A great Prime Minister is a leader and not a follower. He/She makes decisions which the citizens and demo follow. They are also open to the public and make every effort to improve Quality of Life. The following 10 Prime Ministers of Canada have done the exact opposite.
1. Stephen Harper:
When his government was in crisis, he ran away. Stephen Harper does not make decisions quite well and runs away when problems are knocking on his door. He asked the Governor General to suspend parliament because he was almost ousted by a coalition government. If Harper was an excellent leader, he would have fought with all his might to stand up to the bullies.
2. William Lyon Mackenzie King:
This name is synonymous with “None is too Many” which was said by Frederick Charles Blair. When European Jews arrived at Canada’s doorstep, he refused them. He went to visit Hitler and specified that the latter could do no harm. This country has the worst record for accepting Jews when in need. It accepted only 4000 Jews between 1939 and 1945.
3. Jean Chrétien
This name is synonymous with balancing the books. He eliminated social programs and sought to cut welfare and unemployment payments to families. If you quit or get fired for just purposes, you can no longer receive unemployment insurance. You receive employment insurance instead. When Canadians hired him to get rid of GST, he did the exact opposite: he kept it. The gap between the rich and the poor has gotten bigger.
4. Paul Martin:
Although he was quite decisive during his years as Minister of Finance, he was the exact opposite while Prime Minister. His 2.5 years in power were mired in scandals over the Sponsorship Scandal. It is still not certain how much money was used by Paul Martin and Jean Chrétien for advertisement and sponsorship campaigns. Who wants a Prime Minister who keeps secret? No one!
5. Brian Mulroney:
We cannot forget this individual. He could not do his job properly. He tried to introduce an agenda (FTA agreement) not voted for by the people. He had no control over the policies and reduced his party to 2 seats in parliament. There are allegations that he and a man named Schreiber exchanged money for favors. Crook is one word to describe Mr. Taxman (oops I meant Mr. Mulroney).
6. Joe Clark:
Does anyone wonder why this man only served his term as PM 1 year? He is mainly the reason for why gas prices skyrocketed. He imposed 18 cent tax on it, despite specifying that he will NOT raise taxes.
7. Kim Campbell:
Do many people in Canada know there was a woman Prime Minister in Canada? Surveying 100 people, only 5 knew the name, 12 knew and guessed the answer. She was in power for only 4 months. Since she was part of the Mulroney government, she really did nothing to help solve the demolishing Conservative support.
8. Richard B. Bennett:
In a time of need, he led his country into a downward spiral during the Great Depression. He was criticized for being insufficient, too slow and inappropriate. Many still wonder why his New Deal had a maximum number of hours people could work.
9. Wilfred Laurier:
This Prime Minister caused a bigger division between the French and English Canadians in his support of Great Britain against Germany especially after the passing of the Naval Service Bill of 1910. The reciprocity trade between Canada and the United States caused a huge uproar in his own party. It alienated the many business owners who supported his government.
10. Pierre Elliot Trudeau:
Canada is different than United States. It is multicultural and not a melting pot. Trudeau employed a White Paper policy which tried to assimilate the First Nations into Canadian society. He was also the Prime Minister who could not stop rising inflation and heightening prices.
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