The Second Trudeau Regime, 1980–1984

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

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Discusses the effects of Pierre Elliott Trudeau from 1980 to 1984 focusing on the Quebec Referendum, the Constitution of 1982, natural resources and new federal programs which caused tension between Ottawa and the provinces.

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Ed Whitcomb

Ed Whitcomb has a Ph.D. in History from the University of London. After a short university teaching career he worked in the Canadian foreign service specializing in political, economic, strategic, and intelligence analysis. He has lived in four regions of Canada as well as in four other countries with federal constitutions. He has published numerous articles on Canadian history, and is the author of a series of ten brief histories of the Canadian provinces.