Macleans: Canada's best prime ministers

I more or less agree with this list except that I'd put Sir John in first place and switch Chretien with St. Laurent.

Since it was a survey my guess would be that most people answered on the PM's notoriety rather than ability, so I don't put much stock in the rankings.

Trudeau! Trudeau!!!!!

Anybody want to help me bomb Macleans?

Actually, it was a survey of 117 historians, political scientists, economists and other academics in relevant fields. It's definitely not based on "notoriety".

Sir John A. MacDonald should be first, agreed. But Harper should be above both Mulroney and Diefenbaker for sure.

Why is Kim Campbell on that list??? She was barely a blip in the top job, and didn't really do much.

-J.

Laurier
MacDonald
WLM King
Borden
St Laurent
Pearson
Chretien
Harper
Martin
Trudeau
Diefenbaker
The rest in the same order as McLeans list

You would put a corrupt guy before another corrupt guy ?

Sir John A. MacDonald should be first, agreed. But Harper should be above both Mulroney and Diefenbaker for sure.

Why is Kim Campbell on that list??? She was barely a blip in the top job, and didn't really do much.

-J.
Hint: She was prime minister.

If it was a poll of WORST PM's then it's Trudeau for No. 1

My guess if that Sir John A is probably second because of the Pacific scandal.

There's no way that he could knock Harper and Mulroney out of #1 and #2 for worst.

There's no way that he could knock Harper and Mulroney out of #1 and #2 for worst.
Spoken like a true liberal.
Trudeau was a clown.