't been foreseen: that one day the government of Canada would fall into the hands of a weakling. It has now happened." Some Liberal MPs called on Trudeau to be their "spiritual leader" against the accord, further undermining John Turner's already fragile leade...
…Brian Mulroney defeated Trudeau's successor, Prime Minister John Turner, in the 1984 federal election. One of Mulroney's campaign promises was to pursue an agreement that would allow Quebec's government to sanction the Constitution. Led by Mulroney, the federal and provincial governments sig...