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Date: Sun, 18-Mar-84 16:37:48 EST
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I was in the U.S.A. recently and happened to read the following article
on March 1 in the newspaper , "USA TODAY."   It appeared on page 2 and
is very revealing about how Canadians are viewed.  (It was the only article
on Trudeau's resignation.)


Canada change may please U.S.

By Jim Fox
Special for USA TODAY

Ottawa - Public opinion polls have long indicated that most Canadians wanted
Pierre Trudeau to resign as prime minister, but many Americans may also
welcome the departure of the man who led Canada for nearly 16 years.
 Trudeau, 64, has often been out of tune with Washington, alienating the
United States with trade barriers and reduced defense commitment.
 Major irritants between the two countries -- each of which is the other's
largest trading partner -- include acid rain, trade protectionism and
taxes.
 The low point in the Trudeau era came four years ago when major U.S. oil
companies complained their large interests in Canada were being hurt by
the Trudeau government's decision to nationalize Canada's oil industry and
give tax and exploration advantages to Canadian companies.
 It will be up to Trudeau's successor to decide when the next federal election
will be held, but the Liberal Party's term of office expires in February 1985.
The current frontrunner to succeed Trudeau is John Turner, 54, a charismatic
Toronto lawyer and former Cabinet minister.  He is being viewed as an easy
victor in a crowded race with as many as 10 candidates.
 Canadians appear to want the Conservatives -- led by Brian Mulroney, 44, a
suave, bilingual Irish-Quebecer -- to form the next government.  Mulroney
might also be Washington's choice as he favors closer economic and defense
ties with the United States.
 Mulroney, a self-made labor lawyer and corporate president, also shares many
of the Reagan administration's views on free enterprise and has indicated
that it is more important for Canada to have better relations with the
United States than with other countries.