The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

A photographic study of Pierre Elliot Trudeau -as-we remember hlm by Mlike Burgess, F arewleH to our misunders.too0d leader The, end 0f an, era In ain hlstory has, corne ,with the re si gnation 'O!' Pierr'ý Ellot Trudean- as theledrf the Lîberal Party of Canada. ýThIs mani, the fiftéeenth Prime Minister,,f Canada, haid a deep and profound Influence on the everyday lives 0f "ail Canadianhs. Yet, isory may record, that the. people he, served fori1/Y years neyer did understand hlmn. What, Canadiane will remember le the -char-, mlng,- IntelIe lcttUâl ,uni1versity -professor from, Montreai who,,won the hearts and minds of, Canadians ln 1968. His vision of a&S'ust, society"' Inspired us ail and gaveus hope for a brighter and better Canada 0f tommorrow. This Intensely prîvate man had a' love of country 80 strong that he made ail 0f us aware 0f what It mseant to be a Canadian and perhaps more than aàny other Canadian leader,. gave us the opportunity ta seek our own identity, even tho ugh we have yet ta ftInd it. Trudeau was the f irst Prime, Minister, w hether he was English or French Can ad Ian, ta make the people of Quebeo a genuine part of Canadian lite and attairs. The question that most of us have asked and _Mr. Airs lune-up Special FREE!I LUBE. whmi ou purchase our Fali1uneup," from8 cyl. parts ý24 nfot 1lncl1u ded LMr.Air 915 Neon St« OsI.wa 571 0048 Open Saturdays WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1979, PAGE 5 wlll continue to ask is: Whatwent wrong? Dld can really say that he does flot respect hlm. he fali us, or more Importantly, did we faîl hlm? As time ýgoes on, historical hlndslght may it 18 a fact, that Most Canadians , especîaîîy show that he did more for thls country than we those from Engllsh Canada, dld flot share his realize. vision or his perception of this country. Irn any attempt .to understand Trudeau and his l W politicai lite one tact'must be made clear. He D U~R .A M v dld not understand the complexities of the Canadian ec onomy. He did not understand whyA there was, in .the eariy stages of the 1970's, IVMAI D, such an unemployment problem, why Canada was reaching double digit Inflation. Despite thîs, the greatnessor the strength ofS R (iC the man shone through. When Trudeau visited.the are during the iasttru l federai election campalgn, the magnetism of! Having'rubekeepi.ng, the 1968 was stili comflng through, however, tem- pered by the years i n powe' r a nd his own f rustrations'and exhaâustion.' ho use o apart ment dlean? Another point in'his favor Is, that, wlth the possible'exception of the late Lester-B. Pear- son, Trudean put Canada ln the forefront'0f ln- Cal Ilus, ternational affaîrs. Under'his leadership, this country, was the~ first western power to recognize the People's and see how modest our, Republic of Chinaand 1i'ts leader, Mao Tse-Tung asoneoTthe great statesmen of this century.arL He often did things which were good for the prices art maintain country but polltically bad. A good example was the Impiementation of wage and price controls even though he had campalgned strongîy your dwelling, andý keep against them,.and was probabiy:'returned Ito of- fice for that reason. it presentable, ,It is too early ta make an accura te appraisal of the man and of his accomplishments during« his trm o offlce.whi le you're at work However, there are a few things that can be, said. >or He was probably one of the finest, cieverest and mostý aware. poliicians. Canada has ever whenever produced. Because of his personality possibly more than his accomplishments, he wIll poabygo downî as one of the greatest Prime Ministers ln 6 8,3 1 Cnaianhi1story. 6 8 3 1 ,Trudeau, has affected the lIves, well being and thin ki ng of the.average person,.More-,than .any Canadian leader or personaiity 0f this century. 'Soeving the and out of public life haveat one time or ouhW1 Arec' another -dlsagreed wIth Trudeau- and ,1hIs policies and philosoèphy o0f goôvernment, no one' YO U DON'T. HAVE TO SHOUT MERRY CHRIST"MA. 1. If you decorate vour house with Christmas ights, keep it simple. Too niuch *of a good thing is a waste of electricity. 1. Turn your Christmas dispiay on after 7 pm. when the derpand for electricity is lighter. And please. remember to switch it off at bedtime. 3. A happy Christmas is..ai safe Christmas. Discard oid lights that show wear or damage and make sure iights are marked C.S.A. for safety. OUR BEST WISH-DONT WASI'E YOUR ENERGY. USE IT WVISELY.