"pierre trudeau was something like tony blair" - michael hudson demonstrating his ignorance of canadian history

"a brilliant and courageous politician." - fidel castro describing pierre trudeau, who was in fact a close friend of his.

i'm not saying that what castro said is right or wrong, i'm just asking you to consider the source. the right spent years attacking him as a communist.

and, unfortunately, you have to consult the right-wing smear campaigns to get an honest assessment of the man, at this point, as the canadian left is more interested in partisan attacks than responsible history.

as the chinese would say, maybe it's too soon to write the history, anyways.