Pierre Elliott Trudeau: The Fascinating Life of Canada's Most Flamboyant Prime Minister

Agar Adamson is the author of Letters of Agar Adamson, 1914–19 and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Acadia University in Nova Scotia.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919–2000), the 15th prime minister of Canada,
was a man of intellect and a charismatic leader who, in 1982, “brought
home” the Constitution of Canada from Britain and incorporated in it
the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

This biography of him, for the most part, is balanced and well written.
Although subjects ranging from the Constitution to the October Crisis to
family life receive adequate coverage, the book would have benefited
from a fuller discussion of Western alienation, Trudeau’s fiscal
policy, and his involvement in Quebec’s Quiet Revolution (including
his Cité libre days). An index would have been helpful, too. Readers
unfamiliar with Trudeau and his political successes and failures will
find the book interesting and informative.