What is the legacy of our past and current prime ministers?

Legacy of our Prime Ministers

 Lester Pearson:
 National medicare Program Canada and Quebec Pension Plans
Interest Free Student Loans
Unemployment Insurance
Canadian Flag
Royal Commissions on the Status of Women
 Refused to take Canada to Vietnam War ... while in a minority government situation propped up by the NDP

 Pierre Trudeau
Family allowance:was $6 a month- increased it to $30 a month.
 Patriated the Constitution
 Established The Charter of Rights (equal rights)
Charter Challenges Program: to provide financial assistance to the poor, the disabled, women's groups, to fight charter challenges in court
Law Reform Commission: Mandate to oversee govt legislation
Equalization Payments: funds to poorer provinces
Access to Information Act
Removed federal sales taxes on children's clothing and shoes
 Trudeau alienated the west. His actions sped up the formation of the BQ. Trudeau's brilliant arrogance often offended.
 In 10 years increased the deficit from 667 m, to 10.9 billion in 1978. From 68 to 78 Canada's economy was growing every year.
 Trudeau established Petro Canada
 Trudeau invoked the war measures act during peace time sending soldiers into the streets. The alienation of the West led to the Reform party and rebirth of the Conservatives.
Trudeau decriminalized gay sex, legalized contraception, abortion, toughened gun control and drunk driving laws."The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation"  

Mulroney:
 Closed the Charter Challenges program and the Law Reform Commission.
 introduced GST
appointed extra senators in order to ram through patent protection laws
introduced Free Trade agreement Took Canada to 1st Gulf War  
Known to have accepted CASH in brown envelops from Hans Schreiber - kept in his "safe" as unreported consulting fees until a "Bargain" with the CRA. (oh boy!)

Under Chretien
Brought Canada into surplus after Mulroney's deficits
Kept Canada out of Iraq
Stopped bank mergers Chretien downloaded federal costs on the provinces.
 Chretien said he would get rid of GST, then reneged.
 established the gun registry
Used corrupt Adscam to fight quebec separatism

Under Martin:
 10 year health care @6% to expire 2014
Kelowna Accord
National Daycare Program
known as Mr. Dithers, performed far better in Finance

 Under Harper..
Closed the Charter Challenges program and the Law Reform Commission...again
within a year the existing surplus was spent
Muzzles media, scientists, cabinet, the military, diplomats Delays and black outs Access to Information requests
Closed Status of Women offices Cut budgets for CFIA,
lets corporations do their 'own' inspections
Shut down coastguard' eliminated Long census forms
suspected involvement in Robocalls Healthcare tied to GDP @3% 2015
Obscenely overspent on G8 conference
Two prorogations of parliament for political gain
Added 30 seats to Commons
excessive use of omnibus bills -
gutted environment protection laws, and navigable waters protection act
Harper, starts with surplus, then back to deficits: 55 to 33 to 26 to 25, and hopefully 18.7 in 2013. Harper advocated then: smaller cabinets, didn't like majority govt now has biggest cabinet in Cdn history
canceled Kelowna Accord and National Daycare Program
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