Greatest Canadian Prime Minister?

[The Scientific States]

Perhaps some Trudeau offspring?

As I said earlier, I'm not a fan of Justin.

He's alright. His political policies are fine, but he seems a bit unexperienced, and he doesn't seem very bright, to be honest. Regardless, I'd pick him over Mulclair and Harper if I was a Canadian voting in 2015.

[Nation of Quebec]

I've always admired Laurier. Even did a project on him back in a high school history class.

Trudeau is probably a close second, mostly because of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

I seriously hope that the people putting Harper on this list are being sarcastic. If anything, Harper would be a contender for one of the worst Canadian Prime Ministers.

[The Scientific States]

Two people picked Mulroney?

I'm not Canadian, so I don't know a ton about him, but if I remember correctly, he was fairly moderate, plus he signed in NAFTA. That's not bad. It certainly doesn't make him the best PM, but I don't think he was bad.

[A Nice Place to Hang Out]

Mike Harris. Wait, what? Really?

[Alf Landon]

Two people picked Mulroney?

I'm not Canadian, so I don't know a ton about him, but if I remember correctly, he was fairly moderate, plus he signed in NAFTA. That's not bad. It certainly doesn't make him the best PM, but I don't think he was bad.

Moderate is not a word I would use to describe Mulroney. I doubt even he would call himself moderate - in his retirement, he's very keen to stress he believes he was a transformational leader.

[Alf Landon]

Mike Harris. Wait, what? Really?

Lolwut?! Who said Mike Harris?

[Nation of Quebec]

Two people picked Mulroney?

I'm not Canadian, so I don't know a ton about him, but if I remember correctly, he was fairly moderate, plus he signed in NAFTA. That's not bad. It certainly doesn't make him the best PM, but I don't think he was bad.

He introduced the GST to Canada, which didn't exactly make many people happy.

[Kazirstan]

Pierre Trudeau of course. He took none of Quebec's bullshit.

[MERIZoC]

Two people picked Mulroney?

I'm not Canadian, so I don't know a ton about him, but if I remember correctly, he was fairly moderate, plus he signed in NAFTA. That's not bad. It certainly doesn't make him the best PM, but I don't think he was bad.

NAFTA was a pretty shitty deal for Canada, seeing as it allowed companies to sue the Canadian government for loss of profits due to environmental regulations. I wouldn't count it as a plus.

[Arkiasis]

Neck and neck between Pearson and Trudeau.

[Alf Landon]

Won't someone think of Robert Borden, alone with no votes.

[MERIZoC]

Won't someone think of Robert Borden, alone with no votes.

He did have a rockin' mustache, after all.

[Alf Landon]

Won't someone think of Robert Borden, alone with no votes.

He did have a rockin' mustache, after all.

True, but then again how can that compare to Trudeau rocking up in Calgary with a bunch of cowboys with this gear?



I know it's a random comparison, but it's a good excuse as any to show this awesome shot.

[Angleter]

I wish Britain had a Prime Minister (or government) for whom the biggest complaints were environment policy and defence procurement.

It's one of those interesting things about Canadian politics. Not to sound arrogant or anything, but we're about 5-10 years 'ahead' of most other Anglophone countries in terms of social politics - same-sex marriage laws were passed in 2005, our abortion laws were found unconstitutional in 1988, and immigration has largely become something to encourage and take advantage of as a political party rather than to disparage and fight against. All of those things have been around long enough that they're politically untouchable - as much as Harper would probably like to re-open the same-sex marriage debate or the possibility of restricting abortion, those issues are so fundamentally toxic to his party that doing so would very likely cost him the PM'ship, his parliamentary majority and probably re-open the internal civil war that raged through the Tories in the 90's and which he fought very hard to end in the early 2000's.

So he's forced to exert his conservatism in pretty much the only fields left open to him - foreign policy, the environment and government policy, which are much more the field of the policy wonks and are therefore less likely to lead to the same sort of backlash as if he went for tackling social issues.

I was thinking more along the lines of 'didn't bankrupt the country'. Canada, by my eye, has done better than any major Western economy other than Australia (where Rudd/Gillard/Rudd got slammed for their environment policy - and for their ferocious infighting, which really was entirely deserved).

[Talanzaar]

Lester B Pearson. Chretien is my favorite, though.

[Talanzaar]

Perhaps some Trudeau offspring?

As I said earlier, I'm not a fan of Justin.

I'm not a big fan either, he doesn't have anything interesting to offer but I'll probably end up supporting him in 2015, Liberals can defeat the Conservative incumbent in my riding. I'd vote for the NDP, but they can't win.

[Fanosolia]

Pierre Trudeau of course. He took none of Quebec's bullshit.

Man this Pierre guy seems like best in his day XD

[Nation of Quebec]

What about Charles Tupper's epic sideburns?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CharlesTupper1873.jpg

As I said earlier, I'm not a fan of Justin.

I'm not a big fan either, he doesn't have anything interesting to offer but I'll probably end up supporting him in 2015, Liberals can defeat the Conservative incumbent in my riding. I'd vote for the NDP, but they can't win.

I'm cautiously optimistic about Justin Trudeau. While he is inexperienced (then again so was Harper before he became PM), I've agreed with most of what he's done and said so far. He's honest and likable, which is a refreshing change from Harper. Given the choice between Justin, Harper, Mulcair (who is no Jack Layton), May, and the Bloc guy (for those of you in Quebec), he's got my vote.

[Saint-Thor]

Steven Harper does nothing to help anything. John A. Macdonald, in my opinion was a racist. Personally, I think Mackenzie King was also a Racist, and a Moron, but he was admitly good with the Economy. In my opinion.

It's not just your opinion, they are facts.

[Infected Mushroom]

I don't like any of them.

None of them have the makings of a great leader. The Canadian Premiers all lacked ambition and spirit.

I'm not joking when I say that even I could do a better job than most of them if given the position. Most of them don't even try to change anything.

[Atlanticatia]

I'm not Canadian, but Trudeau seems like a very progressive leader who left an important mark on Canada, and seemed to have contributed to the modern Canadian identity.

[Solaray]

Deifenbaker or King. Harper was alright, a few years ago, but he's gone totally nuts lately. Trudeau wasn't bad, but he was kind of a prick. Pearson was a good one. His flag was neat.

[Napkiraly]

Perhaps some Trudeau offspring?

As I said earlier, I'm not a fan of Justin.

Best bet to get rid of Harper though. And he isn't too bad.

[Napkiraly]

Deifenbaker or King. Harper was alright, a few years ago, but he's gone totally nuts lately. Trudeau wasn't bad, but he was kind of a prick. Pearson was a good one. His flag was neat.

I think we all know why you chose The Chief.

[Solaray]

Deifenbaker or King. Harper was alright, a few years ago, but he's gone totally nuts lately. Trudeau wasn't bad, but he was kind of a prick. Pearson was a good one. His flag was neat.

I think we all know why you chose The Chief.

Living Skies represent!

He did give natives the vote too, among other things. His Bill o' Rights was the sort of granddaddy to the good ol' Charter too.