{"product_id":"the-battle-of-london-trudeau-thatcher-and-the-fight-for-canadas-constitution-9781459723290","title":"The Battle of London: Trudeau, Thatcher, and the Fight for Canada's Constitution","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bestseller in Quebec that describes the horse-trading, intrigue and unrest behind Trudeau's quest to repatriate the Constitution. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the referendum in 1980, Pierre Elliott Trudeau turned his sights on repatriating the Constitution in an effort to make Canada fully independent from Britain. What should have been a simple process snowballed into a complicated intrigue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Quebec, which thought its prerogatives would be threatened if the Constitution were repatriated, mounted a charm offensive, replete with fine dining and expensive wines in order to influence key British MPs. Not to be outdone, Canada's native leaders, who felt betrayed by the British Crown, decided to enter the fray, determined to ensure that their cause would triumph. The English Labour Party had a view on the matter as well, which chiefly involved embarrassing Prime Minister Thatcher as thoroughly as possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Historian Frédéric Bastien describes with great flair how the maverick Trudeau and the uncompromising Thatcher entered into one of history's most unlikely marriages of convenience in order to repatriate the Canadian Constitution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frédéric Bastien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.67h x 5.19w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459723290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrédéric Bastien\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and professor of history at Dawson College in Montreal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45034051764339,"sku":"9781459723290","price":37.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c4962173-c58c-4def-bdae-ee91a93b4a9d.jpg?v=1779791535","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-battle-of-london-trudeau-thatcher-and-the-fight-for-canadas-constitution-9781459723290","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}