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Just Watch Me- Trudeau's Tragic Legacy

by Ronald Coleman

157 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #02-1281; ISBN 1-55395-565-X; US$21.50, C$26.50, EUR17.30, £12.00

Trudeau took Canada down the path of socialism and in doing so plunged us into economic chaos and the curtailment of individual rights. He exposed the type of character that is a threat to democracy and consolidated power sufficiently to alter a democratic society into one lead by a dictator. This was accomplished through the use and abuse of political power concentrated in party politics.

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About the Book Just Watch Me, was the expression used by Trudeau when challenged by a reporter regarding his use of power during the FLQ crisis in Canada in 1970. This book traces the source of Trudeau's political groundings and his world travels after his formal education. It examines his early work in Quebec and the formation of alliances within that community. After being convinced that he could acheive more at the federal level it explores his initial activites and policy changes as the Prime Minister. Just Watch Me demonstrates his politicalization of the federal civil service, RCMP and the military. It expores his moves to consolidate power by centralizing it, one of the key aspects of socialism. It explores his lack of principles and ethics and his revisionist thinking regarding Canadian history. The book explores the moral makeup of politicians prevalent in Canada, and other democracies as well, and seeks to reveal their shortcomings. These character flaws eventually become embedded in the party and subvert political proccess. Trudeau altered Canadian political institutions and the bureaucracy to moribund shells and bloated francophone reservoirs respectively, filled with political hacks, party loyalists and party bag men incapable of performing their functions. Trudeau employed reverse discrimination in order to favor one ethnic group over others. He went so far as to embed the mechanism to do so in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. His brand of socialism transformed segments of Canadian culture from independence thus stripping them of their self-reliance and self-respect. He used his power to interfere in the economy, institute unnecessary social policies, drive down production and plunge the country into debt and deficits unknown except in wartime. He was in constant conflict with other levels of government and was incapable of developing policies and plans that were good for Canadians and Canada. Internationally he oversaw the transformation of a middle power to a little power. His anti-Americanism and pro-communist leanings put Canada at odds with her closest ally and neighbour. Trudeau's anti-military and anti-nuclear stance resulted in the eventual neutering of the Canadian military. In the end he squandered billions on bilingualism, the bureaucracy, the arts and Quebec. His governments were only about elevating Quebec and Quebecers to political power. In summary, he revolutionized Canada while most of Canada slumbered on. This book exhorts Canadians to take back political power through the only tool they have left, the vote. It asks them to carefully examine their political canidates and eliminate those whose character is lacking or unlikely to withstand the assualt that the party can bring to bear. It encourages Canadians to reform their political institutions and finally to reserve the trend towards socialism; a trend that can only be destructive as evidenced in so many countries that have tried it.

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About the Author Ron Coleman spent 36 years in the RCAF and the CAF, primarily as a pilot on fighters and trainers. He completed an exchange tour with the USAF during the Viet Nam war and later a tour with the United Nations on the Golan Heights. During his service, he earned a BComm from the Canadian Forces Military College and completed Command and Staff College, and rose to the rank of Colonel before retiring. He has an extensive background in Aviation Safety and spent 10 years as an investigator and manager with the Canadian Transportation Safety Board. He represented Canada in many international accident investigations. The author is bilingual and currently works as an aviation safety consultant. He and his wife, Linda, live near Rideau Ferry, Ontario, Canada, and they have two sons. He is an avid outdoorsman and is training for his black belt in Karate. He is a member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.

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Sample Excerpts

Simply put it is because the politicians will go to extremes to shield the public from finding out how incompetent and inept they really are. Unfortunately, they have learned to use the media, some of whom they control, to aid them in their unending deceptions. Only a handful of really good investigative reporters and producers can get to the truth but by the time it is presented the public has usually moved on. However, there is another reason. The truth is very hard to find and even harder to deal with. As a consequence, we prefer lies and secrecy. (page 58)

It is not so difficult to draw an analogy between the Mafia organization and function with the various political party systems within Canada. In the federal liberal party, for example, Jean is the Don of Dons, cabinet ministers are the lesser Dons, their consiglieres are in the Prime Ministers Office and Cabinet ministers offices, the Captains are MPs, and the solidders are their riding assosiations.(Page 68)

Socialist simply cannot accept that government is not there to solve evry social problem. It is there to ensure that problems can be solved through peaceful means without the threat of violence or coercion.(Page 126)

For the better part of 15 years, while Trudeau and Levesque were locked in their dance of death over the hearts of Quebecers, the country was being visited by some of the negative consequences of their actions. Nothing spurns investment like politicial instability and not only did capital flight from Canada but it became increasingly harder to attract capital investment to Canada and particularly Quebec.(Page 130)

Trudeau from the very beginning, used hyphenated-Canadians to set people apart and differentiate. This is a simple but effective form of racism. It accentuates our differences instead of our similarities. So does multi-culturalism and biculturalism. If Canada is to remain a country we must remove this scourge of identification. Most everyone here is a Canadian citizen, except those immigrants who have not yet become citizens. I trace my ancestry through four generations. Surely, that is enough to call myself Canadian and not Irish. Nor do I think of myself as English-Canadian. As the current phrase goes, I am Canadian and proud of it.(Page 146)

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