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Title
Promises Seed

Persons
Joe Clark
- Born Charles Joseph Clark in High River, Alberta, June 5, 1939
- Progressive Conservative
- First elected to federal Parliament, 1972
- Supported decriminalization of marijuana in Canada, causing conflict in the caucus
- Won PC Party leadership in 1976 (The Toronto Star had a headline that read "Joe Who?" in response to his victory, a nickname that endured for many years)
- His appearance and mannerisms have made him a target for editorial cartoonists
- Strongly opposed to the Trudeau government
- June 4, 1979, age 39, became Canada's youngest prime minister, maintained until March 3, 1980
Pierre Trudeau
- Born Pierre Elliott Trudeau, October 18, 1919
- Died September 28, 2000
- Liberal
- Prime Minister of Canada, April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979 and March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984
- Opponent of Quebec nationalism
- Touted as “The Hero of English Canada”
- Seen as a very charismatic figure
- Invoked the War Measures Act during the October Crisis, 1970
- Answered, "Just watch me." when asked how far he would go to stop terrorists
- Implemented official bilingualism in his first years in office
- Instituted Wage and Price Controls, 1979
- Established diplomatic relationship with People's Republic of China
- Introduced the National Energy Program (NEP), inflaming "Western alienation"
- Repatriated the Canadian Constitution after a long and difficult struggle with premiers and threatening to go to London alone, 1984
- Stepped down as Prime Minister, 1984
- Later spoke out against the Meech Lake Accord and Charlottetown Accord