Ron Graham

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“Our fears turned to joy”
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“Our fears turned to joy”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the closing days of the 1980 Liberal campaign, February 6 to 9, as Pierre Trudeau and Jim Coutts navigated rallies across Kamloops, Prince George, Toronto, and … 20 $2.00 Add
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“Political boss of the tour”
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“Political boss of the tour”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines Jim Coutts’s role managing Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s 1974 federal election campaign, spanning May through July of that year (as told by the diary of … 14 $1.40 Add
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Postscript
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Postscript

From: The Coutts Diaries

This chapter is postscript, penned by Jim Coutts, offers an intimate account of the days after Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s death in Montreal on September 28, 2000, spanning October 3 to 5. 2 $0.20 Add
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“Puzzled and determined"
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“Puzzled and determined"

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines late January and February 1981, capturing a period when federal strategy faced pressure on multiple fronts (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister … 2 $0.20 Add
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“Quite shaken”
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“Quite shaken”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the final week of July 1978, when senior advisers to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau weighed the decision to call an early federal election (as told by the … 8 $0.80 Add
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“Return of the Rainmaker”
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“Return of the Rainmaker”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines Jim Coutts’s 1973 efforts to bridge the Trudeau government and Canada’s business community amid a fracturing public-private partnership (as told by … 10 $1.00 Add
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“Running a government”
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“Running a government”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the first weeks of the 1980 Trudeau government, as Finance Minister Jim Coutts navigated an economy strained by inflation and mortgage rates (as told by the diary … 15 $1.50 Add
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“The 8-week program”
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“The 8-week program”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the Liberal government’s internal struggle in spring 1978 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudea’s prinicpal secretary). 11 $1.10 Add
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“The Americans were coming to town”
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“The Americans were coming to town”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chatper, Graham examines United States President Ronald Reagan’s March 1981 visit to Canada (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudea’s … 4 $0.40 Add
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“The constitutional question
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“The constitutional question

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines May 21 to June 11, 1980, documenting the weeks after Quebec’s sovereignty referendum (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot … 14 $1.40 Add
The Coutts Diaries
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The Coutts Diaries

Power, Politics, and Pierre Trudeau 1973-1981

Jim Coutts, principal secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau from 1975 to 1981, was one of the most powerful men in Canada during those tumultuous years. Equally admired and attacked, … 480 View
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“The current system is not working”
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“The current system is not working”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the political fallout from Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s December 28, 1975, CTV interview, in which he challenged the free-market system’s handling … 7 $0.70 Add
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“The Gang of Five”
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“The Gang of Five”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the political and economic turmoil of January 1981 under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal government (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime … 9 $0.90 Add
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“The hostility in the room”
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“The hostility in the room”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the charged atmosphere of late April and early May 1981, when the federal government clashed with Alberta over the National Energy Program (as told by the diary … 7 $0.70 Add
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“The idea pipeline is dry”
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“The idea pipeline is dry”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the political and economic turbulence surrounding Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal government in the first half of 1974 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime … 8 $0.80 Add
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“The jig was up”
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“The jig was up”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines Pierre Trudeau’s final months as Liberal Leader in Opposition, from mid-1979 through his November 21, 1979 resignation (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, … 16 $1.60 Add