Pierre Trudeau (1968-1979) and Gerald Ford (1974-1977) | The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government

Pierre Trudeau (1968-1979) and Gerald Ford (1974-1977)

President Gerald Ford meets Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in Washington, D.C., December 4, 1974:
On page 219 of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau's memoirs where he says "Of all the American presidents I had occasion to deal with, what set Ford apart was that he did nothing I can remember that rubbed Canada the wrong way. It was Gerald Ford, in fact, who was responsible for one of the greatest achievements of Canadian foreign policy." This foreign policy achievement was being admitted to the G7:
- https://books.google.ca/books?id=zqsJbzlwtwsC&pg=PA219&lpg=PA219&dq=of+all+the+american+presidents+i+had+occaison+to+deal+with,+what+set+ford+apart+was+that+he+did+nothing+I+can+remember+that+rubbed+Canada+the+wrong+way.+It+was+Gerald+Ford,+in+fact,+who+was+responsible+for+one+of+the+greatest+achievements+of+Canadian+foreign+policy&source=bl&ots=9vbvMbjHhk&sig=ACfU3U0gGjDLjEDznoeXh0R7cgCu6wZ2xQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjuyfy4pb_4AhXWE80KHbvDCsgQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=of%20all%20the%20american%20presidents%20i%20had%20occaison%20to%20deal%20with%2C%20what%20set%20ford%20apart%20was%20that%20he%20did%20nothing%20I%20can%20remember%20that%20rubbed%20Canada%20the%20wrong%20way.%20It%20was%20Gerald%20Ford%2C%20in%20fact%2C%20who%20was%20responsible%20for%20one%20of%20the%20greatest%20achievements%20of%20Canadian%20foreign%20policy&f=false
President Ford's role in admitting Canada into the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations in 1976:
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/president-ford-got-canada-into-g7-1.628291
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/g8-the-most-exclusive-club-in-the-world-feature

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