Trudeau’s Tango: Alberta Meets Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968–1972

Table of Contents:
I Here Comes Mr. Trudeau 1 The Great Race Begins december 1967–march 1968 2 The Coming of the Just Society march–april 1968 3 Trudeaumania Goes West april–june 1968 4 The Battle for Edmonton Centre april–june 1968 5 The Battle for Alberta may–june 1968 6 Breakthrough june 1968 7 The Honeymoon june–december 1968 II Oil and Other Minefields 8 In Alberta, It’s About Oil, Stupid! january–april 1969 9 Mr. Trudeau Lays an Egg march–may 1969 10 Oil, Economic Nationalism, and Mean Joe Greene april 1969–october 1970 11 Hustle Grain! december 1968–october 1970 12 The Infernal White Paper january 1969–october 1970 13 Fighting Inflation and the Cunning Posties april 1969–september 1970 III The Arranged Marriage 14 The Evolution of the Mighty Social Credit september 1968– september 1969 15 A Troublesome Relationship january 1969–february 1970 16 The Making of a Senator february–october 1970 IV Crisis 17 Western Alienation and the Rabble-rousers december 1968–october 1970 18 The October Crisis august–december 1970 V The Second Coming 19 The Splendours of OPEC and the Saga of Home Oil october 1970–march 1971 20 The Rough Sport of Politics july 1970–march 1971 21 Blissful Times and the Beginning of the End of Tax Reform november 1970–july 1971 22 As Good as It Gets july 1971 VI The Dawning of the Lougheed Era 23 Lougheed Comes to Power february–september 1971 24 Tax Reform at Last july–december 1971 25 Peter Lougheed Shows His Stuff july 1971–march 1972 VII Stumbling toward the Brink 26 The Grits Falter september 1971–may 1972 27 Chickens, Eggs, and Wheat Deals january 1971–june 1972 28 Peter Lougheed Becomes a Star december 1971–july 1972 29 The Eve of the Federal Election april–august 1972 30 “The Land is Strong?” september–october 1972 31 The Party’s Over october–november 1972 Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Darryl Raymaker was born, raised, and educated in Alberta and practiced law in Calgary for more than 50 years. His involvement in the federal Liberal Party began in 1963. He ran as a candidate four times and has served on the National Executive of the Liberal Party of Canada. He lives in Calgary.

Review :
"Trudeau’s Tango" is part memoir, part documentary of the geographic, cultural and political divisions that are a permanent fixture of Confederation. The fact we held it together remains a world-class achievement. Trudeau’s Tango makes compelling reading for any Canada 150 book club.... Trudeau’s Tango is a fresh and lively account of politics with sharp elbows." [Full review at https://www.blacklocks.ca/review-pierre-the-sodbusters/] "...Darryl Raymaker, has recently written an excellent book about Alberta and the Trudeaus, called Trudeau's Tango. In his compendious book, Raymaker reminds everyone that the Trudeau name has always been controversial in Alberta—but respected, too. The Trudeau name gave 'Alberta Liberals hope,' Raymaker writes. The father, then—like the son, now—'was a man for his time—new, youthful, superbly confident, tough and equally articulate in both official languages.' What made Pierre Trudeau appealing in Alberta in his era makes the son just as appealing in his." [Full post at http://ow.ly/lBtH30dKOog] "After he sold his Calgary practice, Darryl Raymaker—lawyer, corporate director, political junkie, folk music aficionado and raconteur—embarked on a lifetime labour of love: a book about the wayward course of the Liberal Party in Alberta and its love-hate relationship with Pierre Elliott Trudeau during the prime minister's first mandate (1968 to 1972) 'Trudeau’s Tango' is the ably written result. [H]is book recalls a tumultuous political era with wry humour and a touch of anger." # 4 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, October 08, 2017 "[Raymaker's] book is a detailed chronology of the history and tangled political relationships of the Liberal Party at the national and provincial levels and its opponents in Alberta—the once dominant Social Credit Party and then the Progressive Conservatives—from December 1967 through November 1972. The account is filled with blow-by-blow descriptions of political events and encounters at the provincial level. It also features the rise of Pierre Trudeau, Canada’s charismatic prime minister, who was unable to permanently improve electoral outcomes for Liberals in Alberta (perhaps for lack of trying).... Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; upper-division undergraduates through professionals." [Full review at http://www.choiceconnect.org/webclipping/205897/t83h--3f47c2mj78f7lgai46q7hlhc21-s90qyditg06p52vza]