Many years ago, a Liberal prime minster, Lester B. Pearson, failed to secure a majority government after several tries, and prepared to retire. But before doing so, he wanted to inject new blood into the upper echelons of his government, and particularly to bolster its base in Quebec, where support for secession was increasing. So Mr. Pearson recruited three impressive Quebeckers into federal politics.
Becoming known as the “three wise men from the East,” they were Jean Marchand, a strong champion of labour rights in Quebec; Gérard Pelletier, a prominent Quebec journalist and intellectual; and Pierre Trudeau, another Quebec intellectual, constitutional scholar, and champion of individual rights and Canadian federalism.
Alienation is Carney’s objective.
