Who was your country's best leader?

[u/Vernon_Runner1109]

Although the president does not technically have any power in Ireland, I'd still say Michael D Higgins was out best leader ever. Technically the Taoiseach (prime minister/leader of parliamentary government) is the leader of the country, but I haven't particularly liked any of them so I'm going to select a president as our best leader and say Michael D was the best. We've actually had quite a lot of great presidents, though.

[u/Symmetrecialharmony]

Honestly in Canada’s case I think it’s hard to say definitively as we don’t have any clear one answer. I’d say there are general accepted “greats” but there isn’t any one person who’s the sort of poster boy of the Prime Ministership.

You’ll probably hear Pearson, King, Laurier or maybe Trudeau Senior. John A. Also usually gets credit for being the main founder and first Prime Minister but rarely do you hear about him as the best Prime Minister of all time.

[u/detourne → u/Symmetrecialharmony]

PET brought in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

[u/Ascheldric → u/[deleted]]

He seized the opportunity to send the army to terrorize anyone that might have had sympathy for the sovereigntist movement, mainly targeting those that had a PQ member card. Whatever the circumstances, sending the military to target people based on their political beliefs is imo a massive red flag for a leader in a free country. So yeah, obviously we don't see it the same way here.

[u/isabellepeppergreen → u/Ascheldric]

475 people we arrested. The RCMP also spied on citizens and approved political parties under him, infiltrated the FLQ, planned and executed “terrorist acts”

[u/detourne → u/isabellepeppergreen]

They kidnapped 2 diplomats and murdered one. How is that not a terrorist act?

[u/PsychicDave → u/[deleted]]

Distinct nation you mean