Canada’s 17th prime minister wishes he had more time in the job.
John Turner reflected at his time as MP while attending a Liberal fundraising dinner near St. Joseph on Wednesday evening.
The 84 year old Turner had one of the briefest tenures of any as Prime Minister of Canada — serving for two and a half months in the “inter-regnum” between Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney.
First elected in his Montreal riding in 1962 — Turner ran for the Liberal leadership in 1968 and again in 1984.
He served in a number of key capacities in federal cabinet, including the portfolio of Minister of Finance.
John Turner was defeated by Brian Mulroney’s Tories in 1984, serving as Leader of the Opposition until again losing in the 1988 election.
Turner tells Bayshore Broadcasting News he wished he was Prime Minister longer to do some of the things he wanted to do — but he inherited a difficult situation.
Turner feels he introduced many pieces of legislation that protected citizens when he was Justice Minister and the Attorney General.
Turner retired from politics in 1993.
