The Diplomacy of Concert: Canada, the G-7 and the Halifax Summit
by John Kirton
Notes:
23. It is noteworthy that on a simple conservative-liberal-social democratic
spectrum, as measured by the political party affiliation of leaders in power,
Canadian-American ideological-political compatibility has been the norm, as follows:
Trudeau-Carter 1977-8, 1980; Mulroney-Reagan/Bush 1985-1992; and Chretien-
Clinton, 1994-.