Challenges the conventional wisdom that Trudeau was a great prime minister. With new revelations, fresh insights, and in-depth analysis, Plamondon reveals that the man did not measure up to the myth. On most major issues--national unity, the economy, government finances, the environment, poverty, immigration, national defence, international relations, poverty, foreign aid--Trudeau's record falls well short of the mark. While no one disputes Trudeau’s intelligence, toughness, charisma, and the flashes of glamour he brought Canada, in the end the pirouettes were not worth the price..