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John Turner in 2018. This article is the Electoral history of John Turner, the seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada . A liberal, Turner served one term as prime minister (June 30 to September 17, 1984), as successor to Pierre Trudeau. He had the second shortest-tenure of office of all the prime ministers, with only Charles Tupper having a ...
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In July 1983, adviser John Swift sent Turner a confidential note urging him to clarify in his own mind whether he ever intended to be a candidate to replace Trudeau. Swift thought it would reflect poorly on Turner if he announced he wasn’t interested in the leadership after Trudeau’s departure, so if he genuinely wasn’t interested in the job, he should say so now.
Sep 24, 2020 · John Turner, PM and Liberal leader who battled free trade with U.S., dead at 91 "That inspiration that John Turner developed and provoked in so many Canadians is something that lives today," he said.
In this masterful and engaging biography, acclaimed journalist Steve Paikin brings to life John Turner (1929-2020), one of the most glamorous and successful politicians in Canadian history. Born in England, raised in BC, Turner was a champion sprinter and a Rhodes scholar who captured the national imagination as escort for Princess Margaret on ...
Aug 17, 2023 · John Turner gave himself one ambition at the start of this summer: to play regular County Championship cricket for Hampshire. Yet now, the allure of his pace and bounce, have led to him being ...
Nov 15, 2022 · In this masterful and engaging biography, acclaimed journalist Steve Paikin brings to life John Turner (1929-2020), one of the most glamorous and successful politicians in Canadian history. Born in England, raised in BC, Turner was a champion sprinter and a Rhodes scholar who captured the national imagination as escort for Princess Margaret on her 1959 Canadian tour.
- Steve Paikin
