Flashback to when Pierre Trudeau stepped aside as Liberal leader in 1984

In February 1984, Pierre Elliott Trudeau was well behind in the polls and announced he wouldn’t lead the Liberal Party into the next election. By June, John Turner had won the party leadership and was soon sworn in as prime minister.

Flashback to when Pierre Trudeau stepped aside as Liberal leader in 1984
Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau

In February 1984, Pierre Elliott Trudeau was well behind in the polls and announced he wouldn’t lead the Liberal Party into the next election. By June, John Turner had won the party leadership and was soon sworn in as prime minister.