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A dissenting view: Mulroney succeeded where Laurier failed

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A political columnist agrees with a panel of experts that ranked all 20 Canadian prime ministers that John A. Macdonald and William Lyon Mackenzie King were Canada's greatest prime ministers. He disagrees with several of the rankings, however, including those of Robert Borden and Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

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Historians rank the best and worst: Canadian prime ministers

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Canadian political history experts ranked all 20 Canadian prime ministers on a scale from 0 to 10 on factors such as success in achieving policy goals and their leadership abilities. William Lyon Mackenzie King, who served during the second World War, ranked the highest.

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Can we tell the kids about Trudeau now?

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Trudeau was the first politician invented by the media. He was an appealing, outspoken and original man. Renewed interest in him celebrates his style rather than his substance. His policies crippled the Canadian economy and alienated French Canadians.

Trudeau, Pierre

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