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Ten Years Ago, In The Aftermath Of The Referendum In Quebec, The Very Existence Of Canada Was On The Line... I Had A Responsibility To Ensure That Canada Never Again Came Close To The Precipice.

Aline And I Have Travelled A Very Long, Very Hard Road Together, From Our Working Class Homes In Rural Quebec To The Palaces Of London, Paris, Moscow, And Beijing. Politics Was The Route, Public Service The Reward.

At One Point Trudeau Mentioned To Me That The National Gallery Wanted To Buy A Masterpiece By The Great Italian Painter Lotto, And It Needed A Million Dollars From The Treasury Board. "is That Lotto-quebec Or Lotto-canada?" I Joked, But I Got The Message, And The National Gallery Got The Painting.

It Is Not The Government's Purpose To Make A Profit The Way A Company Does, Because A Company Doesn't Have To Give A Damn About The Unemployed Poor Or Provide Services That Are Non-commercial By Definition.

Pierre Trudeau Dreamed Of A Society That Afforded All Of Its Citizens An Equal Opportunity To Succeed In Life - Whatever Their Background Or Beliefs, Whether Rich Or Poor.