Pierre Trudeau, former Prime Minister of Canada, was once
described as "A French Canadian proud of his identity and
culture, yet a biting critic of French-Canadian society,
determined to destroy its mythology and illusions". He has
also been identified as "A staunch, upholder of provincial
autonomy holding the justice portfolio in the federal
government". Such cumulative appraisal and observation
made by past fellow bureaucrat provides high testimonial for
the ex-Democratic Socialist. This critique will establish and
dispute the prime directives that Trudeau had advocated in
his own book written during the years 1965 to 1967. The
compilation of political essays featured in his book deal with
the diverse complexities of social, cultural and economical
issues that were predominant in Canadian politics during the
mid 1960's. However, throughout my readings I was also
able to discover the fundamental principles that Trudeau
would advocate in order to establish a strong......
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